The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has told companies in the energy and resources sector they must report annually to address risks of slavery found throughout the renewable energy supply chain. The report released by the AHRC in conjunction with KPMG Australia highlighted concerning reports of solar, wind, and battery technology involving adults, and in…
Renewable Energy Giving Rise To Slavery: Australian Human Rights Commission
December 7, 2021
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Sudan’s Burhan Says Military Will Exit Politics After 2023 Elections
KHARTOUM—Sudan’s military will exit politics after elections scheduled for 2023, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told Reuters in an interview on Saturday, adding that the deposed former ruling party would have no role in the transition. Following a military takeover led by Burhan in late October that upended Sudan’s transition to civilian-led democracy, a deal was…
Omicron Variant May Cause Less Severe Disease: Report
December 6, 2021
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The Omicron virus variant may lead to less severe cases of COVID-19 than earlier strains, according to data from South Africa, where the variant was first identified last month. Most of the hospitalized patients admitted with COVID-19 did not need oxygen, a contrast to earlier in the pandemic, the South African Medical Research Council said in…
UK’s Johnson Defends New COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended the government’s decision to reintroduce travel restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, after scientists likened the move to “shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted.” The government announced last week that all travellers arriving in England will be required to take a…
Gunmen Attack Niger Military Base, Killing at Least 12
NIAMEY, Niger—Extremist gunmen attacked a military camp in Niger near its southeastern border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 12 soldiers, the West Africa country’s interior ministry said. Extremist rebels riding 100 motorcycles attacked the military camp of Fonion, in the Gorouel area, the ministry said in a statement late Sunday. Soldiers fought back and…
Fauci Says Biden Administration Reevaluating Omicron Travel Bans
December 6, 2021
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White House CCP virus response team member Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the Biden administration is reevaluating travel bans it put in place in an effort to stem the spread of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Fauci said that the administration feels “very badly” about the impact caused by…
Oil Rebounds Above $71 on Omicron Hopes, Iran Talks
December 6, 2021
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LONDON—Oil rose by more than $1 a barrel to above $71 on Monday as hopes that the Omicron coronavirus variant may cause mostly mild symptoms boosted riskier assets and as the prospect of an imminent rise in Iranian oil exports looked less likely. Helping ease Omicron concerns, reports in South Africa said cases there only…
Will the US-China Rivalry Fuel Corruption in Poorer Nations?
December 5, 2021
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Commentary During the Cold War the leadership of developing countries—or the third world—used the rivalry between the West and the Soviets to enrich themselves. Both the Soviets and the West poured billions into badly governed developing countries in the form of aid and sometimes military assistance. An incredible misuse of global resources resulted from this….
At Least 20 Killed as Bus Swept Away by Flood Waters in Kenya
NAIROBI—At least 20 people drowned on Saturday when a bus carrying a group of religious faithful was swept away by flood waters as the driver tried to cross a river in the eastern Kenyan county of Kitui, the county governor said. Many parts of the East African nation have been experiencing heavy rainfall in the…
Stocks, Yields Slide After US Jobs Report as Omicron Looms
December 4, 2021
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NEW YORK—Global equities and benchmark U.S. bond yields tumbled on Friday in volatile trade after data showed U.S. job growth slowed considerably in November and the Omicron variant of the coronavirus kept investors on edge. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 210,000 jobs, the fewest since last December, but the unemployment rate plunged to a 21-month low…
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