A Hong Kong Protest Icon Is Jailed
Global Joshua Wong has been sentenced to more than a year in jail. Avenues for dissent in the city are narrowing. Chris McGrath / Getty Of the issues Joshua Wong has faced during his
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Europe migrant crisis: Ten days of Atlantic peril in search of Spain
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing“This is not a good way to travel here, for my brother or for anyone,” complains Mohamed Zitouni, a Moroccan man who has lived in Spain for 20 years.
Trump travel ban: ‘I might finally see my sons again’
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing One of President Donald Trump’s earliest and most controversial moves was a travel ban on people from certain nations he said were deemed a security threat to the US. Joe
Zanele Muholi: Celebrating South Africa’s black LGBTQIA+ community
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightZanele Muholi“I am re-writing a black, queer and trans visual history of South Africa for the world to know of our existence, resistance and persistence,” says Zanele Muholi.
The New ‘Nigerian Princes’ of hacking?
BEC or Business Email Compromise hacking is one of the most common types of cyber-attack, which the FBI says costs more than £6 billion a year — and experts say Nigeria is its epicentre. Cyber reporter Joe Tidy speaks with
Introduction: An African Adventure As The World Shut Down
As the world began shutting down in March, I found myself in Accra, Ghana. While I considered aborting the remainder of my trip and heading directly home, I opted to remain for a couple extra days and enjoyed an
Delta Blames COVID-19 For Thanksgiving Cancellations; Pilot Union Offers Counter-Narrative
Delta Air Lines is placing the blame for its 600+ holiday flight cancellations squarely on COVID-19. Meanwhile, the pilot union representing Delta pilots is offering a more nuanced explanation. In This Post: Delta Blames COVID-19 For
2020 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar
It is time, once again, for one of my favorite holiday traditions: the 13th annual Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar. Every day until Friday, December 25, this page will present one new incredible image of our universe from NASA’s
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Eritrea refugees in Ethiopia run out of food, UN says
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightAFPThousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northern region of Tigray have run out of food, the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. It appealed for urgent