Germany is holding its breath this weekend as there is a seismic election in the country’s east. The Alternative für Deutschland party is aiming to secure a majority in the regional parliament of Saxony-Anhalt. An outright win would mark the first time a far-right party has held state-level power in the nation’s post-war era. For…
Online, he is known as “Bittu Tabahi” but his real name is Surendra Singh Chaudhary. For months, 20-year-old Surendra Singh Chaudhary has been getting into the polluted Ajnar River in Madhya Pradesh and pulling out plastic, bottles, algae and other waste with his own hands. The BSc student from Biaora in Rajgarh district started the…
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked a bid by President Donald Trump for the U.S. Postal Service to exert control over mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections as one state begins mailing out ballots. Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who previously blocked a related effort on mail voting, found the new Postal…
The mistrial came after six weeks of court proceedings and after jurors deliberated for more than 40 hours over seven days. “There will be no decisions made today,” Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said on Friday on what could happen next in the case. He said he would meet with the rest of their…
Hydropower continues to dominate large-scale investments in Nepal, and some climate activists say the funding has continued despite known disaster risks. The Upper Trishuli-1 project, which has been all but destroyed after last week’s floods, was one of Nepal’s largest foreign direct investment ventures, valued at about $647m. Its backers include the Asian Development Bank…
Kurien had worked as a driver with the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) for 18 years. A Kerala bus driver had an unusual goodbye for the vehicle he had driven for years. On his last working day, Paul Kurien stopped beside his bus, leaned towards it and kissed it before walking away. The simple…
The number of people across the country who have gotten sick with measles is undoubtedly much higher because many don’t get tested, experts say. The new milestone, the highest number of confirmed cases since 1991, is yet another indication that the highly contagious virus is taking over, particularly in areas of the country with plummeting…
Trump officials recently removed a painting from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic without explaining why. An interview by Ambassador Leah Campos shed some light. Source link
Customers at Nairobi supermarkets on the hunt for milk told the BBC they were worried about rising costs. “Sometimes when I go to the supermarket I find there is none. When I do find some, the price has gone up. Today it is this price, tomorrow it has gone up again,” said Bernard Abok, who…
In a small village called Ranipur, under the Digheda Gram Sabha of Maniyar block in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, a seven-year-old girl named Ragini has been quietly showing the kind of courage that most adults would find hard to muster. Every single day, Ragini hops nearly 400 meters on her one remaining leg to reach her…