Nigeria has dissolved a special police unit after public protests alleging brutality and will launch an investigation into its activities, the presidency announced Sunday. The scrapping of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will take effect immediately, the office said in a tweet. For its part, the Nigerian Police Force announced in a tweet an investigation […]
Fresh explosions rocked the capital of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region on Saturday despite a ceasefire agreed between warring neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan that brought a brief lull in shelling and missile strikes earlier in the day. The truce, which entered into force at noon on Saturday, had been agreed between both sides in marathon Russia-brokered […]
A stack of hay bales on a western Massachusetts farm that were painted to show support for the Democratic presidential ticket went up in flames, and one man has been arrested in connection with the blaze, authorities said. The unusual political display at Holiday Brook Farm in Dalton featured 19 hay bales that were wrapped […]
There is something much more precious than petro dollars that Indians and Pakistanis living in UAE can send back home. It’s tolerance. The two nationalities form the biggest chunk of population in the Emirates. They enjoy the fruit of multi-culturalism and pluralism, but sadly their countries have moved far from these ideals. UAE has eternalized […]
In the southwest corner of Louisiana, residents are beginning the second wave of recovery after two storms brought damaging effects within a six week span. Creole, where Delta made landfall Friday, was struck with top winds of 100 mph (155 kph), which then moved over to Lake Charles, a city where Hurricane Laura damaged nearly […]
More than 1,000 migrants reached the Canary Islands in the past 48 hours, the Red Cross said on Saturday, the largest number since a 2006 crisis in the archipelago. Beefed-up security on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast is pushing traffickers and migrants south to risk the perilous crossing to the Canaries, located around 60 miles (97 km) […]
Dubai Sports Council has announced the addition of an exciting new fun and family event to its community sports calendar: the Aqua Challenge, which will take place at the AquaFun Waterpark in JBR on October 31, the second day of Dubai Fitness Challenge 2020. Being organised by the Council in cooperation with Mohammed bin Rashid […]
Uttar Pradesh’s plans for ‘immunity in the air’ sees green goal in sight as chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, announces near-completion of 175 herbal roads in the state. Over 38,000 medicinal and Ayurvedic plants from 30 or so species, including the likes of Peepal, Neem, Tulsi, Giloy, Ashwagandha, Mentha, Lemon Grass, Bhringraj, Mui, Aonla, Brahmi, Tulsi, […]
Earlier this week, the Beijing government tightened the noose around one primary school teacher, ripping them off the register, and going so far as to rendering them unable to land a job. Why? Because the teacher had allegedly chosen to discuss an ‘illegal’ pro-independence political party with their students. Similarly, a high schooler was suspended […]
In normal times, vice presidential debates don’t matter much. But in an election year as wild as 2020, everything is magnified. Millions of Americans were aghast when Trump derailed the first presidential debate with incessant interruptions and a cascade of falsehoods, while Biden answered by calling the Republican incumbent a “clown” who needed to “shut […]
In an age of rising demands for contact-free, human-less services, Japan Post Co. unveiled on Wednesday a self-driving mail delivery robot to address the citizens postal needs amid the coronavirus pandemic. Designed with built-in cameras and sensors, the bright red, trolley-sized robot wheeled down Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, dodging people on the sidewalks, utility poles in […]
