Press freedom is under attack in every corner of the world, the United Nations chief said Tuesday, denouncing the targeting of journalists and the spread of disinformation.. "But in every corner of the world, freedom of the press is under attack," the UN secretary-general added.
A new exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) offers a retelling of the European colonization of Latin America through the eyes of contemporary artists.. MoMa has more than 5,000 works of modern and contemporary art from Latin America. af/nr/pdh/st
Drought is so severe in parts of Spain that thousands of people are invoking the heavens desperate for rain. . Thousands attended the procession as experts say parts of Spain are the driest in a thousand years, with drought depleting reservoirs to half their normal capacity, figures show.
Uber shares rocketed higher early Tuesday after the ride-hailing and delivery company reported a jump in revenues amid rising demand.. Pointing to robust activity in numerous markets, the company reported a 29 percent jump in first-quarter revenues to $8.8 billion, with much higher gross bookings in both mobility and delivery.
Pfizer reported a drop in first-quarter profits Tuesday on declining Covid-19 vaccine revenues, but said it was on track for a heavy series of product launches later in 2023.. Pfizer has also forecast a 2023 decline in revenues in Paxlovid, its Covid-19 therapeutic.
Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed a new draft of anti-gay legislation, retaining many draconian provisions despite President Yoweri Museveni's call to rework an earlier version of the bill following an outcry by Western governments.. Legislators amended portions of the draft law to clarify that identifying as gay would not be criminalised, but "engaging in acts of homosexuality" would be an offence punishable with life imprisonment.
A US climber has died on Mount Everest, his expedition organiser said Tuesday, the first foreign death on the highest mountain in the world this season.. Last month Northern Irish climber Noel Hanna, 56, died on Annapurna, the world's 10th highest mountain, which has an even higher death rate than Everest.
Mount Everest is set to see record numbers of climbers this season, with almost 500 people -- plus as many guides -- expected to attempt mountaineering's ultimate goal.. Nepal has already issued 466 permits to foreign climbers, and since most will need a guide, more than 900 people will try and summit this season, which runs until early June.
Bitter and tough, the coca leaf chewed throughout the South American Andes for thousands of years as a natural pick-me-up has been getting an appetizing makeover in Bolivia.. In recent years, there have been clashes between coca leaf producers and police in Bolivia in a dispute over control of commercialization of the plant. str-jac-vel/ag/mlr/bfm
Two hospitals in the US Midwest violated federal law by denying an emergency abortion to a woman who had gone into premature labor and putting her life in danger, government officials said Monday.. Becerra said he had written to hospitals across the country Monday reminding them of their "professional and legal duty" to offer abortions in medical emergencies, regardless of state law, under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
