September 29, 2024

Georgia’s NGOs fear impact of ‘foreign influence law’

In May, the Georgian parliament passed a "foreign influence law" that sparked mass protests. It requires media and nonprofits to declare themselves as "pursuing the interests of a foreign power" if they…

5 months ago

World

Peruvian city of Iquitos, a hotbed for wildlife trafficking in Amazon

Iquitos is a city of over 400,000 inhabitants located at the heart of the Peruvian Amazon and accessible only by boat or plane. In recent years, it has become a hotbed of…

5 months ago

World

Content moderators receive little support

Content moderators remove disturbing videos and images from social media feeds daily. They live alone with the psychological consequences. In Kenya, content moderators are fighting together for better working conditions.…

5 months ago

Africa

Enactment of Ghana anti-LGBTQ law looms

Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo says he won't sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law until the Supreme Court has ruled on whether it is constitutional. The bill passed parliament unanimously but has…

5 months ago

Africa

From flop to cultural icon: ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ turns 30

Lebanese daily L'Orient-Le Jour says the situation is already "a full-blown war". In Italy, the trial begins over the death of Giulia Cecchettin, a woman stabbed to death by her ex-partner last…

5 months ago

Entertainment

California sues ExxonMobil for misleading public on plastic recycling

In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, the US state of California has sued ExxonMobil for fraud over plastic recycling. The state's attorney general accuses the oil giant of deceiving the public for decades by…

5 months ago

Business

How lower oil prices may impact Nigeria’s economy

Brent crude is extending a rebound after a recent losing streak recorded this week. Focus remains on the impact of Hurricane Francine on U.S. output, heightened tensions in the middle east and…

5 months ago

Business

What’s behind the reawakened interest in the moon?

There's been a fresh burst of interest in the moon, with three lunar missions launched in the summer of 2023 alone. Though the Russian Luna 25 mission failed, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander succeeded.…

5 months ago

Science & Tech

Treasures at the National Auto Museum in Hessen

The private Loh Collection is now open to the public as the National Auto Museum in Hessen. It houses some of the rarest cars ever - from Michael Schumacher's 2000 F1 title-winning…

5 months ago

Science & Tech

‘Maduro is weaker and weaker,’ says Venezuelan opposition leader

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was supposed to run as the opposition's candidate for president in the July 28 election, before she was barred from doing so. Instead, veteran diplomat…

5 months ago

World

September 29, 2024

Georgia’s NGOs fear impact of ‘foreign influence law’

Peruvian city of Iquitos, a hotbed for wildlife trafficking in Amazon

Content moderators receive little support

Enactment of Ghana anti-LGBTQ law looms

From flop to cultural icon: ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ turns 30

California sues ExxonMobil for misleading public on plastic recycling

How lower oil prices may impact Nigeria’s economy

What’s behind the reawakened interest in the moon?

Treasures at the National Auto Museum in Hessen

‘Maduro is weaker and weaker,’ says Venezuelan opposition leader

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