The women who hold the key to Trump’s survival
Jose Moreno Suburban women are an important voting bloc, with the power to determine who the next president of the US will be. These female voters explain what the two candidates get right – and wrong – about them. Kimberly Kriebel shows me a house she wants – a lovely brick home near her mother-in-law’s […]
Will lockdown change England’s new tech habits?
Getty Images The pandemic has ushered in a new era for tech, from Zooms and pings to e-scooters and online shopping. Back in April 2020, Microsoft’s Brad Smith said two years of digital transformation had taken place in just two months. So with Covid restrictions easing across England, will any of the innovations stick? Cyber-security […]
Women’s T20 World Cup: Australia’s ‘formality’ victory sends warning to international game
While the tournament started with a shock result with Sri Lanka beating the hosts and eventual finalists South Africa, the rest of the fixtures followed the expected trends and the final four ended up being a repeat of the 2020 World Cup. Only then though, when Cape Town was treated to two nail-biting semi-finals, did […]
How a nine-year-old fought an oil company and won
Christian Monterrosa Nalleli Cobo was nine years old when she started suffering from asthma, nosebleeds and headaches. It was the beginning of a battle against an active oil well site located in front of her house in South Los Angeles. Nalleli and her mother soon found out that some of their neighbours were also getting […]
Why Huawei’s Google woes worry Africa
AFP Most Africans are online today thanks to cheap Chinese smartphones Google’s decision to withhold its Android software from Huawei is being seen as the beginning of a technology cold war that could compel African countries – in the future – to choose between US and Chinese technology, analysts have told the BBC. Most Africans […]
Wales 4-1 Northern Ireland: New manager ‘has to be right person’ – Andy Waterworth
Northern Ireland, visibly undercooked, could not deal with Wales in the opening half hour in Cardiff as the hosts raced into a three-goal lead. After the Irish FA elected to skip February’s international window following the departure of Shiels in late January, Thursday’s match was Northern Ireland’s first game since the win over Italy in […]
Can Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed make peace with ‘Africa’s North Korea’?
Fitsum Arega Abiy Ahmed made the historic trip to Eritrea to meet President Isaias Afwerki Rarely is history made so vividly and swiftly. Two nations that were bitter enemies for half a century, who fought wars that left tens of thousands dead and many more displaced, have embraced peace in the space of a few […]
Top tech firms sued over DR Congo cobalt mining deaths
AFP Artisanal mining is common in DR Congo as people do it as a means to make a living Apple, Google, Tesla and Microsoft are among firms named in a lawsuit seeking damages over deaths and injuries of child miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The case has been filed by the International Rights […]
Jeremy Corbyn rejects Len McCluskey claims of anti-Semitic ‘smears’
Getty Images Jeremy Corbyn has rejected claims by close ally Len McCluskey that “Corbyn-hater” Labour MPs were using an anti-Semitism row to “smear” him. Mr McCluskey said he backed action to stamp out anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. But the Unite union leader warned MPs trying to “re-toxify” Labour by attacking Mr Corbyn they “can […]
How insurance saved one man from debt
Francis Ahiale When Francis Ahiale lost his left eye in a work accident, an insurance payout helped him cope About two billion people have no insurance, but micro-payments via mobile phone are helping give low-income households the cover they need. When Francis Ahiale was trying to remove a car tyre from its rim, the metal […]