7 h. ago African nation bans homosexuality with threats of prison terms and fines

It joins over half of Africa’s 54 countries that have laws banning homosexuality

Events

9 h. ago Burkina Faso bans homosexuality with prison terms and fines for offenders

Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality

Events

7 d. ago A look at Uganda, the east African nation where the US is set to deport Abrego Garcia

Uganda has agreed to receive immigrants deported from the United States

Politics

8 d. ago Trump threatens to cut off Key bridge repair money after Maryland governor tells him to keep National Guard out of Baltimore

Trump escalates attacks on nation’s only Black governor as African-American leaders continue to be his favorite targets

Politics

1 week ago Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study

Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harmAir pollution from oil and gas causes more than 90,000 premature deaths and sickens hundreds of thousands of people across the US each year, a new study shows, with disproportionately high impacts on communities of color.More than 10,000 annual pre-term births are attributable to fine particulate matter from oil and gas, the authors found, also linking 216,000 annual childhood-onset asthma cases to the sector’s nitrogen dioxide emissions and 1,610 annual lifetime cancer cases to its hazardous air pollutants. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Bryan Kohberger sends note to prison guard demanding transfer after receiving sickest threat imaginable

The Daily Mail revealed last week that the criminology student turned quadruple killer has not been having an easy time settling into his new home inside the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

Events

1 week ago Hoax bomb caller who also threatened to burn down woman's Coatbridge home avoids prison

Steven Agnew, 50, claimed an explosive device had been placed in the town's Bank Social Club.

Events

2 w. ago Wildfire smoke far more dangerous to health than thought, say scientists

Deaths from short-term exposure to fine particulates spewed by forest fires underestimated by 93%Choking smoke spewed by wildfires is far more dangerous than previously thought, a new study has found, with death tolls from short-term exposure to fine particulates underestimated by 93%.Researchers found that 535 people in Europe died on average each year between 2004 and 2022 as a result of breathing in the tiny toxic particles known as PM2.5 that are released when wildfires rage. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Mum who ditched Haven holiday for Egypt fuming over huge bill she's been slapped with

A mum has branded her council 'despicable' after she received a fine for taking her son out of school during term time - insisting the trip was 'educational' due to its location

Politics

2 w. ago Photos of taxi drivers in Zimbabwe showing off team colors for the Premier League soccer season

Minibus taxi drivers in the African nation of Zimbabwe gear up for the start of the Premier League soccer season by adorning their vehicles with the colors of their teams.

Culture

3 w. ago Revealed: Britain's Chagos Islands surrender to Mauritius '10 times what Sir Keir Starmer has claimed in public'

Giving away the Indian Ocean archipelago to the east African nation will cost £35 billion, Whitehall estimates suggest

Politics

3 w. ago Influencer wife defends Pakistan man after prison sentence over rape threats to air hostess on London

Influencer wife defends Pakistan man after prison sentence over rape threats to air hostess on London-Lahore flight  The Tribune

Events

3 w. ago India bans books and police raid bookstores in crackdown on ‘false narrative’ in Kashmir

Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and historians Victoria Schofield

Events

3 w. ago US pauses most visa applications from Zimbabwe in another restriction on travelers

The United States is pausing all routine visa applications for citizens of the southern African nation

Politics

3 w. ago US pauses most visa applications from Zimbabwe in another restriction on travelers from Africa

The United States is pausing all routine visa applications for citizens of the southern African nation of Zimbabwe

Politics

4 w. ago The camel milk revolution is improving nutrition and creating jobs for this African nation

A camel milk yogurt factory has even been built

Politics