Pope warns against losing humanity in ‘paradise of machines’
"If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for education in ethical discernment," Leo said after President Emmanuel Macron welcomed him to the presidential palace, on the first of four days in the country.
Biden urges mask wearing as he warns US is facing a ‘dark winter’
In his first policy speech on the coronavirus after he was elected president, Joe Biden implored the public to wear masks as he warned the United States was still facing a “dark winter,” even as a vaccine seems nearer. “I will spare no effort to turn this pandemic around once we are sworn in on […]
US police chief resigns after urging violence against Democrats
A police chief in the southern US state of Arkansas has resigned after taking to social media following Joe Biden’s presidential win to urge violence against Democrats. Lang Holland, the police chief in Marshall, a small city located about 100 miles (160 kilometres) north of the state’s capital Little Rock, vented his anger at Biden’s […]
Breaking: Trump sacks Mark Esper, replaces him with Christopher Miller
President Donald Trump on Monday announced by tweet that he had fired his defense secretary Mark Esper, further destabilizing a government already navigating Trump’s refusal to concede election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. “Mark Esper has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service,” Trump said on Twitter, announcing his replacement by […]
Court validates Ouattara third term after contested vote
Ivory Coast’s constitutional council on Monday validated President Alassane Ouattara’s reelection to a third term after his landslide victory in an October 31 ballot marred by clashes and an opposition boycott. Ouattara, 78, won by more than 94 percent of the vote, but Ivory Coast is caught in a standoff after opposition leaders boycotted the […]
Turkish currency surges after finance minister resigns
Turkey’s lira surged to a five-percent gain against the dollar Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law gave up his finance minister brief following the appointment of a new central bank chief. Investors read the resignation of Berat Albayrak — the powerful husband of Erdogan’s elder daughter Esra — and of the central bank’s Murat […]
