The two-week-long anti-quota protests in Bangladesh have turned violent after groups linked to the ruling party attacked student protesters in the capital, Dhaka. More than 400 people were injured on Monday and Tuesday during attacks on protesters who are against the government job quota system amid rising unemployment in the…
Tampons, which are used by millions of women, may carry “alarming” amounts of toxic metals including lead, arsenic and cadmium, a study by academics in the United States has warned. The findings by a team of researchers led by Jenni A Shearston at the University of California at Berkeley (UC…
While some countries in the world are considering a switch to a four-day working week, Greece is swinging in the opposite direction. Its government is implementing a new six-day work schedule which falls under an employment law titled Law 5053/2023. The law is voluntary for companies to adopt, and the…
As elections in the United States draw closer, polls indicate that former President and convicted felon Donald Trump could be back in the Oval Office by early 2025. For an indication of what a second Trump administration might look like, look no further than Project 2025, a transition plan spearheaded…
EXPLAINER Russia and India have a long history of collaborating on defence. What weapons have they traded before, and what will they discuss this time? India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is making his first visit to Russia since the invasion of Ukraine to discuss issues that include defence and weapons…
Calls are mounting for US President Joe Biden to step aside as the Democratic Party candidate, following his poor performance in a presidential debate against Republican candidate Donald Trump. The 81-year-old president’s faltering presentation during the June 27 debate has sparked questions and doubts about his ability to lead for…
Los Angeles has joined a growing list of United States school districts, states and cities restricting the use of smartphones in public schools amid a debate over the effects of social media and technology on children and young people. Last month, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board, which is…
Britons have handed Keir Starmer’s Labour Party nearly two-thirds of the seats in the UK Parliament’s 650-seat House of Commons in what has been described as an “historic” general election following 14 years of rule by the Conservative Party. Here are some key takeaways from the results of Thursday’s election….
EXPLAINER At least 120 people died in a crowd crush during a religious gathering with Hindu guru Bhole Baba. At least 121 people, the vast majority of them women, have died in a crowd crush on Tuesday in India’s Hathras district, at a religious gathering for the Hindu guru, Bhole…
Since UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a surprise snap general election in a rain-soaked announcement outside 10 Downing Street in late May, the election campaign, which has been littered with political scandals and gaffes, has played out at breakneck speed. Political analysts and polls suggest a historic election with the…
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