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Over 800 detainees have been freed in Nigeria after heavily-armed assailants stormed a prison in the west of the country. The authorities managed to recapture 262 escapees, while a further… [...]
Over the past decade, Vladimir Putin's resurgent Russia has been a perpetual concern for many in the West. [...]
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Hollywood has discovered sun-blessed Greece to film blockbuster movies and TV series, lured by generous government aid packages. Read More [...]
Ad-based businesses are smarting in the wake of Apple's allegedly self-serving "ad-tracking transparency" update. Read More [...]
A.I. and humans have a long way to go towards eliminating bias in banking. Read More [...]
WeWork returns to public markets after paring back founder Adam Neumannâs hand in the company. But the now notorious founder is far from out of the startup space. Read More [...]
Fortune has a new CEO poll out this morning, in partnership with Deloitte. Read More [...]
Its response to Texas's abortion ban previewed its 'whole of government' approach. Read More [...]
U.S. futures trade sideways on Friday as stocks look to finish out the week in the green. Read More [...]
The fund could soon run up against its futures contract-purchasing limits. Read More [...]
The ex-President is going after every major tech company. Does he have a shot? Read More [...]
The FDA permitting a mix-and-match vaccine booster approach increases access in three key ways: it allows people to get any booster thatâs readily available to them, lets them choose which one they get, and reduces uncertainty about safety and efficacy. Read More [...]
Lamborghini has grown rapidly in recent years within the Volkswagen group, but now needs to confront battery technology and more competition from Ferrari. [...]
The bill for climate change is coming due, and it will be big. Businesses, investors and the U.S. government are planning to turn the country carbon neutral in the coming 30 years. [...]
Soaring valuations and a hot U.S. IPO market have boosted private wagers for managers including Dan Sundheim. That has helped to offset performance in public markets and drive up overall returns. [...]
Here are seven major companies whose stocks moved on the weekâs news. [...]
Shares of a blank-check company tied to Donald Trumpâs online network surged again, implying a valuation of several billion dollars for the new firm following a buying frenzy fueled by individual investors on social media. [...]
U.S. stocks were mixed Friday as companies continued to report strong earnings. [...]
The bank is giving CEO David Solomon and president John Waldron one-time stock bonuses designed to keep the executives at the helm of Wall Streetâs biggest bank. [...]
Natural-gas prices have shed 19% since hitting a 13-year high earlier this month, reversing some of a run-up that has prompted fears of exorbitant heating bills and higher manufacturing costs at a time of already high prices. [...]
The firm is promoting itself as having a large market opportunity in presenting an alternative to what it views as the liberal-minded media establishment. [...]
All three major oil field servicersâHalliburton, Schlumberger and Baker Hughesâhave less equipment and fewer employees after years of austerity, prompting them to negotiate price hikes with their customers. [...]
Atlas of Provincial Geologic Maps of the Peopleâs Republic of China (1973), by James St. John (CC BY 2.0) [...]
One of Chinaâs premier investigative reporting outlets, Caixin, has been removed from the Cyberspace Administration of Chinaâs (CAC) latest media âwhitelist.â The whitelist governs how news is shared across the Chinese internet: news sites may only republish articles from outlets on the whitelist. Earlier in… [...]
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter made shockwaves this week when he called out âbrutal dictatorâ Chinese President Xi Jinping for human-rights abuses in Tibet and Xinjiang. His forceful denouncement led to the censorship of his name and the Celticsâ team name from the Chinese internet.… [...]
Sunset time, Shenzhen CBD, by Thomas_Yung (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]
A report by the NGO Hong Kong Watch reveals that numerous major international pension funds have been heavily invested in Chinese companies connected to serious human rights issues. Some of these pension holders, such as members of the UK parliament, are gradually confronting their complicity… [...]
Rainy Day at Wan Chai, é¨ä¸çŁäť, by johnlsl (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]
On Tuesday, five former students of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) were each sentenced to almost five years in prison for their involvement in protests against the National Security Law in November 2019. One of the former students remained courageously defiant even in… [...]
Untitled (Shanghai), by Hsiuan Boyen (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]
A manhunt for a murder suspect in Fujian ended on October 18 with the alleged killerâs deathâto the dismay of many on the Chinese internet, where he had turned into an unlikely folk hero of sorts. Ou Jinzhong, 51, was accused of killing two neighbors… [...]
Engineers have developed a way to print stretchy LEDs on unconventional surfaces using an inkjet printer. [...]
In social experiments, three monkeys sat around a rotary table and took turns offering food to one of the other two monkeys. Certain neurons in the brain responded to the actions of other monkeys in the group and influenced an animal's upcoming decisions to reciprocate… [...]
At the root of global climate change and the worldwide plastics problem are two related carbon-based fuels -- oil and natural gas. Not only are the two among the key drivers of climate change, they are instrumental in the manufacturing of plastics. As storms intensify… [...]
Neuroscientists used wireless devices to record the neural activity of freely interacting Egyptian fruit bats, providing researchers with the first glimpse into how the brains of social mammals process complex group interactions. [...]
A material derived from trees could potentially replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries. [...]
Researchers have developed a shape-shifting material that can take and hold any possible shape, paving the way for a new type of multifunctional material that could be used in a range of applications, from robotics and biotechnology to architecture. [...]
Scientists argue that efforts to understand human cognition should expand beyond the study of individual brains. They call on neuroscientists to incorporate evidence from social science disciplines to better understand how people think. [...]
In research that could inform future high-performance nanomaterials, a study has uncovered how mollusks build ultradurable structures with a level of symmetry that outstrips everything else in the natural world, with the exception of individual atoms. [...]
By combining Hubble Space Telescope observations with theoretical models, a team of astronomers has gained insights into the chemical and physical makeup of a variety of exoplanets known as hot Jupiters. The findings provide a new and improved 'field guide' for this group of planets… [...]
Light plays a critical role in enabling 21st century quantum information applications. Limited by size, engineers need to miniaturize quantum devices, which requires re-thinking certain components for harnessing light. Researchers have designed a simple, compact photonic circuit that uses sound waves to rein in light.… [...]
The massive wheel was opened in Dubai with a lavish fireworks display to mark the occasion. [...]
The world's biggest oil exporter will cut carbon emissions, but not stop producing fossil fuels. [...]
Eight people have been killed and hundreds injured in protests at the occupied West Bank. [...]
Here are some of the reasons why the Saudi-led consortium has proved controversial. [...]
Authorities, who held the robot for 10 days, feared that it may have been hiding covert spy tools. [...]
The government alleges they admitted to igniting fires last year that left three people dead. [...]
At least 14 people are reported to have died in the bloodiest attack in the Syrian capital in years. [...]
The Egyptian man accidentally showed his face after stealing a journalist's phone mid-livestream. [...]
The former soldiers are accused of trying to form a mercenary force to fight in Yemen's civil war. [...]
In Baghdad, Sergeant Saaâd has to brave increasingly extreme conditions to keep the city moving. [...]
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], October 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Uzbekistan is to hold the next presidential election on Sunday, with incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev running for a second term in office, the Uzbek Central Election Commission (CEC) said Saturday. Over 19 million voters have registered for the election, and… [...]
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 23 (ANI): Dozens of Sri Lankans in Colombo on Saturday came out to demonstrate against Pakistan's continued support to the Taliban, who took control of Afghanistan in mid-August. The protest was organised under the banner of the Sinhala National United Alliance.… [...]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): A number of Afghans gathered at the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday after reports emerged about the resumption of pedestrian movement. There was a high number of Afghans wishing to cross over which prompted the… [...]
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 23 (ANI): The social distancing measures in the ongoing T20 World Cup are being well taken care of as South Africa and Australia kicked off the Super 12 stage on Saturday. Australia and South Africa locked horns at the Sheikh Zayed… [...]
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): A strike was observed at the key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday against the closure of the border by the Taliban, local media reported. The strike was called by All Parties Traders Alliance at the Chaman border… [...]
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 23 (ANI): Pakistan is yet to decide on the call by Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to hold a conference of NSAs of the Asian region to discuss the situation in Afghanistan on November 10 and 11 in New Delhi, reported… [...]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said the negotiations between Tehran and the P4+1 on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal will be restarted in the near future. - Politics news - In a meeting with Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation… [...]
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 23 (ANI): The Afghan journalists are lamenting the fact that the future of media is 'bleak' under the Taliban rule. Earlier also Taliban suicide bombers had killed a graphic designer, video editor, set decorator, three dubbing artists and a driver who worked… [...]
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], October 23 (ANI): Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on Saturday said that his country intends to bring home 300 ethnic Kyrgyz families from Afghanistan. "There are approximately 300 families that wish to be relocated. We will definitely help them. This will happen next year,"… [...]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Pakistan on Saturday denied it has struck a deal to allow the US to use its airspace for military and intelligence operations in neighboring Afghanistan. - Other Media news - The rebuttal came hours after a CNN report claimed that the two… [...]
[Nation] A University of Nairobi student has died in unclear circumstances in her room. [...]
[RFI] Environmental watchdogs Saturday condemned the arrest of six Ugandan rights campaigners as a coordinated effort to silence critics of a contested energy project involving French oil giant Total. [...]
[Nation] Narc-Kenya leader Martha Karua has dismissed claims that she will be ODM leader Raila Odinga's running mate in the 2022 polls. [...]
[Premium Times] Mr Olufemi expressed gratitude to the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism and to Premium Times team members for the story. [...]
[Premium Times] Suspected gunmen invaded the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town on Friday, around 9.30 p.m. after using dynamite to blast the wall. [...]
[VOA] Yaounde -- The U.N.'s World Food Program says thousands of destitute people in Cameroon's crisis-prone western regions are going hungry and their situations may become worse if the separatist crisis there continues. Chris Nikoi, WFP regional director for west and central Africa is visiting… [...]
[GhanaToday] President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched the "Operation Clean Your Frontage" campaign, a clarion call on all citizens to keep their immediate frontage and environment clean. [...]
[Daily Trust] Ilorin -- President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to always embrace dialogue in the quest to better education in the country. [...]
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its aircraft in Operation 'Hadin Kai' (OPHK) have continued to pound insurgent targets on islands and localities around the Lake Chad. [...]
[Premium Times] A security source said the terrorists drove into the village in 10 guntrucks and attacked a military base. [...]
Government accused of treating women like 'second-class citizens' after it again rejects a proposal to cut the VAT on women's period products from 25 to 5 per cent. [...]
Referring to Russia's 'malign influence' in the region, Kosovo President says the two unnamed officials were being expelled for 'harmful activities that compomrised national security'. [...]
The remains of four people, suspected to be a family that disappeared during the Bosnian war in 1992, were found near the village of Pribosijevici in the Rogatica municipality. [...]
A round-up of Balkan Insight's favourite photographs of the week. [...]
Despite criticism from the European Commission, a state prosecutor told BIRN that he sees no reason to investigate the cases of thousands of Albanians who disappeared under Communist rule because they werenât âforced disappearancesâ. [...]
Veljko Belivuk stands accused of running a brutal crime clan from the stands of a Belgrade football club. But he had friends in high places to help. [...]
Slobodan Kascelan, alleged boss of an infamously violent gang from Kotor, was arrested in April and is suspected of involvement in a range of serious crimes. [...]
Kosovo Police said they have questioned a group of juveniles who admitted throwing stones at the house of a retired teacher, the only Serb woman living in the town of Peja/Pec. [...]
Poland plays a dangerous and potentially ruinously expensive game of chicken with Brussels, while Babis ponders running in the expected election to replace Czechiaâs incapacitated president. [...]
The leaders of the Womenâs Strike movement face the harshest sentences of up to 8 years in prison for their actions last year in defence of womenâs rights, though an estimated 4,000 Polish citizens were fined or brought before the courts for organizing or participating… [...]
