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August 10, 2024 12:30 PM

Venezuela’s government turns to tech to curb election protests

As Venezuelan campaigners take to the streets demanding that President Nicolas Maduro concede defeat after a disputed election, digital rights campaigners say the government is using tech to target and intimidate its critics. Officials have urged citizens to make online reports of "threats" from pr...

August 9, 2024 4:45 PM

Why Thailand’s judges are front and centre in its tumultuous politics

Thailand's Constitutional Court will on Aug. 14 rule on the fate of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, just days after it dissolved 2023 election winner Move Forward, underlining the judiciary's central role in the country's long-running battle for power. The two cases have heightened political uncer...

August 9, 2024 4:26 PM

Diego Garcia: A Strategic Flashpoint in the Indian Ocean

Diego Garcia, a small yet strategically significant island in the southern Indian Ocean, has emerged as a focal point in global power dynamics. Despite its modest size of 30 square kilometers, the island exerts a disproportionate influence on international affairs due to its unique geopolitical stat...

August 8, 2024 2:40 PM

California, Nevada among U.S. states moving to ban ‘slavery’ in prisons

A growing number of U.S. states are seeking to close what critics call a loophole in the 13th Amendment which abolished slavery but still effectively legalizes involuntary servitude as punishment for convicts. The constitutional amendment, passed in 1865, abolished slavery except as punishment for ...

September 16, 2024 4:30 PM

India at Olympics, Day 12: Vinesh Phogat eyes gold; Mirabai Chanu in action

Vinesh Phogat has already made history as the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the Olympic final. She now stands just one win away from becoming the third individual Indian athlete to win a gold medal. Phogat will face USA’s Ann Sarah Hildebrandt in the final. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, ...

August 5, 2024 2:58 PM

How missed warnings, ‘over-tourism’ aggravated deadly India landslides

With a steeply pitched tiled roof piercing misty green hills in southern India and a stream gushing through rocks nearby, the Stone House Bungalow was one of the most popular resorts in the Wayanad area of Kerala state. It was empty when two landslides early on Tuesday washed away the 30-year-old s...