At a nearby grocery store run by Paschur Castelly, who left Haiti 20 years ago, most of the shelves are…
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France is divided over who to blame for weekend riots
In Saint-Denis suburb on Monday, I met Lisa Cordat, of the FSE student union. She told me that students organised…
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Jane Doe says embattled Cornell head Kotlikoff doubted her gang-rape claim
In a two-page letter dated 14 October and obtained by the BBC, Doe told the faculty senate that after she…
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Alberta’s decision to stay in Canada gives Carney backing to take on Trump
“Build Canada Strong” has been Carney’s mantra ever since he first entered politics, a complete neophyte, at the start of…
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Is Donald Trump ready to do business with Myanmar?
It was another Trump initiative last year, though, which has arguably had a much greater impact on Myanmar: the dismantling…
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Elon Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger being considered
Elon Musk has said he likes the idea of a merger of Tesla and SpaceX, two of his most notable…
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Ebola in Kenya: Is it under control as nine cases confirmed?
When the first case was announced, the authorities urged people not to panic, assuring them of heightened surveillance at airports…
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Borneo is burning – living on the frontline of Asia’s toxic haze
Haze and smoke from peat fires contain a complex mixture of pollutants that pose serious health risks to the human…
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Trump and Zelensky appear at loggerheads despite Oslo optimism
Last Friday, Trump went further, waiving wide-ranging sanctions on Russia just two days before they were due to take effect.…
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Zelensky says US intelligence sharing ‘works now’ after talks with Trump envoy in Oslo
Addressing the issue of US intelligence sharing after Tuesday’s talks, Zelensky said he was “thankful that intelligence works now”. “Speaking…
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