Biden to host music legend Elton John at White House in ‘Night When Hope and History Rhyme’ concert
The White House will become a concert venue Friday evening when Elton John performs. The event is called “A Night When Hope and History Rhyme,” a reference to a poem by Seamus Heaney that President Joe Biden often quotes. The concert comes just a few days after Sir Elton John...
Ukraine invasion: No soft decision as US company Pepsi stops soda production in Russia
PepsiCo Inc has stopped making Pepsi, 7UP and Mountain Dew in Russia nearly six months after the US company said it would suspend sales and production after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Pepsi’s announcement came after reporters visited dozens of supermarkets, retailers and gyms in Moscow...
Equatorial Guinea latest African country to ban death penalty after pressure from civil society
Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty, state television announced on Monday citing a new law signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. The president’s son who serves as one of the country’s vice-presidents lauded the move he called “historic” on Twitter. The last official execution in the small country...
Engineers get closer to building surgical robots that can independently operate on patients
In 2004, the United States’ Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) dangled a $1 million prize for any group that could design an autonomous car that could drive itself through 142 miles of rough terrain from Barstow, California, to Primm, Nevada. Thirteen years later, the Department of Defence announced another...
Europa League: 12 Man United players and staff suffer food poisoning in Maldova after playing Sherrif
Manchester United players and staff have suffered food poisoning with up to 12 feeling unwell, according to reports. The news follows United’s 2-0 Europa League victory at Moldovan side FC Sheriff on Thursday and has seen a handful of players miss training as a result. Erik ten Hag’s side are...
Rise in mass atrocities in Sahel region linked to Islamic extremists gaining foothold in West Africa
Mass atrocities, forced displacement, public executions: terror. It has been a fact of life in parts of Africa’s Sahel region since extremists gained a foothold in Mali in 2012 and then spread their reach beyond its borders. Despite efforts by regional security forces and global partners, the violence shows no...
