Author: Olive Metuge

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Hungary’s capital on Saturday as a banned 2SLGBTQ+ rights rally swelled into a mass demonstration against the government.Crowds filled a square near Budapest’s city hall before setting off across the city, some waving rainbow flags, others carrying signs mocking Prime Minister Viktor Orban.”This is about much more, not just about homosexuality…. This is the last moment to stand up for our rights,” Eszter Rein Bodi, one of the marchers, said.”None of us are free until everyone is free,” one sign read.Small groups of counter-protesters attempted to disrupt the parade, but police kept them…

Last year the Supreme Court took a significant step to limit the power of administrative agencies with its decision overturning the Chevron doctrine, which for 40 years had instructed courts to show certain deference to an agency’s interpretation of the laws that it administered. On Friday, the justices declined to take another step to curtail those agencies’ power. By a vote of 6-3, the court turned back a challenge to a federal program that subsidizes telephone and high-speed internet services in schools, libraries, rural areas, and low-income communities in urban areas. In doing so, the majority declined to revive a theory known as…

Sponsored: Twelve kitchens. One sky-high experience. Welcome to Culinara Social Dining – the UAE’s most elevated food hall, now open at The Link, One Za’abeelPerched 100 metres above ground in Dubai’s newest architectural landmark, The Link, Culinara Social Dining is not just a place to eat—it’s a fully immersive dining destination designed to spark curiosity, conversation, and connection.This game-changing new concept brings together 12 of the most exciting homegrown culinary brands in the region under one visually striking roof. Sleek interiors, panoramic skyline views, and bold creative direction make Culinara feel like part food hall, part design statement, part weekend…

A Budapest Pride march is expected to go ahead on Saturday, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists.March organisers hope for a record attendance, despite mounting pressure from nationalist conservative politicians and police to stop any display of pro-LGBTQ material.The police issued a ban in line with a new “child protection” law restricting gatherings considered to be promoting homosexuality. One woman said she was planning to attend because she wants a country of “diversity” for her children.Orban downplayed the possibility of violent clashes between police and participants, but warned of potential legal repercussions for attendees.”Of…

Everyone knows guns used by Canadian criminals are often smuggled from the U.S. Not everyone knows how — not like Naomi Haynes does. That’s because she did the smuggling. A native Montrealer who’s been living in the U.S. for decades, she helped traffic dozens of weapons into Canada, some linked directly to drug gangs.”I wasn’t thinking about the havoc I was causing in my birth land,” she told CBC News last week.”I’ve got my kids, I’ve got bills. The only thing I [was] thinking about is monetary gains. I wasn’t thinking about the people who are going to be affected.”CBC News established…

The Supreme Court will not decide right now whether Louisiana violated the Constitution when it enacted a congressional map last year that created a second majority-Black district. In a surprise order on Friday, the justices announced that they will hear new arguments in the case sometime during the court’s 2025-26 term – likely in the fall. The justices did not provide any reasoning for their decision not to resolve the dispute before their summer recess, instead indicating only that they would “issue an order scheduling argument and specifying any additional questions to be addressed in supplemental briefing” “[i]n due course.” …

From music festivals to super sporting events…June 26 to 29: Glastonbury Festival, EnglandBritain’s most celebrated music festival transforms a sleepy corner of Somerset into the ultimate destination for the biggest performers on the planet. This year’s line-up will see headline shows from Olivia Rodrigo, Charlie XCX, Neil Young, Rod Stewart and The 1975.@glastofestSeptember 4 to 8: Italian Grand Prix, Italy The historic Monza circuit is a fan-favourite, not least because it’s the home of one of motor racing’s most beloved teams, Ferrari. This circuit – one of the oldest on the calendar – is known as the “Temple of Speed”, and…

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Priya Sippy & Anne OkumuBBC News, London & LilongweJack McBramsA chunk of Suzanna Kathumba’s meagre salary goes on school fees, leaving little for other essentialsSuzanna Kathumba, a domestic worker in Malawi, spends every day thinking of ways she can economise to make her salary of 80,000 kwacha ($46; £34) a month stretch to support her family.As she wrings a wet cloth from a bucket of water in the living room and starts by wiping down the tables and chairs, she considers her latest ploy to save money.”I’ve told my youngest children not to get too dirty when playing so we…

The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall’s flu vaccinations for just about every American — but only if they use certain shots free of a preservative that has been safely used in vaccines for decades.   What is normally a routine step in preparing for the upcoming flu season drew intense scrutiny after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired the influential 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)and handpicked replacements that include several vaccine skeptics.   The seven-member panel bucked another norm Thursday as it discussed the safety of a preservative used in less than five per…