By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0800 EAT on 5 January 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron has warned he intends to make life difficult for people in France who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. “I really want to hassle them, and we will continue to do this – to the end,” he told France’s…
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The rate at which Americans quit their jobs is high.
A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November, while job openings remained historically high. Updated On 5 Jan 2022 If there are any lingering doubts over exactly who holds the upper hand in the United States jobs market these days, Tuesday’s latest figures from the Department of Labor should put them to rest…
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile.
Launch is the first this year for the nuclear-armed nation. By faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0730 EAT on 05 January 2022. North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, authorities in Japan and South Korea said, in the nuclear-armed country’s first show of force this year. Japan’s coast guard,…
Haiti PM survives an assassination attempt.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0640 EAT on 4 January 2022. Gunmen tried to kill Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry during an event on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the country’s independence, officials say. The incident happened as Mr Henry took part in the ceremony at a church in the northern city of…
Tesla criticised in the US after opening a show room in China’s controversial Xinjiang region.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0625 EAT on 4 January 2022. The company, headed by billionaire Elon Musk, opened the showroom in the city of Urumqi on New Year’s Eve. The move has sparked criticism on social media in Western countries was welcomed in China. China has been accused of employing slavery and genocide…
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos found guilty for defrauding investors.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0615 EAT on 4 January 2022. Holmes acquitted on four counts, while jury failed to reach a decision on three counts. A United States jury found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of conspiring to defraud investors in the blood-testing startup. Holmes was convicted Monday on four of 11 counts….
Iran’s Raisi says Trump must face justice for Soleimani killing
President Ebrahim Raisi urges formation of a ‘fair court’ in which former President Trump and other US officials are tried. By Maziar MotamediPublished On 3 Jan 2022 Updated at 2247 EAT. Tehran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said former United States President Donald Trump must face justice for his role in the assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani…
Sudan PM Hamdok resigns.
Hamdok resigns less than two months after he signed a political agreement with the military following the October 25 coup. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0639 EAT on 03 January 2022. Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid political deadlock following a military coup that derailed the country’s fragile transition to democracy. In…
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