Category Archives: Social
Lawyer: US editor jailed in Myanmar fears he has COVID-19
BANGKOK (AP) — An American journalist detained in Myanmar told his lawyer he believes he has COVID-19, but prison authorities deny he is infected.
Italy OKs more aid for Libyan coast guard amid alleged abuse
ROME (AP) — Italian lawmakers approved renewed funding to train the Libyan coast guard as a human rights group released a report Thursday outlining fresh accusations that the coast guard returns the migrants it rescues at sea to horrific detention
Chinese farmer who praised lawyers during crackdown on trial
BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Chinese pig farmer who was detained after praising lawyers during a crackdown on legal activists by President Xi Jinping’s government went on trial Thursday on charges including fighting with police and organizing a protest, ...
Lebanon’s PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday over what he called “key differences” with the president, deepening a political crisis that has left the Lebanese without a government for nine months even as they endur...
Small Manitoba cabinet shuffle includes replacement for Indigenous relations
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has appointed a new minister of Indigenous relations to replace Eileen Clarke, who resigned after the premier's comments on Canadian history. Pallister has named Alan Lagimodiere to the portfolio. Lagimodiere...
Small Manitoba cabinet shuffle includes replacement for Indigenous relations
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has appointed a new minister of Indigenous relations to replace Eileen Clarke, who resigned after the premier's comments on Canadian history. Pallister has named Alan Lagimodiere to the portfolio. Lagimodiere...
What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tasty
LONDON (AP) — Tiziana Di Costanzo makes pizza dough from scratch, mixing together flour, yeast, a pinch of salt, a dash of olive oil and something a bit more unusual — ground acheta domesticus, better known as cricket powder.
Ethiopia accuses aid groups of ‘arming’ Tigray fighters
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government has accused humanitarian aid groups working in its war-hit Tigray region of “arming” Tigray fighters and threatened to halt some groups’ operations there.
Israel arrests dozens of Hamas-linked students in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it arrested dozens of Palestinian students in the occupied West Bank who are linked to the Hamas militant group.
US unemployment claims fall to 360,000, a new pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the U.S. economy and job market are quickly rebounding from the pandemic recession.
