Westminster Abbey agrees ‘in principle’ to return sacred tablet to Ethiopia
Carved wooden tabot has been at Abbey since British forces looted it at Battle of Maqdala in 1868 Westminster Abbey has agreed “in principle” to...
Month : February 2024
Singapore sought exclusivity deal over Taylor Swift concerts in south-east Asia, Thai PM alleges
Srettha Thavisin claims promoter told him Singaporean government offered ‘subsidies’ of $2m-$3m a show Thailand’s prime minister has claimed that Singapore sought a deal with...
Heavy metals and E coli: raw sewage at US-Mexico border a ‘public health crisis’
The Tijuana River flows through Mexico and empties off California, carrying pathogens and chemicals and threatening public health Raw sewage and runoff in the Tijuana...
British Museum’s Instagram flooded with calls to return Easter Island statue
Chilean social media users target institution, forcing it at one point to close comments on posts The British Museum is tackling an influx of social...
France should return much more looted African art, film-maker says
Mati Diop, the director of Dahomey, which charts the restitution of 26 objects to Benin, says the tiny number involved is ‘humiliating’ The first major...
Air Canada ordered to pay customer who was misled by airline’s chatbot
Company claimed its chatbot ‘was responsible for its own actions’ when giving wrong information about bereavement fare Canada’s largest airline has been ordered to pay...
St Vincent and the Grenadines court upholds laws criminalizing gay sex
Activists decry ruling by top court as ‘a travesty of justice’ after two men sought to strike down colonial-era laws A top court in St...
Rwanda’s sacking of footballer adds to fears over UK’s ‘immoral’ asylum seekers plan
The suspension of a Congolese player for a gun gesture referring to conflict in DRC raises questions over government’s refugee policy When a Congolese footballer...
Desperate Egypt sells off historic hotels as it dives deeper into debt
Amid biting austerity and rising inflation, the al-Sisi government is off-loading assets – some to a convicted murderer with Emirati cash As dusk fell over...
Sudan armed forces advance in Omdurman for first time since start of war
SAF join engineering corps in south of city where they have been besieged by RSF forces since April The Sudan armed forces (SAF) have advanced...
