Monthly Archives: December 2021
Crystal Palace player Zaha critical of Instagram over racism
Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha has called on Instagram to take racism more seriously after being targeted with abuse after scoring in a 2-0 win at Manchester City on Saturday
US, EU say deal on tariffs a sign of rebuilt relationship
The U.S. and European Union are celebrating a new agreement settling their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs Original Article
Man dies in Spain after being gored during a bull run
A 55-year-old man in eastern Spain has bled to death after being gored in the leg by a bull during a festival in which the animals are released into the streets Original Article
Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young
Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel-winning author, sees his country’s many problems — misgoverning politicians, systemic corruption, violent extremists, and kidnapping bandits — yet he does not despair Original Article
Calls mounting for removing Lebanon minister over Gulf row
Pressure is mounting on Lebanese leaders to remove a Cabinet minister whose comments on the war in Yemen sparked a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia Original Article
UK-France fish spat deepens despite Macron-Johnson meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have met privately to try to resolve an escalating dispute over fishing in the English Channel Original Article
Pakistan, Islamists reach agreement to end violent rally
Pakistan’s government and an outlawed radical Islamist party have reached an agreement to end a 10-day long — at times deadly violent — rally calling for the closure of France’s embassy and the release of the party’s leader Original Article
At Rome summit, Biden seeks fixes for supply chain kinks
President Joe Biden plans to talk with fellow world leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Rome about relieving supply chain bottlenecks Original Article
Man with knife stabs at least 10 on Tokyo train, starts fire
Police in Japan say a man brandishing a knife on a Tokyo commuter train has stabbed several passengers before setting a fire Original Article
G20 make commitments on climate neutrality, coal financing
Leaders of the world’s biggest economies have made a compromise commitment to reach carbon neutrality “by or around mid-century” as they wrapped up a two-day summit that was laying the groundwork for the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland Original Article