Italy to reinstate health workers who did not comply with COVID vaccine mandates

Italian healthcare workers who were suspended from their jobs for not choosing to receive the coronavirus vaccine will soon be reinstated, the country’s health officials said. Fines issued to people who decided against the vaccine will also be canceled. New Health Minister Orazio Schillaci announced Friday that hospitals were suffering from a shortage of medical […]

Twitter trolls bombard platform after Elon Musk takeover

Read More Twitter has been hit by a coordinated trolling campaign in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, with more than 50,000 tweets from 300 accounts bombarding the platform with hateful content. The social media platform said it has been targeted with an attempt to make users think Twitter has dropped or weakened its content […]

Australian Killed in South Korea Stampede

Read More An Australian has died in a stampede in the South Korean capital that has left more than 150 people dead after a crowd became unruly. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed it had been notified of the Australian’s death in Seoul on Saturday night, local time. A spokesman said consular officials […]

Car bombings kill at least 100 in Mogadishu, says Somali president

Read More Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed on Saturday in two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital, Mogadishu, and the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at […]

Holocaust survivor and Anne Frank’s friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at 93

Hannah Pick-Goslar, a Holocaust survivor and one of Anne Frank’s best friends, died at 93-years-old. Pick-Goslar died just two weeks before turning 94. She is survived by her three children, 11 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. The Anne Frank Foundation paid tribute to Pick-Goslar for helping to keep Frank’s memory alive by telling stories about their […]

US Releases Oldest Detainee From Guantánamo Bay After 17 Years With No Charges

Read More The United States announced it has released its oldest detainee at Guantánamo Bay detention camp and repatriated him to Pakistan. Pakistani national Saifullah Paracha, 75, was first detained at the facility in 2003. He was said to have provided substantive financial support to the al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorist groups in the immediate aftermath of […]

Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP Cyril Ramaphosa has always known what to do to reverse the decline both in his party and the state. That is why he adopted renewal as the defining theme of his presidency. “Thuma mina – send me!,” he proclaimed. And, the ANC appeared to embrace Ramaphosa’s mission […]