Heart of Brazil’s first emperor returns after nearly 200 years for ‘state visit’
Pedro I declared independence from Portugal in 1822, and relic is now at the centre of politically charged election year celebrations Nearly two centuries after...
Month : August 2022
Chinese censors alter ending of Minions: The Rise of Gru film
Viewers mock addendum explaining Gru’s family values and arrest of thief Wild Knuckles Censors in China have changed the ending of the animated film Minions:...
Kenya opposition leader files court challenge to election result
Raila Odinga submits file to supreme court in move that could heighten the country’s political dispute Kenya’s veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga has filed a...
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, one of Somalia’s greatest poets, dies aged 79
Somali social media has been flooded with tributes to the man better known as ‘Hadraawi’ Messages of condolences continue to pour in from around the...
Leading grain traders ‘sourcing soy beans from Brazilian farm linked to abuse’
Bunge and Cargill, behind more than 30% of soy exports to EU and UK, accused of exposing suppliers to link with indigenous rights violations Two...
Anger as Lisa LaFlamme dropped as Canada TV anchor after going grey
Award-winning host of CTV National News ‘shocked and saddened’ as company denies accusations of sexism and ageism Allegations that a popular television news anchor in...
Trudeau nominates Indigenous woman to Canada’s supreme court
Michelle O’Bonsawin’s appointment to the court would address longstanding criticism over lack of First Nations representation Justin Trudeau has nominated an Indigenous woman to Canada’s...
Canada zoo finds escaped wolf pups in moment of joy tinged with tragedy
Four days after a ‘suspicious’ break-in, one pup is found safe and another appears to have been hit by a car Emotions are bittersweet at...
Mexico’s ex-attorney general arrested over disappearance of 43 students in 2014
Jesús Murillo held on charges of forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice in notorious Guerrero case Mexico’s former attorney general has been arrested in...
Angola’s young voters prepare to call for change in ‘existential’ election
A new generation could end decades of MPLA rule this week and serve notice on Africa’s veteran leaders in polls seen as test of democracy...
