Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Russian mercenaries behind Central African Republic atrocities - HRW

Witnesses tell Human Rights Watch about summary executions, torture and the beating of civilians.

People can now get contact info cut from Google search results

The web giant makes it easier to request that results linking to contact information are removed.

Monday, May 2, 2022

What a breakfast murder in India says about attitudes to wife beating

More than 40% women and 38% men in India say it is ok for a man to beat his wife. Why do they think so?

How phantom forests are used for greenwashing

Governments that make forest restoration promises they don't keep are accused of greenwashing.

Jacky Hunt-Broersma: The cancer survivor who ran 104 marathons in 104 days

Jacky Hunt-Broersma, who lost her leg to cancer, set an unofficial record for consecutive marathons.

Ukraine war: The southern villages holding back the Russians

Ukraine's south has seen heavy fighting as Russia seeks to take key port areas around the Black Sea.

Why does water flow from a tree in Montenegro?

Each year in the Montenegran village of Dinosa, water can be seen gushing from the trunk of a mulberry tree.