Omicron poses ‘very high infection risk’ globally, WHO warns
The World Health Organization on Monday said the Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread…
Monthly Archives: November, 2021
Catholic nuns tell stories of abuses inside convents in new book
Tales of psychological, emotional and physical abuse are coming to light in the closed world…
China to use ‘traffic-light’ system surveillance targeting journalists
Chinese documents seen by BBC News showed that the province of Henan is building a…
Kenyan relatives sound alarm after maids die in Saudi Arabia
Over the last two years, 89 Kenyans – more than half of them female domestic…
UN urges Philippine govt. to let journalist Maria Ressa accept Nobel award in Norway
The United Nations urges the Philippine government to allow Nobel Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa…
More than 9 million people in war-torn Ethiopia need food aid – WFP
The number of people requiring food aid in war-torn northern Ethiopia rose to more than…
Smugglers earn millions in bringing migrants to UK via the English Channel
To cross the English Channel, migrants pay smugglers, between 3,000 and 7,000 euros (US$3,380 and…
Iraqi migrants stranded at EU border return home; vow to try entering again
After their failed attempt to enter Europe, more than 600 Iraqi migrants returned to their…
Thailand investigates Amnesty International over ultra-royalist complaint
Thailand’s prime minister said Amnesty International is under investigation whether it has broken any laws,…
WHO says new Covid-19 variant Omicron is ‘of concern’
Almost two years since the beginning of the pandemic, the world again races to contain…