Author: News Desk

United Kingdom: Prime Minister Mr. Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK government intends to amend the law to give police more authority to control protests following demonstrations with people blocking roads or marching slowly. In recent years, the country has witnessed several protests that have shut down large parts of central London and blocked traffic on key highways, urging the police to have more power to stop the disturbance. The government passed legislation to address the issue in 2022, but is planning to go further with a new set of laws known as the Public Order Bill. The bill…

Davos, Switzerland: The “Survival of the Richest” report published by Oxfam International has stated that the richest 1 percent bagged nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world population put together since 2020. In the annual inequality report released during the World Economic Forum annual meeting, Oxfam further stated that billionaire fortunes are increasing by $2.7 billion a day even as at least 1.7 billion workers now live in countries where inflation is outpacing wages. While ordinary people are making daily sacrifices on essentials like food, the super-rich have outdone even their wildest dreams. Just two years…

United States: R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States was named the 71st Miss Universe. Amanda Dudamel from Venezuela and Andrena Martnez from the Dominican Republic lost out to Gabriel, who last year made history by becoming the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA. The pageant was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, with 84 women from around the world competing for the crown. When Gabriel entered the Top 5, she was asked, “Miss Universe recently made an inclusive change allowing mothers and married women to compete this year. What’s another change you’d like to see and why?” https://twitter.com/MissUniverse/status/1614472872382304256?s=20&t=Zf6-HzE-bzNxNSLMeLRokA In her response,…

Nepal: A plane carrying 72 people crashed in Nepal, killing at least 40 people. Rescuers and crowds gathered around the aircraft wreckage as thick black smoke billowed from the crash site. In social media footage, the plane flew low before beginning to spin. A spokesman for the airline cited that, it was carrying four crew members and 68 passengers, including two infants. According to a spokesman for the Nepal aviation authority, at least 40 bodies have been removed from the accident site near Pokhara International Airport. “We expect to recover more bodies, The plane has broken into pieces.” army spokesperson…

Israel: Over 80,000 Israelis have protested in Tel Aviv against the new right-wing coalition government’s plans to restructure the judiciary. The reforms would make it easier for parliament to overturn Supreme Court rulings, among other things. The protest is the biggest since Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government took power in late December 2022 in Israel, a country of just over nine million. “The situation is worrying and scary,” stated 22-year-old protester Ms. Aya Tal, who works in the high-tech industry. Other rallies were held in Jerusalem, outside the prime minister’s and the president’s residences, and in the northern city of…

Tanzania: The opposition leader and former presidential candidate of Tanzania, Mr. Tundu Lissu, has stated that he will return home soon from exile in Europe to “write a new chapter” after the government’s decision to lift a ban on political rallies. Recently, President Ms. Samia Suluhu Hassan lifted the six-and-a-half-year ban on political rallies as part of her reconciliation strategy after taking over the presidency following the death of her predecessor, Mr. John Magufuli. The ban, imposed by Magufuli in 2016, allowed elected politicians to conduct rallies in their constituencies but barred other political rallies and protests. “With the lifting…

Brazil: The Supreme Court of Brazil has announced that the country’s former President Mr. Jair Bolsonaro will be investigated as part of an inquiry into the alleged attempt to topple the new government. The ex-president will have to face an investigation for allegedly encouraging anti-democratic protests that ended in the storming of government buildings by his supporters in the capital, Brasilia. In the wake of those attacks in Brasilia, Mr. Bolsonaro shared a video on social media that used false information to question the victory of leftist politician, Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. According to the statement from the…

Duabi, UAE: The second edition of the World Police Summit (WPS), hosted by Dubai Police, will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE, from March 7 to 9, 2023. The WPS is expected to feature multiple conferences and a comprehensive international exhibition that displays ground-breaking technologies as well as discuss the crucial challenges faced by the police forces and the latest technological advancements in the field. The conference will bring together experts from around the world and channel insights from more than 230 leading speakers. The three-day summit of 2023 will host six conferences covering the most innovative…

Unites States: A new study has found that the irresistible melt-in-the-mouth sensation of chocolate comes down to the way it lubricates the tongue and that the process focuses on texture rather than taste. The findings are published in the journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. The study investigated the physical process by which a solid square of chocolate morphs into a smooth emulsion and found that chocolate releases a fatty film that coats the tongue, giving a smooth sensation for the entire time it is in the mouth. Dr. Siavash Soltanahmadi, researcher at the University of Leeds, led the research…

Africa: Five United Nations (UN) agencies demanded immediate action to protect millions of malnourished children in the 15 nations most seriously affected by the unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. Acute malnutrition, also known as wasting, affects more than 30 million children under the age of five. This condition is a result of conflict, climate shocks, persisting COVID-19 pandemic effects, and rising living expenses. Children with the condition have weakened immune systems and are at higher risk of dying from common childhood diseases. Eight million are severely wasted the deadliest form of undernutrition – meaning they are 12 times more likely…