Author: News Desk

United States: The United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) have condemned Twitter’s decision to suspend several journalists covering the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk. Journalists from major news companies such as the New York Times, CNN, and the Washington Post were among those whose accounts were locked. The UN posted in Twitter that media freedom is “not a toy” while the EU threatened the company with sanctions. Ms. Melissa Fleming, the UN’s under secretary general for global communications, stated that she was “deeply disturbed” by reports that journalists were being “arbitrarily” suspended from the…

Portugal: Fernando Santos quit as the team’s head coach after Portugal’s World Cup elimination. It comes after Portugal’s shocking 1-0 loss to Morocco in the Qatar Cup quarterfinal. Santos has led Portugal to victory at Euro 2016 and the first Nations League in 2018–19. It paid off in the round of 16, as Goncalo Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo’s replacement, scored Hat-trick in a 6-1 victory over Switzerland. Ronaldo came on as a substitute in the quarter-final match against Morocco but could not prevent their win. Santos was constantly criticised for benching him. Ronaldo, a former Manchester United forward, denied a report…

New Zealand: The New Zealand Prime Minister Ms. Jacinda Ardern has announced the auctioning off of an official signed copy of the transcript of the Prime Minister calling a political opponent an “arrogant prick” to raise money for a prostate cancer charity. Bidding for a framed copy of the document, signed by the Prime Minister and the political rival Mr. David Seymour, leader of the libertarian right Act party, had reached $29,000 in an online auction. The Prime Minister’s candid comment, “he’s such an arrogant prick,” was caught on a hot mic during parliamentary question time. Mr. Seymour demanded the…

Africa: US President Mr. Joe Biden promised an additional $2.5 billion in humanitarian assistance to address acute food insecurity in Africa. “Assistance is going to help ensure that children and families don’t have to go to bed hungry and we’re not stopping their food security is essential to the foundation for broader peace and prosperity,” the US leader remarked at the closing session of the US-Africa Summit in Washington. Mr. Biden emphasized that new aid would build upon over $11 billion in US humanitarian and food security assistance provided to Africa this year. A new strategic alliance on food security…

Massachusetts: Harvard University has announced that Ms. Claudine Gay will become the 30th president of the University, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school. Ms. Gay, who is currently a democracy scholar and a dean at the university, will replace Mr. Lawrence Bacow to become the new president. She is a terrific academic leader with a keen mind, great leadership and communication skills, excellent judgment, and a basic decency and kindness that will serve Harvard well. Mr. Bacow remarked. Ms. Gay joined Harvard in 2006 as a professor of government as…

California, US: More than a dozen journalists’ Twitter accounts were suspended for writing about the company and its new owner Mr. Elon Musk. A few of the journalists had been tweeting over the closure of the @ElonJet account on Twitter, which tracked the private jet flights of the billionaire, as well as accounts that were similar to it that were active on other social media platforms. The suspension of the reporters’ accounts was not explained by Twitter. “Nothing says free speech like suspending journalists who cover you,” Ms. Sarah Reese Jones, a journalist, tweeted in response to posts about the…

Sydney, Australia: Toxic spinach has resulted in urgent medical attention in Australia after people who consumed it suffered severe sickness and hallucinations. Nine people from Sydney have sought medical care after eating the Riviera Farms baby spinach from Costco. According to the health authorities, the symptoms in these cases include delirium, spiked heart rates and blurred vision. As soon as we were advised of the possible weed contamination from one of our customers, we immediately advised them to remove our impacted spinach from their shelves, and contacted state health and federal food authorities. the Riviera Farms stated. The brand added…

New York, United States: The United States pushed the removal of Iran from the United Nations’ women’s rights body as the Iranian government continues to repress protests all around the country. The US-drafted resolution to exclude Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women was approved by the 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The resolution claims Iran of routinely violating the rights of women. The vote passed 29-8, with 16 abstentions, and applies to the remainder of the body’s current term, from 2022 through 2026, as per the reports. “UN Member States just voted to remove Iran…

Ukraine: The Ukraine President Mr. Volodymyr Zelensky, recently suggested that Russian athletes should face “complete isolation” and not be permitted back to the Olympic Games in 2024. Mr. Zelensky told International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Mr. Thomas Bach regarding his opposition to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s plans to permit athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete at the 2024 Paris Games as long as they do not represent their nations by flying their flags or colours. According to US sources, there was “unanimous interest” among delegates to an IOC summit to come up with a pathway that would…

United States: The famous dancing DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, passed away at the age of 40. Stephen’s wife Allison Holker Boss confirmed his death saying “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us.” https://twitter.com/TheEllenShow/status/1603083354173079553?s=20&t=wT19wnZ2Q_9vR_XUQLGOCQ “Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans,” Holker Boss added. The message didn’t…