At the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills early this week, actors Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid announced the 96th Academy Awards nominations. They came with some surprises mixed in with some slights. Africa produced two of the nominated documentaries, including Bobi Wine: The People’s President from Uganda.
Allegedly involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack against Israel, a number of employees were fired by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. The United States and several other countries decided to suspend financing the agency, a decision that Israel hailed.Concerns are being raised over how this will impact the Palestinians in Gaza who are scrambling to find food due to the ongoing war.
The Macanese are a distinct ethnic community that calls Macao, commonly referred to as “the Las Vegas of Asia,” home to glitzy casinos and a huge gaming industry. However, some Macanese are worried that part of Macao’s unique identity is fading 25 years after China took control of the former Portuguese colony.
Israelis were pushed from their kibbutz near the Gaza border on October 7th by the terror attack carried out by Hamas.Palestinian workers who were employed in Israel were found themselves without a place to go.
Millions of people will be able to have clearer conversations thanks to groundbreaking artificial intelligence-assisted technology that helps people with vocal disorders speak in their natural voice.
Two years ago, Fatima Amiri and her family fled Afghanistan for Pakistan because the Taliban government would not allow her and her sisters to go to school. But going to school is impossible, she says, even in their new country.
Thousands of residents have fled the capital of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state in anticipation of a looming battle between the rebel ethnic Arakan Army and junta soldiers, local residents told Radio Free Asia.
Ukraine has used a range of strategies to repel Russian forces that are encroaching. The most recent one involves training dogs to accompany Ukrainian soldiers during their missions.
Many Israelis are making comparisons between the October 7 Hamas massacre and the Holocaust genocide on Saturday, which is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Holocaust survivors themselves made up a portion of the people affected by October 7.
In Colombia’s lakes, rivers, hippos are thriving.Environmentalists say that this invasive species is driving away other wildlife and endangering people in the area.The Colombian government is currently advocating for population reduction measures.