YANGON, Myanmar – The UEC revoked election results when it met with political parties in Naypyiday Feb. 26. The current election commission was established by the military after it took power in early February, replacing the previous election commission which had validated the presidency of Aung San Suu Kyi. Among 91 political parties in Myanmar, … Read more
Armed with World Bank data that says China has contributed to more than 70% of global poverty reduction since the late 70’s, President Xi Jinping declared a complete victory against poverty and called it a miracle that will go down in history. “Shaking off poverty is not the finish line, but the starting point of … Read more
The government gave the diplomat, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, 72 hours to leave the country after supporters of the president were accused of “violating human rights or acts against democracy and the rule of law” and sanctioned by the EU. By Milan Sime Martinic Read more
YANGON, Myanmar – Downtown Yangon, the pro-military mob attacked local people and media, with 20 people being wounded this morning, according to a local source. The mob destroyed some cars stuck in traffic as well. Some protesters have claimed they received money from the military to vandalize in particular areas. Recently, A group of people … Read more
DURBAN, South Africa – South African former Olympic champion Caster Semenya is set to appeal at the ECHR and South Africans are rallying behind her. Semenya wants to overturn a World Athletics’ regulation dealing with hormone use. She is expected to file the papers in March. The 800m world champion is still unable to compete … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The Ethiopian government has given permission to seven international media outlets, including the BBC, Reuters and Al Jazeera, to report on the situation in Tigray. The government said in a statement that it was concerned about the baseless and politically motivated information being spread about the situation in Tigray State. Additionally, of … Read more
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – New data published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) this week confirms a nearly three-fourths decline in migration from the East and Horn of Africa regions toward Gulf countries through Yemen during 2020. These findings are especially significant because African migration through Yemen to the Gulf of Arabia has been … Read more
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar’s military called for government employees who are participating in the civil disobedience movement (CDM) to get back to their respective departments. If they do not come back to their jobs by Feb. 25, they will face legal actions, the state administration council warned. Since the military staged the coup, people in … Read more
Spurred by the murder of a released gang member, the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, the Turi Rehabilitation Centers in Cuenca, and the Cotopaxi prison in Latacunga were “out of control” Tuesday and reporting gruesome deaths, according to Edmundo Moncayo, director of the Ecuadorian Penitentiary System. Police were carrying out operations to stabilize the situation but … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – Fifteen Ethiopian peacekeepers have said they do not want to return to Ethiopia from South Sudan, according to the UN. According to their report, 169 South Sudanese peacekeepers were returning to Addis Ababa, but 15 members of the force said they did not want to return to Ethiopia. The 15 were all … Read more
The tomb of Brazilian abolitionist Francisco José do Nascimento, known as Dragão do Mar — Sea Dragon — whose contribution to the end of slavery in Brazil is widely regarded, has been identified by U of Florida student Licinio Nunes de Miranda after being lost and forgotten for more than 100 years and is now … Read more
Reversing a decision to block all news in Australia which was broadly seen as a heavy-handed move and which ended up taking down health and emergency services along with government pages, the technology giant said the government had agreed to change a proposed Media Bargaining Code that would have dictated compensation for linking to news. … Read more