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Sri Lanka is ‘bankrupt,’ Prime Minister says
World
July 9, 2022
Sri Lanka is ‘bankrupt,’ Prime Minister says
Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) – Sri Lanka is “bankrupt,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Tuesday, as the country suffers its…
Activists glue themselves to copy of Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper,’ adding to string of similar protests
Culture
July 6, 2022
Activists glue themselves to copy of Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper,’ adding to string of similar protests
A group of climate activists who have disrupted major galleries this week to send a message to the UK government…
Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in unrest
World
July 5, 2022
Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in unrest
Eighteen people were killed and 243 wounded during unrest in Uzbekistan’s autonomous province of Karakalpakstan last week, Uzbek authorities said…
Indonesia passes contentious law to create more provinces in Papua
World
July 3, 2022
Indonesia passes contentious law to create more provinces in Papua
Indonesia’s parliament passed legislation on Thursday to create three new provinces in its underdeveloped region of Papua, a move critics…
Protesters storm Libya’s eastern parliament building in Tobruk, local media reports
Middle East
July 2, 2022
Protesters storm Libya’s eastern parliament building in Tobruk, local media reports
(CNN) – Hundreds of people stormed Libya’s eastern parliament building in the port city of Tobruk on Friday, according to…
Four dead in Ecuador’s anti-government protests
World
June 26, 2022
Four dead in Ecuador’s anti-government protests
(CNN) – At least four people have died amid ongoing protests against the government of Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, according…
Student-led March for Our Lives rally pushes for action on gun violence
World
June 12, 2022
Student-led March for Our Lives rally pushes for action on gun violence
Washington (CNN) – March for Our Lives, the student-led movement focused on gun violence prevention, returned to Washington Saturday with…
Myanmar junta says democracy activists’ death sentences upheld, paving way for first executions in decades
World
June 4, 2022
Myanmar junta says democracy activists’ death sentences upheld, paving way for first executions in decades
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government said on Friday that appeals by two prominent democracy activists against their death sentences had…
One killed in first major protest under Guinea junta
World
June 4, 2022
One killed in first major protest under Guinea junta
Conakry, Guinea (Reuters) – One person was killed in Guinea’s capital late on Wednesday during protests over fuel price hikes,…
“We will stop you!”: Singing climate protesters disrupt Shell shareholder meeting
World
May 25, 2022
“We will stop you!”: Singing climate protesters disrupt Shell shareholder meeting
London – Shell’s annual shareholder meeting was temporarily suspended on Tuesday after dozens of climate protesters caused disruption, chanting slogans…