Banning online anonymity won’t curb hate, says Twitter official
Twitter has warned that governments' efforts to tackle anonymous accounts on social media will be "ineffective" in reducing online abuse, which it describes as a...
Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese woman to walk in space
Wang is one of three astronauts on a six-month mission to build the Tiangong Space Station.Astronaut Wang Yaping has become the first Chinese woman to...
Haiti’s race against the clock: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
Bruno Lemarquis is the Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (DSRSG) and the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti. He is...
Beijing slams Pentagon’s ‘deliberately fabricated’ Chinese threat report
The Chinese Defense Ministry has lodged an official protest with the US over the Pentagon's latest wartime potential assessment of China's military. China said that...
Blackout in Sarajevo due to flash floods in Bosnia (VIDEO)
Heavy rain overnight in Bosnia caused power outages and flooding in the capital Sarajevo, forcing some schools to close and even evacuations for residents in...
China reports 89 COVID cases as outbreaks grow
China reported 89 new COVID-19 cases for November 7, compared to 74 a day earlier, its health authority said on Monday. According to a statement...
Macron’s former security aide sentenced to 3 years in protest attack
Alexandre Benalla, a former security adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron, has been sentenced to three years in prison for attacking May Day protesters three...
Japan weighs $265bn pandemic stimulus: Kyodo
Kyodo News reported that Japan is considering an economic stimulus package worth more than 30 trillion yen ($265bn) aimed at easing the pain from the...
Greta Thunberg calls COP26 a ‘failure’ and a ‘global greenwashing festival’ (VIDEO)
Describing the UN climate conference in Glasgow as just "blah blah blah" and a failure, teen activist Greta Thunberg insisted that the world needed immediate...
Ban from Austria unaffected by long list of public places
Austria will soon be barred from entering a long list of public places, among them bars, cafes and hotels, the country's chancellor said, pointing to...