The Handmaid’s Tale got ‘closer to reality’ – author Margaret Atwood
Canadian author Margaret Atwood said a deterioration in women’s rights in some parts of the world including in the United States prompted her to write...
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo says Trump could meet with no preconditions with Iran’s Rouhani at U.N.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump could meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the upcoming United Nations...
Nigeria’s ‘Nollywood’ attracts global entertainment brands
Nigeria’s film industry, the world’s second-largest, is increasingly grabbing the attention and financing of international investors eager to get access to a growing African market....
In Rwanda, chatbot doctor seeks to revolutionize healthcare
Babylon is a digital healthcare service that provides patients with information, clinical records, prescriptions and telephone consultations with a physician through a mobile app. Serena...
Climate fears hit sales of burgers and Coke
Consumers worried about the environment are cutting their spending on meat and bottled drinks and trying to reduce plastic waste, and this trend is set...
British electoral system unprepared to resist foreign interference, officials say
With an election looming, Britain does not have time to implement measures to resist the sort of social media and “fake news” campaigns involving suspected...
Anti-Kremlin candidate wins Moscow assembly seat with help of army votes: data
An anti-Kremlin opposition candidate has won a rare seat in Moscow’s legislature with the help of some army votes, election data showed, suggesting that discontent...
Israel’s Netanyahu announces post-election plan to annex West Bank’s Jordan Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention on Tuesday to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank, if he...
Dorian’s death toll in Bahamas rises to 50 – official
Hurricane Dorian’s rampage through the Bahamas last week killed at least 50 people, largely on the hard-hit Great Abaco Island, an official said on Tuesday....
Back in Ukraine, Sentsov plans to make more films and speak up for prisoners in Russia
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov plans to start making films again and to champion the rights of prisoners in Russian jails, he said on Tuesday, days...