Ukrainian President Zelensky accuses Russia of nuclear blackmail over seizure of Zaporizhzhia power plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Thursday of “nuclear blackmail” over its seizure of the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine. Russia captured the plant in March, shortly after invading Ukraine, and President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Wednesday to take control of it. The plant is Europe’s...
In surprise move, Chelsea has offered midfield dynamo N’Golo Kante to Arsenal and Spurs
N’Golo Kante will not sign a new Chelsea contract, making him available on a free transfer next summer, according to Santi Aouna. The French midfielder joined the Blues from Leicester City in 2016 and helped them win the Premier League in his debut season. The London club’s title win in...
New report accuse UN peacekeepers and other armed groups of torture, sexual violence in DR Congo
Most of torture cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) occur in conflict affected areas where impunity is widespread, according to a just released UN report. The report, issued by the UN Joint Human Rights Office in DRC (UNJHRO) and the UN Stabilisation Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), covers April...
Trumpism isn’t going away and Obama, for all his virtues, is an imperfect analyst of Trumpism
The last few days of any president’s term are bound to spark moments of melancholy reflection – perhaps for Barack Obama even more so than most commanders in chief. Imagine Obama in the third week of January 2017: He had made history as the first Black US president; he had...
Medical scientists weigh possibility of ‘love hormone’ to healing diseased heart muscles
Medical researchers are exploring possibilities of using oxytocin – also known as the love hormone – to regenerate heart muscles. This follows a familiar pattern that shows heart diseases as the leading cause of death worldwide – almost 18.6 million people globally died from cardiovascular disease in 2019. The most...
Subsidy cuts: Criminal gang blockade of main fuel terminal creates biting shortages in Haiti
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Wednesday called on the international community to help the Caribbean nation, as a gang blockade of a key fuel terminal has created widespread shortages of goods including drinking water. Gangs have since last month been blocking the entrance to the Varreux fuel terminal, creating...
Sacked Chelsea manager Tuchel’s last act may prove to be Blues’ turning point to greatness again
Thomas Tuchel’s final act as Chelsea manager could turn out to be an absolute masterstroke. The axed Chelsea boss signed his former player from Borussia Dortmund, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, just days before owner Todd Boehly gave him the boot. Eyebrows were raised when the Blues signed the 33-year-old, and even more...
Legal fight and environmentalists campaign in US to protect tiny snail darter helps define fish
The snail darter, a tiny South-eastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered imperilled, officials have announced. The fish held up construction of the Tellico Dam in Tennessee for more than two years as biologists...
