Month: July 2020
Zimbabwe author held as streets empty on day of planned protests
Award-winning author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been arrested in Zimbabwe’s capital as security forces patrolled the streets of cities to prevent anti-government
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Citing Covid-19, Hong Kong postpones elections to 2021
Issued on: 31/07/2020 – 13:15 Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative
Read moreHow can we apply lessons from the Spanish flu’s second wave to Covid-19?
The Spanish flu has swept back into public consciousness thanks to Covid-19, ending its status as a “forgotten pandemic”. Experts emphasise
Read moreCough it up: ACCC demands Google and Facebook share spoils with Australian media
Ironically it was not Facebook or Google that killed the highly profitable glory days of newspaper publishing in Australia. News
Read moreCrown moved to CBA when ANZ shut ‘money laundering’ accounts, inquiry hears
Crown Resorts opened accounts with the Commonwealth Bank using “misleading” names that masked their use for gambling and accepted high-risk
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France suffers record GDP plunge: Coronavirus live updates
Spain reported a second day of 1,000-plus coronavirus infections, the highest since the nation lifted its lockdown in June. Libya’s
Read moreOrigin Energy’s LNG revenue slips as COVID-19 dents demand, prices
Australian energy giant Origin Energy says revenue from its liquefied natural gas (LNG) joint venture has fallen 5 per cent
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Al Jazeera Investigates podcast: How to Sell a Massacre
It has been called journalism’s most audacious sting. A right-wing political party was caught red-handed by Al Jazeera, soliciting funds and advice
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