The Chinese ambassador to the UK, Zheng Zeguang, has been summoned to the Foreign Office for a meeting following the arrest of a BBC journalist in Shanghai. Eko Hot Blog reports that Ed Lawrence was beaten and briefly detained while covering anti-government lockdown protests on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS Belarus: Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei Dies At … Read more
Crypto Founder Tiantian Kullander has died at 30. Eko Hot Blog reports that Young cryptocurrency founder, Tiantian Kullander, has died suddenly at the age of just 30. EDITOR’S PICKS Belarus: Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei Dies At 64 World Cup 2022: Wales Fan Dies In Qatar US: Former Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown Dies At 88 … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that anger is growing among Houston citizens after the entire city was placed under a boil water notice on Sunday evening, with many complaining about learning of the issue from Twitter. EDITOR’S PICKS Belarus: Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei Dies At 64 World Cup 2022: Wales Fan Dies In Qatar US: Former … Read more
A UK museum’s signing over of its collection of objects looted from the Kingdom of Benin is “a really great day,” the head of Nigeria’s National Commission for Museums and Monuments said. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Horniman Museum in south-east London is returning 72 items, including so-called Benin Bronzes, to Nigerian ownership – … Read more
France’s National Assembly has backed a bid to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution, prompted largely by increased restrictions elsewhere. Eko Hot Blog reports that lawmakers voted by a large majority to include a clause guaranteeing “the effectiveness and equal access to the right to end pregnancy voluntarily.” EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerians Can Now … Read more
Nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are to strike for two days next month in what is set to be their biggest walkout in the NHS’s history. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced strikes on 15 and 20 December in its pay dispute with the government. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Some McDonald’s employees have helped a family deliver their baby. Eko Hot Blog reports that nothing prepared three McDonald’s employees in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, for what they had to do on Wednesday morning EDITOR’S PICKS Gospel Singer Sammie Okposo Is Dead Couple Abduct, Kill Employer After Collecting N15m Ransom UK University Workers Commence Strike … Read more
UK University workers have commenced a strike action over their working conditions. Eko Hot Blog reports that university workers in the United Kingdom (UK) under the aegis of University and College Union (UCU) commenced a strike on Thursday over “attacks on pay, working conditions and pensions.” EDITOR’S PICKS Nigeria’s GDP Growth Slows Amid ‘Challenging Economic … Read more
The head of Brazil’s electoral court on Wednesday rejected Jair Bolsonaro’s petition to annul ballots from this year’s presidential vote, calling the outgoing President’s allegation that some voting machines had malfunctioned “ludicrous and illicit” and “ostensibly conspiratorial toward the democratic rule of law.” Eko Hot Blog reports that in his ruling, Chief Justice of the … Read more
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three officials in Iran’s Kurdish region, where dozens of protesters have reportedly been killed in the past week as the Iranian government continues its violent crackdown. Eko Hot Blog reports that the latest tranche of sanctions comes a day after the United Nation’s human rights office sounded … Read more
Three US Democratic senators urged the Department of Transportation on Wednesday to increase airline passengers’ compensation for cancelled and delayed flights when the airline is at fault. Eko Hot Blog reports that the pressure campaign comes on the eve of Thanksgiving as airlines prepare for near pre-pandemic levels of travel. EDITOR’S PICKS US Midterms: Georgia … Read more
Turkey has threatened to launch a land operation against Kurdish militants in Syria after carrying out air strikes that killed 254 “terrorists” on Sunday. Eko Hot Blog reports that Turkey launched the strikes – which hit targets in Syria and Iraq – in response to a bombing in Istanbul that killed six people earlier this … Read more
One was killed and several injured as multiple explosions rocked Jerusalem. Eko Hot Blog reports that two explosions rocked Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, early Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 14 people, according to an Israeli police spokesperson. EDITOR’S PICKS Kolmani Project Attracted Over $3bn Investment Despite Low Appetite For Fossil Energy … Read more
Multiple people have been killed and injured in a shooting at a Walmart outlet. Eko Hot Blog reports that a shooting at a Walmart outlet in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States, late Tuesday night left multiple people dead and injured, according to police. EDITOR’S PICKS Kolmani Project Attracted Over $3bn Investment Despite Low Appetite For Fossil … Read more
The White House is extending the pause on student loan payments until as late as June 30, 2023, President Joe Biden said Tuesday, as his plan for wider student loan debt forgiveness remains tied up in the courts. Eko Hot Blog reports that the pause had been scheduled to end on Dec. 31, but that date was … Read more
More rescuers and volunteers were deployed Wednesday in devastated areas on Indonesia’s main island of Java to search for the dead and missing from an earthquake that killed at least 268 people. Eko Hot Blog reports that with many missing, some remote areas still unreachable, and more than 1,000 people injured in the 5.6 magnitude … Read more
French President, Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in public again. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Emmanuel Macron of France has been slapped in the face by a woman. In a video circulating on social media, Macron was hit by an attacker. The incident reportedly happened on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS Putin Breaks Silence On Poland … Read more
Multiple students in a primary school in the Australian city of Sydney have been injured after a classroom science experiment went wrong. Eko Hot Blog reports that at least two students were rushed via ambulance to a hospital with serious burns. Nine others are believed to have suffered superficial burns. EDITOR’S PICKS COVID-19: China Announces … Read more
Dozens of Kurdish militants have been killed in Syria and Iraq following Turkey’s air raids. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Turkey has launched air strikes on Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria, a week after a bombing in Istanbul which it blames on Kurdish militants. The strikes – dubbed Operation Claw-Sword – hit Kurdish bases … Read more
Five people have been killed and 18 others injured in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub. Eko Hot Blog reports that an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, witnessed a disaster on Saturday as a gunman opened fired on clubbers. EDITOR’S PICKS Nearly 200 Countries Agree On Historic Fund To Help Poor … Read more