Dr. Swaminathan’s original speech has been edited Screen capture from CCTV’s video on Miaopai. Via Youtube. This story is based on a research of Factcheck Lab, a Hong Kong-based fact-checking agency and a media partner of Global Voices. The author is also a member of the organization’s research team. News reports andContinue Reading
IPL Points Table: Jonny Bairstow hit 53 as SRH moved up to 6th from being the bottom placed team.© BCCI/IPL SunRisers Hyderabad won their first match of the tournament as they beat Delhi Capitals with the help of some good batting by their top order and a fine performance fromContinue Reading
Thiago Alcantara joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich in September 2020.© AFP Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League champions confirmed on Tuesday. The 29-year-old, who joined from Bayern Munich this month, missed Monday’s 3-1 win over Arsenal and will now self-isolate. “Thiago Alcantara has testedContinue Reading
Hundreds stayed for an overnight protest camp on September 19 People started to lay down as the speech went on in Sanam Luang, September 19 evening. Photo and caption by Prachatai. This article by Yiamyut Sutthichaya is from Prachatai, an independent news site in Thailand, edited and republished by GlobalContinue Reading
French Open: Kristina Mladenovic called for the VAR system to be introduced in tennis.© AFP Kristina Mladenovic called for a football-style VAR system to be introduced in tennis after her Roland Garros opponent profited from a double bounce to help knock the Frenchwoman out of her home Grand Slam onContinue Reading
Access has been on and off since clashes broke out on September 27 Photo by Jordan Harrisson on Unsplash. Published under Unsplash’s license. This post was originally published on Azerbaijan Internet Watch and is reproduced here under a content-sharing agreement. As intense fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues, Azerbaijani authoritiesContinue Reading
The internet perpetuates systems of oppression and inequality A woman checks her mobile phone. Photo via Pikist, a royalty-free site for images. Navigating the internet as a woman in Africa can be stressful if not straight-up dangerous. While digital spaces may appear free and equal, the reality is that the internet perpetuatesContinue Reading
The UK is under a new coronavirus regime – one in which pubs close at 10pm and businesses not deemed “COVID-secure” can be forced to close. That also means there is a new set of fines for those who break the rules, for example, by not wearing a mask inContinue Reading
The BJP felt short of its promises of creating jobs and cleaning up corruption in the rural state Teachers in Assam wearing traditional Assamese dress. Image via Flickr by Michael Foley. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The government of India’s Assam state, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is facing publicContinue Reading
The UK is at a “perilous turning point” in the pandemic, with case numbers returning to levels seen in the spring and the threat of a second nationwide lockdown on the horizon. Public health measures will be crucial to controlling this second wave, but these “will only work if peopleContinue Reading
