Donald Trump suspended from Facebook indefinitely, says Mark Zuckerberg
Donald Trump will be suspended from Facebook and Instagram indefinitely and at least until the end of his time in office, Mark Zuckerberg has said, as a consequence of his support for the rioters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday.
The US president was initially suspended from the social network for just 24 … Read the rest
These Are All Of Queen Elizabeth’s Homes
In true royal fashion, Queen Elizabeth II has a home for just about every occasion (Balmoral for the summer, Sandringham for Christmas…). Some of these properties come with the title, while others came from inheritance. Here, take a look at the Queen’s six royal and private dwellings.
“This Is How Black People Get Killed”: Dr. Susan Moore Dies of COVID After Decrying Racist Care
As the United States reports record deaths and hospitalizations from COVID-19 in the final days of 2020, we look at how the pandemic that ravaged the country this year has shone a stark new light on racism in medical care. In a viral video recorded by Black physician Dr. Susan Moore, she describes racist … Read the rest
Why the World Needs a People’s Vaccine
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has infected tens of millions of people and killed more than a million people.
After months of uncertainty, however, the end of 2020 finally brought some encouraging news: multiple vaccines had been successfully tested and were being rushed to market. Yet although the creation of an effective vaccine is essential … Read the rest
How the US government hack happened, and what it means, explained by an expert
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation’s cybersecurity agency warned of a “grave” risk to government and private networks.
The hack compromised federal agencies and “critical infrastructure” in a … Read the rest
Woman enslaved as a maid for nearly 40 years freed
A Brazilian woman enslaved as a maid from the age of eight for almost four decades and forced into marriage has been rescued in a rare crackdown on domestic slavery, officials said.
The 46-year-old was found living in a small room in an apartment in Patos de Minas, in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais.
The birth of the Web
The World Wide Web was invented by British scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 while working at CERN. Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around … Read the rest
Trump Administration Proposes Expanding Extinction Plan: Regulations Will Weaken Endangered Species Act and Worsen Biodiversity Crisis
The Trump Administration announced a new change that would continue the dismantling of the Endangered Species Act, the nation’s most effective law for protecting imperiled wildlife from extinction. The move comes after the Trump Administration finalized a first round of changes in 2019 that weakened the Endangered Species Act at a time of unprecedented global … Read the rest
Remembering Mohamed Bouazizi: The man who sparked the Arab Spring
It is 9pm and Ali, who is now 48 years old, has just returned home from work in his mini-market in Sidi Bouzid, a small town in the centre of Tunisia.
Ali Bouazizi at his supermarket, Al-Jasmin, in the centre of Sidi Bouzid [Thessa Lageman/Al Jazeera]He used to see his cousin, Mohamed, almost daily, … Read the rest