In the early hours of 4 June 1989, Li Rui, a veteran of the Chinese Communist party (CCP), was standing on the balcony of his
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Elon Musk says X will pull operations from Brazil after ‘censorship orders’
Elon Musk announced on Saturday that the social media platform X would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship
Hurricane Ernesto pummels Bermuda with 35ft waves and high winds
Hurricane Ernesto walloped Bermuda with winds reaching 85mph (137km/h) and waves exceeding 35ft (10.5 metres) offshore from the small British territory in the Atlantic Ocean,
Failure to deal with mpox outbreak ‘is risk not just to Africa but whole world’
A failure to show solidarity with African countries at the heart of the mpox outbreak will put the world at risk and harm preparations for
Hurricane Ernesto bears down on Bermuda amid deadly flood warnings
Hurricane Ernesto bore down on Bermuda on Friday as a category 2 storm, threatening the British island territory with strong winds, a dangerous storm surge
Lula criticizes Maduro’s ‘authoritarian’ regime amid Venezuela election dispute
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said Venezuela is living under “a very unpleasant regime” with an “authoritarian slant”, as the political
Mpox screening stepped up globally as more cases emerge outside Africa
Surveillance efforts against mpox are being ramped up globally, as trials for a new treatment showed disappointing results against the variant driving the current outbreak.
Global health charities warn of ‘huge and terrible’ threat to abortion rights if Trump returns
Providers of women’s healthcare around the world are preparing for potentially disastrous consequences should Donald Trump win the US presidential election in November. Policies pursued
Inquiry into Mexico’s ‘dirty war’ obstructed by military and other agencies, board says
An independent commission charged by Mexico’s president with documenting human rights atrocities committed by the state has accused the country’s military and other government agencies
Prince Harry hits out at spread of disinformation via AI and social media
The Duke of Sussex has hit out at online disinformation during a four-day visit to Colombia, warning: “What happens online within a matter of minutes