8 years ago Tags World World AIDS Day World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in…
8 years ago Tags World Billion-dollar bank error A Russian state bank appeared to give a $12bn loan to one of Africa’s poorest countries — then claimed the…
8 years ago Tags World Papua New Guinea’s TB Crisis Papua New Guinea has launched systematic screening for tuberculosis fight a TB epidemic. The government has been criticised for failing…
8 years ago Tags World France’s Fiery Fuel Tax Protests The “Yellow Vest” protests in France have seen thousands take to the streets across the country over rising fuel prices.…
8 years ago Tags World Japan’s LDP wants Aircraft Carrier ‘mother ship’ Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has set a proposal to introduce a multipurpose “mother ship” enabling take-offs and landings…
8 years ago Tags World Baluchistan’s Violent “Independence” Movement The 23 November attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi was claimed by the Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA), an insurgent…
8 years ago Tags World Populists Oppose UN Refugee Pact The UN migration pact continues to be at the center of political debate. A second UN agreement on refugees is…
8 years ago Tags World Sweden to go cashless? Physical currency is being squeezed out in Sweden so quickly that the government is recalculating the societal costs of a…
8 years ago Tags World Election of Russian as Interpol chief raises concern Pressure builds on Interpol ahead of vote to choose new chief after detention of China’s Meng Hongwei. Alexander Prokopchuk, a…
8 years ago Tags World Refugees Choose Death over Return to Libya Refugees and migrants refusing to leave a cargo boat in a Libyan port are pleading to be taken to Europe,…