Official results showed the measure had passed by 51.2% to 48.8% in Sunday’s referendum. In a referendum, the Swiss narrowly approved a ban on wearing the burqa (a garment that covers the entire face and body) and niqab(leaves only the eyes uncovered) in public spaces across the country. The ban will now be incorporated into […]
Swiss voters have approved a ban on full facial coverings including niqab and burqa in nearly all public places in a closely contested referendum on Sunday. The result means facial covering will be banned in all publicly accessible places; including on the streets, in public offices, on public transport, in restaurants, shops, and in the […]
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma, have tested positive for Covid-19; the president’s office said in a statement Monday. The president and his wife; Asma al-Assad; were tested for the coronavirus after they felt “mild symptoms,” according to the statement; which confirmed that the test came back positive. “Both are in good health […]
About 100 demonstrators burned masks outside Idaho’s Capitol in Boise on Saturday as a statement against pandemic restrictions, according to authorities and people who tweeted from the scene. At least three lawmakers from the state legislature and Lt. Gov Janice McGeachin were there to cheer them on, according to local media reports from the scene. […]
Saudi Arabia: Most of Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus-related restrictions will end on Sunday, the state Saudi Press Agency has said. The lifting of restrictions means indoor dining will resume, cinemas will reopen, among other entertainment activities and events. Some activities will remain banned, including weddings and corporate meetings. Social gatherings will continue with a limit of […]
Britain’s Prince Philip was transferred to the King Edward VII private hospital in London on Friday morning, following a “successful” heart procedure on Thursday, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. He was transferred to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, also in London, on Monday for continued treatment of an infection and what the Palace said would be […]
India’s government has threatened to jail employees of Facebook Inc., its WhatsApp unit, and Twitter Inc.; as it seeks to quash political protests and gain far-reaching powers over the discourse on foreign-owned tech platforms; people familiar with the warnings say. The warnings are in direct response to the tech companies’ reluctance to comply with data […]
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake; the third major one of the day; was detected near the Kermadec Islands near New Zealand on Thursday; according to the U.S. Geological Survey. subsequently, Residents in some areas received emergency alerts on their phones urging them to “EVACUATE NOW,” as tsunami sirens rang out. The emergency agency issued a temporary […]
India’s status has been downgraded to “Partly Free” from its previous Ranking of “Free”; by a US 🇺🇸 Govt Funded think tank Freedom House in its Latest report; Freedom in the World 2021, Aljazeera Reported. Under Modi, India appears to have abandoned its potential to serve as a Global Democratic Leader, elevating Marrow Hindu nationalist […]
Lord Chris Patten, former governor of Hong Kong, said China’s Communist Party had taken the biggest step. Beijing to overtake Hong Kong electoral system. To obliterate Hong Kong’s freedoms and aspirations for greater democracy under the rule of law. The EU has warned that it may take “additional steps” over the plans announced on Friday. […]
