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Thursday, 03 December 2020 20:18
Nigeria: unrelenting insecurity as more farmers massacred
An attack on 28 November by Boko Haram terrorists on farmers working in rice fields in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 110 people. ‘The incident is the most violent direct attack against innocent civilians this year.…
Thursday, 03 December 2020 20:15
Indonesia: terrorist attack
On 27 November, around 7:30 am, Nei was having breakfast with her husband, Yasa, and saw about ten unknown people visiting Naka, at a nearby house. Soon after that terrorists Ali Kalora and Jaka Ramadan entered…
Thursday, 03 December 2020 20:09
Turkey: Kurdish region injustice continues
The police forces in Turkey’s Kurdish region resemble occupying armies. Government-appointed mayors, police brutality and armies of imams have altered society’s fabric. Allegations against Special Forces of rape and sexual harassment are ignored. If such accusations…
Thursday, 03 December 2020 20:05
US election 2020: Trump challenge
Electors from each state meet on 14 December to nominate the next president formally, but Trump wants to overturn the result, and challenges the Pennsylvania result. His legal team claims voters in Democrat-leaning areas were given…
Thursday, 03 December 2020 20:02
India: fighting malaria
India has made ’impressive gains’ in its fight against malaria. The number of cases and deaths caused by the mosquito-borne disease has seen a marked drop, according to the WHO. From nearly 20 million cases in…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:11
Peru: seven days of upheaval
A lot can happen in seven days. A president was ousted. An interim president resigned. A new president was sworn in. The nation is in political upheaval, with Peruvians in protests marked by accusations of police…