- Boko Haram has been routed from the 24 local areas in Nigeria they used to administerRead more
Boko Haram, and by extension ISIS/ISIL, has been routed from the 24 local areas in Nigeria they used to administer. Bolstered by international assistance, the Nigerian army has led this regional fight against…
- The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, dedicated to victims of American white supremacy, opens in Montgomery, AlabamaRead more
The Memorial overlooking the Alabama State Capitol demands a reckoning with one of the nation’s least recognized atrocities: the lynching of thousands of black people in a decades-long campaign…
- The South African Federation of Trade Unions presses ahead with nationwide protest over ‘poverty-level’ minimum wageRead more
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) will go ahead with its planned nationwide mass mobilisation of workers to protest against the proposed “poverty-level” national minimum wage of R20 an hour and…
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Iran raises minimum wage in concession to workersRead moreFollowing intense tripartite negotiations, the Iranian government, employers and unions agreed to increase the country’s minimum wage by 19.8%, from 9.29 million rials ($245) per month to 11.14 million rials ($294.50).
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Alaskans reject anti-transgender ‘bathroom bill’Read moreFifty-three percent of voters in Anchorage, Alaska voted “no” on Prop 1 – a citizen initiative that would have required transgender people to use public restrooms corresponding to the gender on…
- “Love, Simon” becomes first studio teen film to feature gay protagonistRead more
The new film from director Greg Berlanti – showrunner of The Flash and Riverdale – has outpaced expectation in the US where Variety reports it’s expected to take approximately $10-12m (£7-8.6m) on its opening weekend alone…