Category : Media Outlets

Media Outlets

'My heart ruled my head' as romance scams rise

A charity warns of heavy losses as one victim tells the BBC 'my heart ruled my head'.

In Japan, busy pachinko gambling parlors defy virus vigilantes and country’s light-touch lockdown

Japan favors persuasion over laws to battle the pandemic. Civilians join “self-restraint” squads to help.

Seth Meyers lays into Republicans for turning on Dr. Fauci to protect Trump

Seth Meyers used his "Closer Look" segment on Thursday night to tackle the timeline of President Trump and his allies ignoring health experts and firing officials who pushed back on the preferred narrative downplaying the coronavirus pandemic....

Hong Kong watchdog absolves police over protest crackdown, dimming prospects of accountability

In a highly anticipated report, the complaints body offered a largely sympathetic view toward the force as political tensions heat up again.

How companies get back to the office

Months into this global pandemic, many questions remain about whether and when companies of all sizes will return to their offices and what will be required of the move. The future is so unclear that even people steeped in the real estate industry do...

Opera’s OPay still plans Africa expansion on Nigerian super app

Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay remains committed to building a multi-service super app in Nigeria as the foundation to expand on the continent. OPay also continues to operate ORide for limited passenger service — though the company is sh...

Kenya's pastoralists face hunger and conflict as locust plague continues

As herds are devastated and crops destroyed across east Africa, there are fears of violence as competition for grazing increasesTiampati Leletit had heard tales of massive desert locust swarms darkening Kenya’s horizon. But when they hit his farm the...

Fighting a locust plague amid Covid-19 in east Africa – video

The recent coronavirus pandemic is only exacerbating the problems currently facing herders, also known as pastoralists, in Kenya. They’ve seen their livestock devastated and crops destroyed after the worst locust invasions in 70 years and vlllagers a...

Haiti, spared a major coronavirus outbreak so far, now a ‘tinderbox’ set to ‘explode’

Tens of thousands of migrant workers are returning from the hard-hit Dominican Republic; many carry the disease.

The coronavirus is upending cash economies. Mobile money could emerge as the winner.

“One of the trends that will come out of this is the world moving toward a more digital financial system.”

For India’s stranded workers, an impossible choice: Destitution or a dangerous road home

More than 1 million laborers have left large cities during the nationwide lockdown.

Flying long haul during Covid-19: air travel has never been stranger

I knew my journey home would be complicated, but I wasn’t prepared for the sense of isolation as I moved from one dystopian scene to anotherCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen I booked my flight home after spending more t...

Escaped tiger caught with lasso on streets of Guadalajara – video

An escaped tiger has been captured by a lasso after three men gave chase to the animal on the streets of Guadalajara, Mexico. The tiger escaped from a local house. Continue reading...

Off the property ladder: China clifftop villagers relocated in anti-poverty drive

Village of Atulie’er gained worldwide fame for precarious ladder journey 800 metres up a cliff faceResidents from a famous village perched 800 metres up a cliff are among thousands being relocated by the Chinese government into apartment complexes as...

Chris Evans breaks down how his DIY dog haircut went wrong, and the sad downside of The Sweater

Of all the bad quarantine haircuts, and there have been a few, Chris Evans' very good rescue dog Dodger copped one of the very worst from his well-meaning human. On Thursday night, Evans dropped into the Tonight Show to explain himself to Jimmy...