PM Johnson pleads for caution as ‘Freedom Day’ arrives in England
London, UKReuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends more than a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England on Monday, urging the public to remain cautious but putting his faith in vaccines to protect the country even as infections are surging. On what local media have dubbed “Freedom Day”, Johnson’s decision to lift regulations in favour […]
Sri Lanka’s leader vows action against 2019 bombing militants
Colombo, Sri LankaAP Sri Lanka’s President said Thursday that he has received the final report of an inquiry commission investigating the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks and vowed he will not allow anyone responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people escape justice. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa did not disclose what’s in the report, saying […]
ESSAY: FREEDOM DAY IN SOUTH AFRICA – A REMINDER OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS
In an article first published on The Conversation to mark South Africa’s Freedom Day on 27th April, HENNING MELBER, of the University of Pretoria, looks at inequality in the southernmost African nation…