Ugandan authorities say they will not renew the mandate of the United Nations human rights office in the East African country, effectively blocking the group’s operations at a time of heightened concerns over rights abuses.
Nigeria’s naira crisis: Supreme Court suspends banknote deadline
The deadline to stop using old naira notes was Friday but banks did not have enough new currency.
Twitter reinstates Republican Senator Steve Daines, banned for a hunting photo flagged for “graphic violence”, after Elon Musk stepped in and amended the rule (Joseph De Avila/Wall Street Journal)
Joseph De Avila / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter reinstates Republican Senator Steve Daines, banned for a hunting photo flagged for “graphic violence”, after Elon Musk stepped in and amended the rule — Steve Daines, a Mont…
My blood froze as I saw my wife & newborn hit by Turkey quake on baby cam 535 miles away, says Brit as deaths hit 9,500
A BRIT dad said he watched helplessly hundreds of miles away as his baby monitor captured the moment the Turkey earthquake struck.
He said his “blood froze” as he watched the footage of the moment the huge first quake hit early on Monday…
Stella Jean quits Milan Fashion Week over lack of inclusion
The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion council is withdrawing from this month’s Milan Fashion Week citing a lack of commitment to diversity and inclusion.
UK’s top court rejects challenge to Northern Ireland Protocol
The UK’s supreme court unanimously dismissed the appeal
Former Croatian national team coach Blazevic dies at 87
The coach who led the Croatian national soccer team to the semifinals of the 1998 World Cup in France has died.
ByteDance is testing food delivery service via its Chinese version of TikTok
ByteDance’s Douyin is trialing a food delivery service in China “that enables merchants to promote and sell ‘group-buying’ packages.”
Binance executive Leon Foong says a full audit will take “a longer time”, arguing accountants are still learning about crypto, after Mazars retracted its report (Suvashree Ghosh/Bloomberg)
Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg:
Binance executive Leon Foong says a full audit will take “a longer time”, arguing accountants are still learning about crypto, after Mazars retracted its report — Binance Holdings Ltd., opera…