Wednesday 2 December News Briefing BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 2 December 2020 News Briefing – As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active Covid-19 numbers. Global…
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Indian Muslim doctor spent 7 months in jail for raising his voice - finally free
Indian Muslim doctor spent 7 months in jail for raising his voice – finally free, harrowing tales of starvation and beatings Dr Kafeel Khan, an Indian doctor jailed for more…
Trump promises ‘snapback’ to force return of UN Iran sanctions
Trump promises ‘snapback’ to force return of UN Iran sanctions President Trump vowed to use a controversial technique to unilaterally reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran, a move with huge repercussions…
UN probes into Indian torture of Muslims in occupied Kashmir
UN seeks an investigation by into Indian government torture of Muslims in occupied Kashmir in 2019. Four UN special rapporteurs have asked the Indian government to investigate the alleged torture…
India impatiently awaits Modi's response to China
INDIA impatiently awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response on Wednesday to the death of at least 20 soldiers in a border clash with Chinese troops as the country’s media vented…
Daily News Briefing: UN warns of new humanitarian crisis as Covid-19 looms over Yemen
Wednesday 29 April BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 29 April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these…
Daily News Briefing: UK economy could shrink by 35% with 2m job losses & UN defends WHO after Trump attack
Wednesday 15 April BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 15 April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these…
Daily News Briefing - 'Who can we trust if we can't trust the WHO'?
Wednesday 8 April BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 8 April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these…
Daily News Briefing: Global Coronavirus update - cases top 850,000
News Summary BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING Wednesday 1st April 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are…
Myanmar reimposes internet blackout
Myanmar has reimposed an Internet shutdown in two conflict-torn western states according to a leading telecoms operator. The decision to reimpose the blackout comes after it was partially lifted five…
Daily News Briefing: 14 tested in UK for deadly virus - Top UN court rules in Myanmar case & US to stop 'birth tourism'
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: the US has imposed new visa rules to prevent ‘birth tourism’ – where a pregnant woman gives birth…
UN team to inspect the island 100,000 Rohingya will be relocated to
Authorities in Bangladesh are still waiting for permission from UN inspectors to start the controversial relocation of 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a newly built $275 million island camp. No relocation…
Daily News Briefing: Israeli jets strike Syria - Extreme weather kills 73 in Pakistan & Billie Eilish to record new James Bond theme
BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: Israeli jets strike Syria – Syrian military has said Israeli jets have struck airbases in Homs. They say…
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World News Briefing: Canada, Mali and US-China make today's headline
BRIEF – ME! – WORLD NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, one peacekeeper has been killed and five wounded after a roadside bomb detonated in northern Mali. China is to offer less…
Tensions flare as Pakistani Foreign Minister boycotts India's FM speech in New York
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World News Briefing: Journalist shot outside Haitian senate - Impeachment enquiry against Trump & US condemns China's repression of Muslims
BRIEF – ME! – WORLD NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, chaotic scenes outside the Haitian senate as a senator pulled out a gun! US House Speaker Pelosi announces a formal impeachment…