German-language news agencies to ‘push back’ gendered language – but fail to make a gender-neutral policy announcement
Eight major producers of German-language news content are to use a bag of linguistic tricks…More
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French police fire tear gas at protest march in Nantes, break up crowds at street music festival in Paris (VIDEOS)
Police have dispersed a march in memory of a young man who died during a…More
‘Would plunge into greater disappointment’: Kim Yo-jong warns US not to get hopes up for return to dialogue with North Korea
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, shot down the United…More
Hong Kong rejects attempts by Western nations to ‘beautify’ media outlets that try to ‘subvert’ government
Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, has slammed Western nations for attempting to “beautify” media…More
Vaccine tourism: Abu Dhabi allows tourists to book Covid-19 shots for free
The capital of the UAE has opened up its vaccination campaign to tourists, allowing those…More
Renewed strikes in France over nuclear reforms lead to a 3.12% drop in power output
In the latest protests over the government’s energy reform plan, workers downed tools at EDF…More
Philippines President Duterte threatens to jail those refusing Covid shots and ‘inject vaccine in their butts’
Angered by the country’s low vaccination rate, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he may…More
Every third Canadian sees their country as racist, but views differ sharply by gender, age and political party – poll
Some 34% of Canadians believe they live in a “racist country,” claims a new poll.…More
Justin Bieber goes viral on Instagram after ‘dropping in’ on French President Macron at Elysee Palace
Millions of Justin Bieber’s Instagram fans liked a photo in which the Canadian-born crooner and…More
Brazilian court clears ex-President Lula of corruption charges in another legal win
Brazil’s former leftist president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, scored a fresh legal victory on…More