Tehran, Iran – An Iranian newspaper this week shamed government authorities for allowing cryptocurrency farms – especially those belonging to the Chinese – to mine bitcoin in Iran. “Burning away public trust is even...
The eurozone hopes to ratify laws later this year to protect forests, curb child labour and end farmer poverty. The European Union on Friday urged the Ivory Coast to prepare for stricter cocoa laws...
Under UK COVID lockdown rules, weddings can only take place in ‘exceptional circumstances’ with up to six people. British police said they broke up a wedding with almost 400 guests, a gathering that represented...
Aaron, one of the few Black baseball players at the time, beat Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974. Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s...
Former army general with personal ties to Biden takes charge of defence department, US military. The United States Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of defence, retired Army General Lloyd Austin,...
Sakib Mahmuljin’s lawyers argue he was not responsible for killings carried out by foreign fighters of El Mujahid unit. A former Bosnian army general has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for failing...
The UNHCR called the humanitarian response in Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger ‘dangerously overstretched’. More than two million people have been forced to flee their homes within their own countries’ borders owing to...
Supporters of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny plan to hold demonstrations throughout Russia over his recent arrest. Russian authorities have arrested several of Alexey Navalny’s closest allies, including the leading Kremlin critic’s spokeswoman, ahead of...
The 35-year-old was taken to hospital after passers-by and police put out the flames with a fire extinguisher. A 35-year-old man in Belarus set himself on fire outside the government headquarters in Minsk on...
The military trial to begin for three men held at the Guantanamo Bay, who are suspected of involvement in deadly bombings in Indonesia. The Pentagon announced on Thursday plans to move ahead with a...
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