San Francisco (AFP) – Whistleblower Frances Haugen — a former Facebook engineer who leaked documents suggesting the firm put profits before safety — on Thursday launched an organization devoted to fighting harm caused by social media. The new Beyond …
Embattled Suns owner Sarver to sell NBA club
Los Angeles (AFP) – Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver, banned for a year and fined $10 million by the NBA for racist and misogynist remarks and workplace bullying, said Wednesday he will sell the team. Following the punishments imposed last week, NBA pl…
Zelensky demands world punish Russia as Biden woos UN
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky demanded Wednesday that the world punish Russia in a dramatic video address to the UN General Assembly, where US President Joe Biden accused Moscow of violating basic internatio…
Global Fund raises $14.25 billion to end HIV, TB and malaria
New York (AFP) – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria raised $14.25 billion Wednesday at a donor conference led by US President Joe Biden, as decades of progress against the diseases are set back by Covid. It was the highest amount e…
Pressure on Putin as reservists called up for war
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Pressure ratcheted up on Vladimir Putin Wednesday as his decision to send reservists to Ukraine triggered spreading protests and hundreds of arrests at home, and Western leaders tore into the Russian leader at the…
Fate of ‘gentle soul’ Griner top of mind at basketball World Cup: USA coach
Sydney (AFP) – Coach Cheryl Reeve admitted Wednesday the fate of “gentle soul” Brittney Griner was weighing heavily on the USA team at the basketball World Cup in Sydney, with the jailed star’s No.15 jersey not being used at the tournament. Griner, a s…
Most pregnancy-related deaths in US are avoidable: CDC
Washington (AFP) – Four out of five pregnancy-related deaths in the United States could be avoided, a new report by the nation’s top public health agency says, as mothers in the country face a comparatively high mortality rate, especially among Black w…
Fiona batters Turks and Caicos as Category 3 hurricane
San Juan (AFP) – Hurricane Fiona battered the Turks and Caicos islands as a powerful Category 3 storm on Tuesday after leaving a trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The top US disaster management official was headed to Puert…
Kremlin dismisses mass burial discoveries as ‘lies’
Kupiansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The Kremlin on Monday denied its forces were responsible for large-scale killings in east Ukraine and accused Kyiv of fabricating its discoveries of mass graves in recaptured territory. In the latest incident spurring fears o…
Sport leaders eye Africa as talent source, investment target
New York (AFP) – Africa offers a vast underdeveloped market for global sports, with thousands of athletes ready to join international ranks if only there were major investment, industry leaders and stars say. But more government and private-sector part…