“Unattainable power”: the frustrations that drove Guinea’s coup leader
Dakar, SenegalReuters In 2016, Mamady Doumbouya, a commander in the Guinean army, asked his superiors if he could have ammunition to train his troops in marksmanship. He never received it, he said, because they feared he would use the rounds to launch a coup. Five years on, Doumbouya did just that. Prime Minister of Guinea […]
Essay: Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
Following the completion of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, NETA CRAWFORD, co-director of the Costs of War Project, reflects – in an article published on The Conversation – on 7,268 days of American involvement in the conflict…
G20 urges COVID help for poor states, but short on new commitments
Rome, ItalyReuters The group of 20 rich countries said on Monday more efforts were needed to help poor countries vaccinate their populations against COVID-19, but steered clear of making new numerical or financial commitments. Italy, which holds the G20 presidency this year, said after the gathering that the “Pact of Rome”, named after where the […]
Postcards: In Buenos Aires downtown, a city seeks new lease of life after pandemic “iceberg”
ELIANA RASZEWSKI, of Reuters, reports from the Argentine capital…
Greece begins giving COVID-19 vaccines outside churches
Archanes, GreeceAP Greece has begun administering vaccinations for COVID-19 outside churches in a pilot program recently announced by the government as a means of encouraging more people to get the shots. Mobile National Health Organization units began administering shots Monday in a church yard in Archanes, a town near the city of Heraklion on the […]