PARIS: Nearly 260 million children had no access to schooling in 2018, a United Nations agency said in a report Tuesday (Jun 23) that blamed poverty and discrimination for educational inequalities that are being exacerbated by the coronavirus outbreak. Children from poorer communities as well as girls, the disabled, immigrants […]
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Monday (Jun 22) announced it would hold a “very limited” Haj this year, with pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to perform the annual ritual as it moves to curb the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Gulf. The decision marks the first time in Saudi Arabia’s […]
SINGAPORE: Employment agencies in Singapore will have to meet new licence conditions to strengthen fair hiring practices, announced the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday (Jun 22). The nearly 3,900 employment agencies licensed by MOM must not in any way abet discriminatory hiring by their clients, such as by withholding […]
US-based motor-racing organisation Nascar says it is investigating after a noose was found in the garage stall of African-American driver Bubba Wallace. Wallace, Nascar’s only full-time black driver, successfully campaigned to get the Confederate flag banned from races. The flag has been a common sight at Nascar circuits but for […]
SINGAPORE: Singapore is still sticking to its planned expansion of the MRT network to 360km by the early 2030s, although there will be some delays as COVID-19 affects the availability of construction workers, Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said on Monday (Jun 22). “Our plan is to expand the MRT […]
MADRID: Spain reopened its borders on Sunday (Jun 21), a significant stage in Europe’s gradual reopening after its battle against the coronavirus, as infections in Latin America surged past two million. Traffic flowed again across the Spain-France border in a watershed moment for the millions of businesses and workers across […]
MINNEAPOLIS: One person died and 11 more were wounded in a shooting in the US city of Minneapolis, police said Sunday (Jun 21). Images streamed live to Facebook showed at least one person lying on the pavement as dozens gather around – some screaming for medical help. Other footage appeared […]
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies under a Saudi-led coalition, three sources said, as violence escalates with the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in the north of the country. Previous clashes between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and the Southern Transitional Council […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a cross-government commission would examine racism and the disparities experienced by minority ethnic groups in education, health and the criminal justice system following Black Lives Matter protests. Johnson said he could not ignore the strength of feeling shown by tens of thousands of […]
MANILA: High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was convicted on Monday (Jun 15) in a cyber libel case that press freedom advocates have branded a ploy to silence critics of President Rodrigo Duterte. Ressa, 56, and her news site Rappler have been the target of legal action and probes after publishing […]