Women working at Australia’s research camps in Antarctica have endured widespread sexual harassment, a report has found. It described evidence of uninvited touching, requests for sex, and a predatory culture…
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Afghanistan: A suicide bomber kills teenagers sitting for a practice exam
A suicide attack at a tuition centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 19 people, most of them female students, police and witnesses say. Nearly 30 others…
USA: Hurricane Ian- a menace and Florida counts cost
The damage left behind in Hurricane Ian’s wake is obvious: the boats piled up in the streets in Fort Myers, the pier ripped in half in Naples. What authorities in…
USA: Trevor Noah to step down as host of The Daily Show
Comedian Trevor Noah has announced he is standing down as host of The Daily Show. Noah said he was “filled with gratitude for the journey” but that there was “another…
Morocco: Quest for Adidas to change Algerian jersey design
Morocco’s culture ministry has accused Adidas of appropriating Moroccan culture in its new jerseys for Algeria’s football team. Adidas said the design was inspired by the Mechouar Palace in Algeria.…
South Africa: White Supremacist jailed for planning genocide of black South Africans
A white supremacist who was plotting the genocide of black South Africans and a coup in the country has been jailed for life. Harry Knoesen, 64, was the leader of…
Finland: Border closed to Russian tourists
Finland is closing its border to Russian tourists from Friday – the last of Moscow’s EU neighbours to do so. Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all closed their borders to…
Australia: The most-polluting coal plant to shut down
Australia’s dirtiest power plant – responsible for more than 3% of the country’s emissions – will shut a decade earlier than planned. The coal-fired Loy Yang A power station in…
West Bank: Four Palestinians killed during Israeli raid
Four Palestinians have been killed and 44 wounded during a raid by Israeli forces in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials say. One of the dead was…
Iraq: Thirteen killed as Iran attacks Kurdish groups blamed for protests
Thirteen people have been killed in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, officials say, as Iran launched missiles and armed drones at what it said were bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups. A…