Headlines- A bill amending a 2021 law that targeted the LGBTQ+ community and was passed by nationalist former leader Viktor Orban was approved by Hungary's parliament on Tuesday.
- The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
- Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
- Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
- In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
- According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
- An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.
Month: January 2022
Mass Gatherings Could Turn into ...
As a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the country, curbs have been imposed in Indian cities. However, health experts are warning that large gatherings, such as religious festivals in North India, might become superspreader events in the world’s second-worst affected country
Jewish And Arab Women’s Olive Oil...
A group of Arab and Jewish women in Israel’s Galilee collaborate to make and sell fair trade olive oil. They claim to be working from the ground up to bring about change, with all profits going to promote Arab women’s education and economic opportunity
Renewable Energy Bitcoin Mining
The Digital currency bitcoin production necessitates a large amount of energy.One group that is attempting to do it in a sustainable manner by mining bitcoin using renewable energy
Five Women From Uyghur Family Sentenced...
A court in Xinjiang sentenced five Muslim Uyghur women from one family to lengthy jail terms for “illegal” religious activities, according to a copy of the 2019 verdict recently obtained by RFA
UN General Assembly Hears the Secretary-General’s...
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, briefs the General Assembly on his priorities for 2022 and presents his report on the Organization’s activities
Ethnic Germans in Russia Are Still...
During World War II, their parents and grandparents were deported from the Soviet Union and resettled in rural districts of Russia because Soviet officials viewed them as potential traitors. They wish to return to the places where their families were exiled as retirees
United States:One Year After Joe Biden’s...
A year just after President Biden was sworn in, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about the state of press freedom in the United States, and calls on the White House and the 117th Congress to redouble their efforts. efforts to guarantee the safety of journalists and the protection of press freedom inside and outside the country’s borders
Schools in Uganda Reopened Last Month,...
After a two-year closure due to the coronavirus outbreak, Ugandan schools returned last month. While the majority of students have returned, many others have not, due to poverty and the need to support their family
Interview: ‘It’s a Miracle That She...
Mihrigul Tursun, 31, has spoken publicly about the violence and torture she and other Uyghurs suffered while interned in China’s vast network of “re-education” camps in the country’s far-western Xinjiang region
Global High-Level Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (right) speaks at a high-level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Process in New York