Every journalist is entitled to protection, Indian Supreme Court rules as it quashes propaganda case
India’s Supreme Court has quashed the First Information Report against senior journalist, Vinod Dua, that accused him of spreading false propaganda. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists – India (NUJ-I) welcomed the SC that was delivered...
New York Knicks trainer Tom Thibodeau wins NBA Coach of the Year Award
New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2020-21 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced on Tuesday night. This is the second NBA Coach of the Year Award for Thibodeau, who earned the honour in the 2010-11 season with...
Host Burkina Faso kick off Rugby World Cup qualifiers with win in Ouagadougou
Rugby Africa Cup Repechage got underway on June 5, 2021 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, with a match between the host national and Burundi at the Stade 4 Aout. Burkina Faso won the match with a scoreline of 52-3 and set the stage for a bruising battle against the other teams....
Logistics firm Speedaf Express in strong position now to finance its China-Africa brand
Leading China-Africa integrated logistics service provider, Speedaf Express, has announced the completion of first round of financing of China-Africa brand. This round of financing was led by Trustbridge, followed by Northern Light Venture Capital and Vision+Capital. The tens of millions of dollars raised in this round will be used for...
Germ warfare: US funded Wuhan lab coronavirus programme with $826,300
A public interest organisation and a law firm in the United States, Judicial Watch, has announced that it had obtained 280 pages of documents from the Department of Health and Human Services that lays bare the truth about how the United States facilitated Wuhan Institute of Virology to research into...
Sprint to Covid vaccination was equivalent to putting a person on the Moon
Over the past six months, hundreds of millions of people around the world have rushed to follow in the footsteps of a 90-year-old British woman named Margaret Keenan. At 6:30 am on December 8, 2020, Keenan became the first person to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as part of a mass...
Researchers developing nasal spray to provide Covid protection and treatment
Since the early days of the pandemic, scientists have been developing antibodies as treatments for Covid-19. Today, several such antibodies are in late-stage clinical trials and a handful have been approved for emergency use by regulatory agencies in the United States and elsewhere. Among doctors, however, antibody treatments have not...
Colour bar: Raging coronavirus in the US demonstrates how race matters for health
The coronavirus pandemic has, once again, highlighted the complex links between inequality, racism and disease risk in America. According to Harvard public health scholar David Williams, although the pandemic affects everyone, but in the United States, communities of colour have recorded a disproportionate number of cases, hospitalisations and deaths. Dr...
Stakeholders fear Pakistan’s proposed media law will stifle Press freedom
Pakistani media stakeholders are calling on the Pakistan government to withdraw a proposed Pakistan Media Regularity Authority (PMDA) ordinance they fear will stop the flow of information in the country and restrict free, independent and responsible media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union...
Sea transport experiencing boom in ships that fly ‘fake’ flags, pollute environment
Ships transport 90 per cent of the world’s traded cargo, so are crucial to the global economy. But when tankers and other large vessels are demolished, they generate huge amounts of marine pollution, particularly if it happens in countries where environmental regulations for ship-breaking yards are lax. Research now shows...
