Many Afghans residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have protested since being evacuated from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover in August 2021. They are calling for the expediting of what they perceive to be a long resettlement procedure. According to Reuters, which cited two Afghan residents there, the Afghan protestors on Monday and Tuesday hoisted […]
Day: August 24, 2022
Angola General Election: Dominant MPLA faces UNITA as tough challenge
Agolans started casting ballots on Wednesday in the democratic history of the oil-rich country, with incumbent president Joao Lourenco. The president is squaring up against charismatic opposition leader Adalberto Costa Junior. The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party, which has held power for nearly five decades in the oil-rich nation, is […]
Anti Terrorism Charges: Imran Khan’s decision to appear in ATC
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has decided to appear before an anti-terrorism (ATC) court in order to have an extension in his bail. As he has been charged under ATA for speaking against a police and judiciary. The decision has been made by the chairman of PTI and former Prime Minister Imran Khan himself. […]
Turkish scientist makes advance against brain cancer
A unique chemical has recently been shown to be effective in treating brain tumors, according to a Nobel Prize-winning Turkish chemist. The EdU molecule has been one of the most commonly utilized molecules in molecular biology since 2008, according to Aziz Sancar, whose study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]
TikTok influencers boycott Amazon in activism push for workers’ rights
TikTok celebrities with more than 51 million followers have announced they will not work with Amazon until the e-commerce company makes important concessions to workers and stops anti-union measures. An advocacy organization calling itself Gen-Z for Change said it organized a “People Over Prime Pledge” from more than 70 popular TikTok artists to show sympathy […]