2 min readNigeria: Buhari sees threats to West African currency planThe Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that West Africa’s plan to adopt a common currency was being put at risk by...
2 min readBritain's economic sector lacks diversity to hire women to top jobsBritain’s finance ministry yesterday declared that he wants more ambitious diversity targets at financial firms as the pace of hiring...
2 min readPakistan: 'scourge of racism' targeted by first lawmaker from the Sheedi minorityPakistan’s first lawmaker from the Sheedi minority is on a humanitarian mission to fight centuries-old discrimination against her...
2 min readToppling of statues in the West prompts reflection in Russia and Ukraine over Soviet monumentsThe targeting of colonial-era monuments in some Western nations has prompted activists in Russia and Ukraine to reflect on how their own...
2 min readIndonesia: Dedicated teacher rethinks remote learning for offline pupilsWhen the coronavirus pandemic forced his school on Indonesia’s Java island to shut, teacher Henrikus Suroto knew he could not rely on...
2 min readPalestinian painter channels the horrors of Israeli annexationAmid the barren hills of the Jordan Valley, Palestinian artist Khadeeja Bisharat paints scenes of bulldozers and demolitions, a...
1 min readRare annular eclipse creates 'ring of fire' in sky on summer solsticeA "ring of fire" or annular eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
2 min readFormer South African president De Klerk withdraws from U.S. rights talkHis participation unleashed a barrage of criticism from South African opposition parties and activists