February 2020

Terrorism Threat in West Africa Soars as U.S. Weighs Troop Cuts

Politics /

Military officials and independent analysts stressed that American and other Western military aid may at best buy time for African allies to address poverty, lack of education, government corruption and other grievances that extremist groups seek to exploit. But there is little confidence that these daunting, endemic problems will be resolved soon. That leaves the […]

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Mexico returns ancient bronze sculpture to Nigeria

Entertainment /

Image copyright Inah Image caption The statue was illegally exported to Mexico Mexico has returned an ancient bronze sculpture to Nigeria after thwarting an attempt to smuggle it into the country, officials say. The artefact is from Nigeria’s south-western Ife city, famous for works depicting royalty and deities of the once-powerful Yoruba kingdom. The sculpture

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Facebook, Google and Twitter Rebel Against Pakistan’s Censorship Rules

Technology /

Mr. Khan rose to power in Pakistan in 2018 partly because of his party’s strong presence on social media, a fact he acknowledges in his speeches. But now that he is in charge, he has shown little patience for online criticism. Pakistan’s powerful military is also averse to debates on social media platforms, especially on

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Markets down, Facebook cancels show: Virus hits businesses

Finance /

Facebook says it is canceling its annual conference for developers because of concerns about the virus outbreak February 27, 2020, 7:24 PM 3 min read The spread of the new coronavirus around the world is hitting companies hard as they suspend production, meetings, events and business travel. Here’s a look at the latest developments: MARKETS:

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Supervised drug injection site in US is almost ready to open

Lifestyle /

A nonprofit group in Philadelphia is detailing plans to open the nation’s first medically supervised injection site next week to combat overdose deaths, despite outrage from some neighbors February 26, 2020, 8:55 PM 4 min read PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia nonprofit group detailed plans Wednesday to open next week what would be the nation’s first

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‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Says ‘F**k You’ To Fake Reports That He Died

Entertainment /

Winter is coming for those falsely saying Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has died. After an ad posing as a Danish news report claimed that the “Game of Thrones” star was dead, Coster-Waldau took to Instagram to denounce the ruse and share a blunt message for the hoaxers: “Fuck you.” “Fake news, we hear about it all the time,”

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Nando’s employees call for changes to cleaning pay policy

Business /

Image copyright Getty Images Staff at the chicken chain Nando’s claim they sometimes have to clean its restaurants without pay. Current and former Nando’s employees at multiple restaurants told the BBC they had to scrub cookers and disinfect toilets after being clocked out. One claimed the same mops were used in toilets and kitchens while

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