Month: February 2023
Australian monarch to be removed from bank notes
Queen Elizabeth’s death on September 8 last year was marked by public mourning in Australia, but some Indigenous groups also protested the destructive impact of colonial Britain at the time, calling for the abolition of the monarchy. Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a democracy with Charles III as its head of state. A referendum proposing
Ukraine drones, made in Germany
Ukraine will soon receive battle tanks as well as reconnaissance drones from Germany. Both decisions were announced on the same day last week but news that Leopard 2 battle tanks would finally be delivered to the Ukrainian army eclipsed that of the drones. Ukraine’s army has put in an order for drones from Quantum-Systems. The
China Reopening
China reopening to the world to the world spurs hopes of a broad economic revival. Traders are betting on a surge in demand for copper, iron ore and Chinese tech stocks, which have staged a $700 billion rally since October 2021, it said. China backtracks on some policies regarding trading, What does China’s reopening means
International community to make Myanmar military responsible for human violations
On 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup d’etat and seized power against the will of the people, plunging the country into a deep political, economic and humanitarian crisis. Over the last two years, the people of Myanmar have courageously demonstrated their commitment to a democratic country, demanding respect for human rights and
Pope in DR Congo capital
Tens of thousands of worshippers had already begun to flock to Kinshasa’s N’Dolo airport on Tuesday night for a vigil held ahead of the open-air mass. Up to a million people are tipped to celebrate a papal mass in DR Congo’s capital on Wednesday, on the second day of Pope Francis’ visit to the conflict-torn
Czech president-elect Petr Pavel endorses Ukraine’s bid to join NATO
Mr Pavel, a retired Nato general, said Ukraine would be “morally and practically ready” to join the Western alliance once the conflict had ended. The Czech Republic was the first Western country to send tanks and infantry fighting vehicles – Soviet-designed T72s and BMP1s – to Kyiv, part of a series of deliveries of heavy
brain implants for depression
Depression is one of the most widespread chronic diseases in the world. WHO describes depression as a complex ailment resulting from “a complex interaction of social, psychological, and biological factors” which affects more than 280 million people worldwide, which represents about 4% of the global population. Science has been working on the most effective ways