Kyiv sees room for compromise as Russian and Ukrainian delegations prepare for a new round of talks on Wednesday. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1158 EAT on Wednesday 16/03/2022. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said peace talks with Russia were beginning to sound “more realistic” but that more time was needed to ensure the…
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Anti-war protester interrupts Russian TV news show.
Act of dissent comes amid government crackdown on independent journalism and anti-war protests. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1115 EAT on Tuesday 15/03/2022. An anti-war protester has interrupted a live evening news programme on Russia’s state television, holding up a sign behind the studio presenter that said “NO WAR. Stop the war” and “Don’t…
Karnataka state’s ban on hijab in class. India Court upholds.
Court upholds ban in BJP-ruled state, a ruling that could set a precedent for the rest of the country, home to 200 million Muslims. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1035 EAT on Tuesday 15/03/2022. An Indian court has upheld a ban on the hijab in class in the southern state of Karnataka, governed by Prime…
Cruise ship with thousands on board runs aground in Caribbean.
Officials hope Norwegian Escape, stranded off the north coast of the Dominican Republic, can be refloated at high tide. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0959 EAT on Tuesday 15/03/2022. Officials in the Dominican Republic have confirmed that a large cruise ship had run aground off the Caribbean island nation’s north coast shortly after leaving…
Dozens of children killed, maimed in Yemen in two months.UNICEF.
More than 10,200 children have been killed or injured since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015, the UN agency said. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1205 EAT on Friday 12/03/2022. At least 47 children were “killed or maimed” in Yemen’s civil war in January and February following a surge in violence, the United Nations…
Turkmenistan votes, president’s son expected to win.
Nine candidates are on the ballot but Serdar Berdymukhamedov, son of the incumbent, is expected to triumph. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1143 EAT on Friday 12/03/2022. Voting is under way in Turkmenistan for a tightly controlled snap election, with the son of outgoing President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov poised to win the ballot in the…
What’s at stake in Colombia’s upcoming elections.
Sunday’s polls could launch political change in the historically conservative country before May’s presidential vote. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1121 on Saturday 12/03/2022. Bogota, Colombia – When Yoad Ernesto Pérez Becerra launched his congressional campaign in one of the most violent corners of Colombia, he did so with the promise that he would be…
EU, UK antitrust bodies prob Alphabet, Meta Jedi Blue deal.
Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1631 EAT on Friday 10/03/2022. European Union and British antitrust authorities have launched parallel investigations into a 2018 online display advertising deal between Google and Facebook, adding to a long list of regulatory challenges facing the United States tech giants. Alphabet unit Google and Facebook, whose parent company is…
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