Avatar5thflipped into Inflection Point: Tyranny or FreedomIran BBC appeals to UN over Iran's harassment of Persian service staff bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe BBC has complained to the UN about Iran's harassment of staff at the BBC Persian service. It says Iranian intelligence agents have threatened to kidnap London staff and take them to Iran. This is the...
Avatar5thflipped into US PoliticsMike Lindell Defendants in Dominion defamation lawsuit over election fraud claims invoke free speech rightsverified_publisher USA TODAY - Kristine PhillipsWASHINGTON – Defendants facing defamation lawsuits brought by Dominion Voting Systems argued that the First Amendment protects them from being sued over claims they made about the 2020 presidential election...
Avatar5thflipped into Pax Europa?Natural Disasters Czech Republic: Powerful tornado sweeps through villages bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA powerful tornado has swept through several villages in the south-eastern Czech Republic, injuring 150 people and causing major damage, local media say. Thursday's storm blew off roofs from a number buildings...
Avatar5thflipped into US PoliticsElection Meddling Rudy Giuliani suspended from practicing law in New Yorkverified_publisher Axios - Zachary Basu Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practicing law in the state of New York due to his false statements about the 2020 election, according to a …
Avatar5thflipped into Inflection Point: Tyranny or FreedomU.S. Politics Capitol riot: Democrats set up committee to probe 6 January attack bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsDemocratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the creation of a committee to investigate the Capitol Hill riot in January this year. Mrs Pelosi said the Democratic-led committee would aim to "establish...
Avatar5thflipped into Inflection Point: Tyranny or FreedomCanada Canada: 751 unmarked graves found at residential school bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsAn indigenous nation in Canada says it has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan. The Cowessess First Nation said the discovery was "the most significantly...
Avatar5thflipped into US PoliticsSouth Florida Miami building collapse leaves 99 people unaccounted for bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsAt least one person has died and dozens are missing after the collapse of a 12-storey residential building north of Miami, Florida, officials say. The number of people who have been located now stands...
Avatar5thflipped into Inflection Point: Tyranny or FreedomHong Kong 'Goodbye Apple Daily': Tears in paper's final hour bbc.co.ukHours after Hong Kong's pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily announced its imminent closure, hundreds of supporters gathered at the paper's headquarters for a final goodbye. They brought gifts, tied ribbons...
Avatar5thflipped into Global BritainScotland 'This is where my baby was taken from me' bbc.co.ukTens of thousands of women in Scotland were forced to give up their babies for adoption in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Now they want a formal apology from the government. Duncan Kennedy spoke to Elspeth Ross...
Avatar5thflipped into Alt-Ri(diculous)? West Africa Where kidnappers demand millions for a child's life bbc.co.ukKidnappers have seized more than 1,000 students and staff from schools in a series of raids across northern Nigeria since December. The wave of abductions has devastating consequences for the country,...
Avatar5thflipped into Inflection Point: Tyranny or FreedomMining Illegal gold miners stalk Amazon as authorities look away bbc.co.uk - By Hugo BachegaAt around midday on 11 May, Dario Kopenawa, an indigenous leader, received a desperate phone call from a remote village in the Brazilian Amazon. Palimiú has a population of about 1,000, who live in large...
Avatar5thflipped into Pax Europa?Delta Covid-19 Variant Covid-19: Europe braces for surge in Delta variant bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that Europe is "on thin ice" as the Delta variant of Covid spreads on the continent. Her warning came as EU health officials said the variant would account for...
