Riots erupt in Nigerian cities as bank policy leads to scarcity of cash
Angry protesters attack ATMs and block roads in frustration at lack of new banknotes days before election Rioters have attacked bank ATMs and blocked roads...
Month : February 2023
Political aides hacked by ‘Team Jorge’ in run-up to Kenyan election
Revelation shows dangers posed by bad actors and paid operatives in democratic systems across Africa Revealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections An...
World’s largest skating rink on thin ice as Canada’s warm winter prevents opening
Mild temperatures in Ottawa make it too dangerous to open Rideau Canal Skateway, the capital’s 7.8km long ‘blockbuster’ attraction Canada’s Rideau Canal Skateway – the...
Chagos islanders must get full reparations for forced exile, says NGO
Human Rights Watch also demands trial for ‘appalling colonial crime’ of expulsion – and continuing ill treatment – of Chagossians The UK should pay full...
Hunt for mysterious object shot down in remote Yukon faces daunting odds
The Canadian territory is an aircraft graveyard – now the difficult search is on for a downed unidentified craft in its vast environs The rugged,...
Forensic study finds Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned
The toxin clostridium botulinum was in his body when he died in 1973, days after Chile’s military coup One of the most enduring mysteries in...
Sudan court sentences three men to hand amputation for stealing
The verdict, the first of its kind in almost a decade, has shocked many who fear country is sliding back into state extremism Three Sudanese...
‘It’s surreal’: search for mystery flying object rocks quiet Canadian lakeside
Military aircraft patrol above Lake Huron, on the US-Canada border, as a Canadian coast guard icebreaker searches for debris • What do we know about...
‘I felt kidnapped’: Canada police sued for arresting photographer covering protest
Environmental publication the Narwhal argues Amber Bracken’s rights were violated for being detained while working A Canadian environmental publication has announced plans to sue the...
How one Derbyshire museum took initiative in returning Indigenous artefacts
Buxton Museum returned entire collection of Native American and First Nation artefacts to their original communities When Taa.uu ‘Yuuwans Nika Collison first opened the email...
