On August 24, 1516, the Mamluk Sultan Qansuh inspected his army on the outskirts of Aleppo, in what is now Syria. He wears a light turban and a blue cape, the ax resting on his shoulders. Later, he saw his troops decimated by the cannons of the Ottoman hordes. Such is the horror of the … Read more
After largely controlling the Covid-19 pandemic for 20 months, China’s “zero case” strategy faces its biggest challenge to date: the highly transmissible and virulent delta variant. As of Thursday (5), China had 533 new cases in 18 of the 31 provinces and cities at the provincial level, all caused by the delta mutation of the … Read more
Amid threats from President Jair Bolsonaro against next year’s presidential election, a senior White House official said on Monday (9) that Joe Biden’s administration trusted Brazilian institutions to organize “freely and fairly “and that there was no sign of fraud in past electoral disputes. . He also stressed that it is important not to undermine … Read more
In one more step to curb the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus, the Pentagon announced on Monday (9) that it will make vaccination against Covid-19 compulsory for military personnel on active duty. The indication is that a measure with this content must be sewn by the end of September. Read more (08/09/2021 … Read more
With less than 500 intensive care beds for around 11 million inhabitants, the Bolivian health system was already at its limits before the Covid-19. But the pandemic has made matters worse, exacerbating the lack of drugs, specialists and vacant positions in public hospitals. Desperate, some families end up opting for the private system, with the … Read more
Afreen Fatima, 22, is still too scared to leave her home after finding out she was being auctioned online along with other Muslim women by far-right Hindu activists – they also threatened to kidnap her and sell her as a sex slave. “I can’t sleep thinking they can attack me in real life,” she said. … Read more
An 8-year-old Hindu child is detained under protective order by Pakistani police after being arrested for the crime of blasphemy. The boy, a resident of the province of Punjab, on the border with India, is accused of urinating on a carpet in the library of a madrassa (religious school) last month. As reported by British … Read more
The 16th edition of the Arab World Film Festival opens on August 19. The event – already traditional in São Paulo’s cultural calendar – takes place virtually this year. The films will be shown on the official exhibition website and on the Sesc Digital platform. There will also be panels, bringing together directors and experts … Read more
A year after a presidential election was deemed rigged in Belarus, dictator Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday (9) that he was legitimately elected and attacked “the West” for trying to overthrow him. On the same day, the United States, United Kingdom and Canada joined the European Union and extended sanctions to the eastern European country, … Read more
One of Lisbon’s main tourist attractions, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos – which exalts figures from the days of navigation and the start of Portuguese colonization – was vandalized last Sunday (8). One side of the monument has been graffiti with misspelled English inscriptions which read: “Sailing blindly for money, mankind is drowning in a scarlet … Read more