Organized crime and corrupt officials responsible for Mexico’s disappearances, UN says
Number of young people disappeared is increasing as total number of cases exceeds 95,000, very few of which are solved Corrupt state officials and organized...
Month : April 2022
Mexican truckers blockade border crossings over Texas inspection delays
Business groups warn of supply chain disruptions after Governor Greg Abbott orders checks for people and contraband smuggling Mexican truck drivers have blockaded bridges at...
Spiraling housing prices are an ‘intergenerational injustice’, says Canada’s deputy PM
Chrystia Freeland, who also serves as the finance minister, says the issue is her top domestic concern amid affordability crisis Canada’s finance minister has described...
‘Hurricane Hazel’: political icon, 101, hired to run Canada’s largest airport
Hazel McCallion retired as mayor of Mississauga after 36 years in 2014 but the ‘pragmatic populist’ has shown little sign of easing up When Hazel...
BlackRock urged to delay debt repayments from crisis-torn Zambia
Anti-poverty campaigners say world’s largest fund manager refuses to reduce or delay payments on Zambia’s debt BlackRock, the world’s largest fund manager, has come under...
Eya Guezguez, Tunisian Olympic sailor, dies aged 17 in training accident
Guezguez and her sister Sarra competed at Tokyo Games Sarra survives accident where dinghy reportedly capsized The Tunisian Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez has died in...
Six new wētā species found in New Zealand, as their habitat slowly disappears
Global heating speeding up their decline as terrain of newly discovered alpine species disappears Six new alpine species of New Zealand’s most unusual and beloved...
Mexico president López Obrador wins recall referendum
Nine in 10 voters back leader to stay in office in poll viewed as foregone conclusion by critics and supporters Nine in 10 Mexicans voting...
All-female newsroom launched in Somalia to widen media’s scope
The pioneering Bilan project, funded by UN, will report on gender-based violence, women in politics and female entrepreneurs The first all-women media house in Somalia...
Sudan militia leader denies war crimes at landmark ICC Darfur trial
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman is accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity A former militia leader in Sudan has denied committing...
