Month: February 2022
1 year since Myanmar’s coup, the military has been unable to stamp out the resistance
It’s been a year since a coup threw Myanmar into chaos amid war crimes accusations against the military. Neither the military nor an increasingly organized resistance are showing signs of compromise.
Read MoreU.K.’s Boris Johnson visits Kyiv to stand with Ukraine and Putin remarks on tensions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In Moscow, Russian President Putin made his first public remarks on the crisis since late 2021.
Read MoreRussia must ‘step back’ from military action against Ukraine, warns PM – as Putin points finger of blame at US
Boris Johnson has urged Russia to “step back” from any military action against Ukraine, saying the UK “stands shoulder to shoulder” with Kyiv – but Russia has blamed the US for escalating tensions.
Read MoreDeal to help end deforestation misses first deadline just months after it was signed at COP26
A major deal to help end deforestation has missed its first deadline just months after it was signed at COP26, Sky News can reveal.
Read More‘City within a city’: Beijing Winter Olympics becomes a fortress in defence against COVID
Ahead of the Winter Olympics, Beijing has been a fortress.
Read MoreABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg From The View After She Said Holocaust Was ‘Not About Race’
(NEW YORK) — Whoopi Goldberg was suspended for two weeks Tuesday as co-host of “The View” because of what the head of ABC News called her “wrong and hurtful comments” about Jews and the Holocaust. “While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve
Read MoreTonga goes into lockdown after tsunami aid brings COVID-19
The Pacific nation of Tonga has gone into lockdown following the discovery of two coronavirus infections in the community.
Read MoreWhoopi Goldberg suspended for 2 weeks over Holocaust remarks – NPR
Whoopi Goldberg suspended for 2 weeks over Holocaust remarks NPR ABC News suspends ‘The View’ host Whoopi Goldberg CNN Whoopi Goldberg suspended from ‘The View’ following Holocaust remarks Fox News Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust comments on ‘The View’ could inadvertently help fascists NBC News Piers
Read MoreNorwegian court rejects Anders Breivik’s parole application
Mass murderer Anders Breivik has had his parole application rejected.
Read MoreNorway court rules killer Breivik to remain in prison
A Norway court on Tuesday rejected a request for parole from neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik 10 years after he was convicted of killing 77 people in the country’s deadliest peacetime attack. “There is a clear risk that (Breivik) will resume
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