Kofi Annan dies
Kofi Annan, the former UN chief and the only black African to become the secretary general of the United Nations…
President Trump cancels his parade
President Trump tweets the cancellation of his desired military parade in Washington DC. Scheduled to be held on Veterans Day,…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away
Former prime minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and BJP stalwart passed away at the All India Institute of Medical…
Media to counter Trumps attack
More than 300 news outlets have launched a campaign to counter President Donald Trump's attacks and promote a free press.…
Parkers Solar Mission scrubbed and reset
US space agency NASA has delayed its mission to send a satellite closer to the Sun than any before. It…
Indigenous languages are dying
UN’s international day of the world’s indigenous peoples was observed on August 9. 2019 was declared as the year of…
Epic penalty for Monsanto
Chemical giant Monsanto has been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had…
Argentine Senate defeats abortion bill
A coalition of young female lawmakers see their bill failing the Senate vote, angering women’s rights organizations. Argentina is a…
Facebook bans page targeting US elections
Facebook says it has removed 32 accounts and pages believed to have been set up to influence the mid-term US…
Breastfeeding is mandatory
A joint report by UNICEF and WHO has estimated 78 million newborns have a higher risk of death each year…