Viktor Orban has accused foreign powers of backing the left-wing bloc that will seek to replace him after a decade in power. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused Brussels and Washington of trying to meddle in Hungarian politics in advance of a parliamentary election in April next year. Orban told …
Read More »2023: Okowa advises Delta Central to remain united
Okowa gave the advice while addressing PDP faithful at a “Mega Rally” organised by leadership of the party in Delta Central to welcome returnees and decampees at Sapele Stadium. The decampees from All Progressive Party (APC) led by a former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Chief Monday Igbuya, …
Read More »In India, Facebook Grapples With an Amplified Version of Its Problems
On Feb. 4, 2019, a Facebook researcher created a new user account to see what it was like to experience the social media site as a person living in Kerala, India. For the next three weeks, the account operated by a simple rule: Follow all the recommendations generated by Facebook’s …
Read More »Royal Caribbean announces nine-month world cruise
(CNN) — It would’ve been unthinkable 12 months ago as the cruise industry reeled from the effects of Covid, but one operator is now offering an epic new voyage that will last nine months and take travelers to more than 150 destinations. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Serenade of the Seas …
Read More »From the Field: Costa Rica points the way to a sustainable world
UNDP/Giancarlo Pucci Costa Rica’s tropical rainforests can be found in the southwest of the country as well as in the Atlantic lowlands. Saturday, October 23, 2021 UN News Costa Rica is one of the winners of the inaugural UN-backed Earthshot Prize, in recognition of the Central American country’s efforts to …
Read More »NDLEA decorates 68 promoted officers in Imo
NDLEA Commander in Imo, Mr Nse Inam, an Assistant Commander-General of Narcotics, decorated the officers at a brief ceremony in Owerri on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two officers were promoted from the rank of Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN) to Commander of Narcotics (CN) while …
Read More »Cambodia’s democratic dream in shreds 30 years after Paris accord
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – As a teenager, Prum Chantha was optimistic about Cambodia’s democratic future. It was 1991 and the Paris Peace Agreement, bringing years of conflict following the brutal rule of the Maoist-inspired Khmer Rouge to an end, had just been signed. Cambodians were looking forward to choosing their …
Read More »Amanda Knox Was Exonerated. That Doesn’t Mean She’s Free.
“That’s the sort of trap I’m in, where I’m constantly having to be in conversation with something that I would rather not,” Ms. Knox said. “I’m constantly told that I should just disappear.” The Making of a Caricature What happened that night in Perugia may be debated forever. But there …
Read More »Explosion at Russian gunpowder workshop kills 17 — report
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation said a criminal investigation had been launched into the blast. According to Reuters, an entire shift of workers was at the site when the brick building was ripped apart. Emergency services were alerted at 8:22 a.m. Moscow time to a fire at the …
Read More »Big Brother is Watching You– as Electronic Surveillance Dominates Lives
Credit: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, October 22, 2021 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 22 (IPS) – The British novelist George Orwell’s “1984” characterized a dystopian society where people were restricted from independent thought and were victims of constant surveillance. Published in …
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