Brazil Supreme Court ruling annuls ex-president Lula’s convictions, making him eligible to run in 2022 election
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has cancelled all sentences against the country’s former leftist president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, restoring his political rights to run again for office ahead of next year’s More...
German soldier, relatives arrested over ‘hoarding’ weapons & ammo, and making ‘extremist statements’
In the latest suspected insurgency case, a German Army soldier and two of his relatives were arrested in a special police forces operation. Police say the suspects have been “hoarding” weapons and making “extremist” More...
Canada plans overhaul of language rights, making bilingualism mandatory for top judges and prioritizing French in Quebec
The Canadian government published plans on Friday to mandate more use of French, making companies in regulated industries communicate in the language in Quebec, and requiring its top judges to be bilingual. While More...
EU making Russia into ‘phantom enemy’ for geopolitical reasons, shouldn’t lecture others about democracy – Irish MEP to RT
Hand-wringing over Alexey Navalny is but an excuse to target Russia and the EU should not lecture anyone about human rights when it turns its back on Julian Assange and other cases closer to home, Irish MEP Clare More...
Sarah Olney MP: Making transport accessible for all needs to be urgently addressed
Public transport is a gateway to the world around us. It is central to the task of tackling climate change by improving air quality and cutting congestion, and it can remediate spatial inequalities by unlocking More...
UK travel agency bashes ‘disgusting’ competitor over new policy making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory
A UK travel agency has publicly blasted a rival, Saga Holidays, after it announced a new policy requiring all customers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Hundreds of others have joined in the condemnation. Saga More...
‘Deepest concerns’: South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells, making it more infectious, govt adviser says
The so-called South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells with a stronger mechanism, allowing it to spread more easily between its human hosts, the government’s advising chief epidemiologist More...
Covid crisis: 10 demands unions should be making now
As the Covid death toll crosses 100,000, these are some of the urgent demands the labour movement should be making on the government, argues Shabbir Lakha Counterfire Daily More...
Scottish MP Margaret Ferrier arrested and charged for making 400-mile train journey AFTER testing positive for Covid-19
Scottish police have arrested former Scottish National Party MP Margaret Ferrier and charged her with reckless conduct, after the politician took a train 400 miles home from London despite testing positive for Covid-19. Ferrier More...
Italy aims to vaccinate over 10 million people against Covid by April, PM rules out making jab obligatory
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he expects the vaccination campaign in Italy to help slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by late spring, but vaccinations will not be obligatory. “We will see a significant More...
