Teen news boss criticises Australian social media ban By: APP on November 30, 2024An Australian teenage news boss says landmark legislation barring under-16s from social media is a “really bad idea” that will stifle young people’s creativity. Leo Puglisi, 17, is uniquely placed to judge the new law — he founded what claims to be the only national news streaming platform run by teens. Based in his bedroom […]
Crane collapse in Thailand kills three, injures 10 By: APP on November 30, 2024A crane collapsed at a construction site just outside Thailand’s capital on Friday, killing three workers and injuring 10 others, police said. The incident occurred early Friday morning in Samut Sakhon, west of Bangkok, when a crane building a flyover collapsed. Three workers died at the scene and 10 others were injured, with some in […]
Matiullah Jan remanded for 2 days in terror case By: Agencies on November 29, 2024Senior journalist Matiullah Jan was remanded for two days in police custody on Thursday in a terrorism and narcotics case that was widely derided as being “bogus” on “trumped up charges” amid demands for his release. Jan was booked after reportedly being detained in Islamabad on Wednesday night. His son said “unknown individuals” had abducted […]
Thousands left queuing to vote in Namibia after scheduled polls close By: APP on November 29, 2024Logistical issues on Wednesday left thousands of Namibians waiting in queues to vote in pivotal presidential and legislative elections, some for up to 12 hours, with polling stations staying open hours later than planned. The vote could usher in the desert nation’s first woman leader even as her party, the ruling South West Africa People’s […]
Indian pilot dies by suicide in Mumbai, boyfriend held over harassment allegations By: Agencies on November 29, 2024A 25-year-old Air India pilot, Srishti Tuli, was found dead in her apartment in Mumbai, the capital of India’s Mahrashtra state, with police arresting the deceased’s 27-year-old boyfriend, Aditya Pandit, for allegedly abetting her suicide. Srishti Tuli, originally from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, reportedly hanged herself with a data cable in her flat at the Kanakia […]
Hamas signals willingness for ceasefire in Gaza after Lebanon on November 28, 2024Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in Hamas said Wednesday, hailing the ceasefire that took hold in Lebanon. “We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Turkiye that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners,” the official told AFP, however […]
UN urges Taliban to protect journalists, ensure media freedom in Afghanistan By: APP on November 28, 2024United Nations has called on Taliban authorities to protect journalists and media workers as well as ensure that media outlets can operate freely, without restrictions or censorship, in Afghanistan. In a joint report titled Media Freedom in Afghanistan, released on Tuesday, the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office documented the […]
Adani Group says it lost nearly $55bn as US charges sparked rout By: Agencies on November 28, 2024India’s Adani Group conglomerate on Wednesday said it had lost almost $55 billion in a stock market rout since US prosecutors last week accused its founder and other officials of fraud. The November 20 bombshell indictment in New York accused billionaire industrialist founder Gautam Adani and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading international investors as part […]
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief By: Agencies on November 28, 2024The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor on Wednesday asked judges to grant an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing over alleged crimes against humanity committed against Rohingya Muslims. Karim Khan’s request to the court’s Hague-based judges is the first application for an arrest warrant against a high-level Myanmar government official in connection […]
William Hague elected new Oxford chancellor By: Agencies on November 28, 2024British former Conservative party leader and ex-foreign secretary William Hague was elected as the University of Oxford’s 160th chancellor on Wednesday, after four rounds of voting. The career politician and member of the House of Lords who graduated from Oxford in 1982 will now lead the prestigious university in the largely ceremonial post that has […]