The world’s population officially passed the eight billion mark on Tuesday morning, the United Nations said, celebrating the milestone with a counting clock on its website. In a statement on the Day of Eight Billion, the UN paid tribute to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine – factors leading to a “gradual … Read more
A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world’s eighth billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations. “The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity’s shared responsibility for the planet,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement. The U.N. attributes the growth to human development, … Read more
New Twitter owner Elon Musk presided over a rambling, hourlong appeal to advertisers, defending the newly instituted $8-a-month blue-check verification program and vowing to make the social platform “a force for good.” The conversation convened on the company’s Spaces audio platform (listen to full audio below) came as a number of major advertisers have paused … Read more
The billionaire has claimed that he’s buying the platform because a digital town square is “important to the future of civilization” Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has tried to calm advertiser concerns about his acquisition of Twitter, telling them that he’s buying the social media platform to help save human civilization and that he won’t let … Read more
Prime Minister Modi was speaking during the inaugural address at the 90th Interpol General Assembly meet Prime Minister Modi was speaking during the inaugural address at the 90th Interpol General Assembly meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for an enhanced global cooperation to defeat the threats of terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking, poaching and … Read more
Civil war has blockaded the country’s northern region and decimated a hospital system that serves nearly 7 million people. Without basic supplies, power and medicine, thousands are needlessly dying. (Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images) Source link
A UN team claimed Venezuela’s police and intelligence services were behind “grave” abuses against dissidents A United Nations team tasked with investigating alleged human rights abuses in Venezuela has accused officials of “crimes against humanity,” claiming government security forces were carrying out serious violations on the order of President Nicolas Maduro. Presented on Tuesday, the … Read more
In its latest report, it delved into the chains of command, and how intelligence services were used to quash opposing voices, listing a number of high-level officials by name In its latest report, it delved into the chains of command, and how intelligence services were used to quash opposing voices, listing a number of high-level … Read more
It was on her first official overseas visit, to South Africa in 1947, that the future Queen Elizabeth II pledged in a radio broadcast to devote her life to the service of her people, “whether it be long or short”. She would fulfil that vow to the end of a reign that proved the second-longest … Read more
Article content TORONTO — The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $15,000 to humanitarian efforts to face the unprecedented floods affecting Pakistan. In what has been described as the worst climate disaster to affect the country in a decade, floods and landslides caused by unusually heavy monsoon rains have affected over 33 million people in different … Read more