Category: World
‘The answer cannot be nothing’: The battle over Canada’s mystery brain disease
A small Canadian province feared it had a mystery neurological illness on its hands. The search for answers set off a battle for the truth. [...]
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies aged 78
Weir was a fixture in the psychedelic rock group and its various spin-offs over 60 years. [...]
Dozens arrested and one police officer injured in Minneapolis protests
Days after the death of Renee Good, protests continue in Minneapolis and cities across the US. [...]
US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, officials say
US President Donald Trump ordered the "large-scale strikes" on Saturday, US Central Command announced. [...]
Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisyThe attack [...]
Nicaraguan authorities arrests dozens for reportedly supporting Maduro capture
Human rights groups say ‘at least 60 arbitrary arrests’ have occurred for celebrating the US military operationAuthorities in Nicaragua have arrested [...]
Night of Swiss ski bar fire ‘apocalyptic’, woman tells Crans-Montana memorial
A woman named Marie who was in a bar opposite Le Constellation helped the injured as they ran from the flames. [...]
Musk says X outcry is ‘excuse for censorship’
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X. [...]
Rescuers race to find dozens missing after deadly landfill collapse in Philippines
The landslide happened when a mountain of rubbish collapsed at a landfill site in the central Philippines. [...]
Swiss search souls and question government after ski resort fire
The New Year's Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana killed 40 people and injured 116. [...]