More than 1,000 people marched in El Salvador’s capital on Tuesday to protest the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender, amid a bumpy initial rollout of systems to support the digital currency. The protesters burned a tire and set off fireworks in front of the Supreme Court building around noon local time, as the government… Read More Hundreds protest against adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador
Venezuela has received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines through the COVAX mechanism intended for poor countries, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Tuesday, after months of delays the government attributed to U.S. sanctions. The South American country has received 693,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinovac Biotech, the first of… Read More Venezuela receives first batch of coronavirus vaccines through COVAX scheme
Cape Verde’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman who is wanted by U.S. authorities on charges of laundering money on behalf of Venezuela’s government, should be extradited to the United States. Saab, who is close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was detained in Cape Verde in June 2020 when his… Read More Cape Verde’s top court approves U.S. extradition request of Venezuelan envoy Alex Saab
Guinea’s main opposition leader said on Tuesday he was open to participating in a transition following a military coup over the weekend, as the soldiers who seized power consolidated their takeover. West African countries have threatened sanctions following the overthrow of President Alpha Conde, who was serving a third term after altering the constitution to… Read More Guinea military junta appoints army officers as provincial governors
A group of Aboriginal people has filed a complaint to the United Nations over Western Australia’s draft heritage protection laws, more than a year after miner Rio Tinto legally destroyed historically and culturally significant rock shelters. The group is making a formal request for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to review… Read More Aboriginal group files UN complaint over Western Australia heritage bill
South Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile (SLBM) from a submarine, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, becoming the first country without nuclear weapons to develop such a capability. A new Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine successfully carried out the underwater ejection tests last week, after similar tests were conducted from a submerged barge last month,… Read More South Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile
Gunmen invaded a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna and kidnapped 18 residents including seven children, a community leader said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of mass abductions disrupting every aspect of life in the region. Gangs of ransom seekers have been kidnapping children from their schools, villagers from their homes… Read More Eighteen kidnapped as gunmen raid village in northwest Nigeria
Police in Paris caught three suspected armed robbers after opening fire on their car as they made their getaway from a 10 million euro (an equivalent of $12 million) jewellery heist at a Bulgari store in the French capital on Tuesday. Three individuals, wearing sharp suits and armed with guns, robbed the recently revamped boutique… Read More French police arrest three suspects following €10million jewellery heist at Bulgari store
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