Recent Posts

Resistance mounts to ‘blocking’ of parliament on Brexit

Bloomberg Boris Johnson will face a tough fight from political heavyweights if he tries to suspend parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit. Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller and Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd both opposed the idea, adding to growing ranks across the political divide who say they are concerned about upholding Britain’s constitution. Miller, who already took the ...

Read More »

Protesters keep heat on HK chief Lam

Bloomberg Hong Kong demonstrators gathered for another weekend of protests with a growing list of grievances, maintaining pressure on Chief Executive Carrie Lam who was reported to have offered her resignation several times in recent weeks to her political masters in Beijing. Rally organisers said 110,000 people marched in the district of Sha Tin, a popular destination for visitors from ...

Read More »

Chad president lifts year-long ban on social-media usage

Bloomberg Chad lifted a more than a year-long ban on social media including Facebook and Twitter that the government said had been necessary for security reasons. The announcement was made by President Idriss Deby at a conference about digital technology in the capital, N’Djamena. While he said he’d instructed internet service providers to suspend the restrictions immediately, he appealed “to ...

Read More »
Send this to a friend