UN nuclear watchdog reveals 2.5 tonnes of uranium missing in Libya
IAEA boss says loss of knowledge about location of material may pose radiological and nuclear security risk UN nuclear inspectors have found that approximately 2.5...
Month : March 2023
Cocaine smuggling and production at record high since pandemic retreat
New UN report says there has been a 35% spike in 2020-21 in the production of coca, the drug’s base ingredient South American drug cartels...
Argentina’s inflation rate soars past 100%, its worst in over 30 years
Annual rate of 102.5% is denting purchasing power, savings, economic growth and government’s chances in elections next year Argentina’s annual inflation rate tore past 100%...
Canada: university president to take leave amid controversy over Indigenous ancestry claim
Incident involving Vianne Timmons is latest high-profile case of apparent cultural identity fraud The president of a Canadian university has apologized and is taking a...
Mexico to investigate alleged human rights abuses by military after spying claims
Move follows reports alleging that the army used Pegasus spyware software to hack the phone of a prominent rights activist Lawmakers in Mexico this week...
Cyclone Freddy death toll passes 200 as rescue workers warn more victims will be found
People in Malawi and Mozambique picking up the pieces after fierce storm swept through at the weekend The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi...
‘Mexico is safer than the US,’ Amlo says after attack on four Americans
Mexico’s president pushes back against US critics of his security record after kidnapping near the border that left two dead As Mexico’s epidemic of violence...
‘Trail of war crimes’ left by DRC rebel group as recent attacks leave 300,000 displaced
After a year of murder, rape, disease and looting, aid workers ask the international community: ‘Where the hell have you been?’ More than 300,000 people...
LGBTQ+ groups face crackdowns in Uganda as environment turns hostile
Activists fear a systematic ‘witch-hunt’ against sexual minorities by parliament, police and religious conservatives A dramatic surge in attacks on LGBTQ+ people in Uganda has...
Two pedestrians dead and nine injured in Canada truck collision
Police investigating if incident was deliberate and say there is no further danger in the town of Amqui north of Quebec City Two men have...
