UK

British Airways gets working on job cuts

Ren Leen August 7, 2020

LONDON (UK) – British Airways said on Friday that plans to reduce 12,000 jobs have been going well as a result of the pandemic. More than 6,000 employees have decided to take voluntary redundancy. The airline, owned by IAG , will inform the remaining staff whether they still have a job or

Middle East

Lebanon blast probe: Beirut port manager among 16 arrested

Ren Leen August 7, 2020

BEIRUT (LEBANON) – Law enforcement authorities in Lebanon have arrested 16 people in connection with the probe into the blast at a warehouse in Beirut port, said state news agency NNA on Thursday. According to a source, the general manager of the port is among those detained. Quoting Judge Fadi Akiki of the military court, […]

USA

Golfer Rahm finds it tough to stay focused without having spectators

Ren Leen August 7, 2020

FLORIDA (US) World number two Jon Rahm has a contrary opinion when it comes to the absence of spectators during PGA Tour. He says that it has made it tough to focus. The PGA Tour resumed in June after a long break with events due to the coronavirus. The PGA Championship, which was Golf’s first […]

USA

One of the largest QAnon conspiracy groups removed by Facebook

Ren Leen August 7, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO (US) – Facebook said it had removed one of the largest public groups committed to the QAnon web of conspiracy theories. The action is being taken after the company’s policies have been repeatedly violated. A Facebook spokeswoman said The group, called Official Q/Qanon and with nearly 200,000 members, had been deleted. Multiple individual […]

Daily Roundup

Thursday, 6th August Daily Roundup

Ren Leen August 6, 2020

Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald. Local News Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, is all set to open its East Terrace Garden for the first time in more than 40 years. England […]

World

Brazil court retains the post of Black movement critic

Ren Leen August 6, 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) – A public official who said he does not support the Black Lives Matter movement will be given permission to remain as head of Brazil’s government-funded institute of Black culture, as per the vote from high court on Wednesday. A few public defenders argued Sergio Camargo had no legitimacy to run […]

Asia

Facebook removes ads of illegal wildlife trade in Southeast Asia as online business surges

Ren Leen August 6, 2020

YANGON (MYANMAR) – Social media giant Facebook has taken down hundreds of ads related to illicit wildlife trade. This comes as part of a major crackdown on the trade which is thriving in Southeast Asia. “Not too wild, not too-well behaved. If interested, call…” a seller wrote on an ad with the picture of a […]

World

Delay in EU funds to stem migration from Africa leaves ex-smugglers in the lurch

Ren Leen August 5, 2020

AGADEZ (NIGER) – For Andre Chani of Niger, driving Europe-bound migrants from the trading hub of Agadez to Libya once earned him thousands of US dollars a month. When police impounded his two pick-up trucks four years ago to stem the flow of migrants, he applied for 2.5 million CFA francs ($4,511) in aid from […]

Daily Roundup

Tuesday, 4th August Daily Roundup

Ren Leen August 4, 2020

Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald. Local News The royal family paid tribute to the British Red Cross on its 150th anniversary. The Duchess of Cambridge reminisced how her great-grandmother and grandmother served as nurses in both the […]

Asia

Aung San Suu Kyi confirms contesting for the second term in Myanmar

Ren Leen August 4, 2020

YANGON (MYANMAR) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday formally declared her intention seeking for a second term in the November election. Aung San Suu Kyi’s international reputation came down over the way Myanmar handled Rohingya Muslims. However, she remains popular at home. On Tuesday, Suu Kyi, 75, was on her way to […]