IBT Staff Reporter

31141-31170 (out of 154943)

Gig economy workers at Uber, Deliveroo and Lyft fear they can no longer survive on meagre earnings from jobs that leave them increasingly vulnerable

Gig Economy Workers Say They Can No Longer Survive

Gig economy workers say they can no longer survive

Demonstrations have been outlawed, elections postponed, and activists have been subjected to even greater repression during the Covid-19 health emergency.

Freedom: Another Casualty Of Covid-19 Pandemic

Freedom: another casualty of Covid-19 pandemic

Shiite Muslim clerics from a group calling itself Tajammu' Shabab al-Sharia (Sharia Youth Rally) march with a banner quoting Shiite Imams Baqir and Sadiq as saying that alcohol is the root of all sin, during a demonstration in Baghdad this month

Baghdad Booze Bombings: Islamic Vice Squads Or Turf War?

Baghdad booze bombings: Islamic vice squads or turf war?

Coronavirus lockdowns have given model train enthusiasts plenty of time to devote to their hobby

Pandemic Keeps German Model Trains Chugging Along

Pandemic keeps German model trains chugging along

The Humboldt Forum building dominates the 'Museum Island' in central Berlin

Rebuilt Prussian Palace, Scarred By History, Opens In Berlin

Rebuilt Prussian palace, scarred by history, opens in Berlin

A Vietnamese army colonel pointing out dioxin-contaminated areas in 2012

Bid To Make 'Ecocide' A Crime Gains New Momentum

Bid to make 'ecocide' a crime gains new momentum

CO2 levels in the atmosphere continued to rise in 2020, despite historic falls in emissions

2020 Emissions: Precedent-setting Or Bucking The Trend?

2020 emissions: precedent-setting or bucking the trend?

A unique team of female forest rangers patrols the jungle in Sumatra, battling poachers and illegal loggers

Indonesia's Female Forest Guardians Fight For The Environment

Indonesia's female forest guardians fight for the environment

A strong response to the coronavirus pandemic, surging exports and healthy public spending has helped Vietnam buck a global recession in 2020

Strong Virus Response Helps Vietnam's Economy Weather Pandemic

Strong virus response helps Vietnam's economy weather pandemic

Masked And Muted Olympics Will Still Dominate Crowded 2021 In Sports

Masked and muted Olympics will still dominate crowded 2021 in sports

A book featuring minority characters, including LGBT people, playing roles in classic tales stirred controversy in Hungary this autumn

Hostile Climate Has LGBT Hungarians Eyeing Emigration

Hostile climate has LGBT Hungarians eyeing emigration

Graphic showing different scripts in use in the country of Mongolia, and the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia.

Flipping The Script: China School Reforms Spark Mongolian Writing Revival

Flipping the script: China school reforms spark Mongolian writing revival

Donald Trump's surprise backing of Morocco's claim to sovereignty over the disputed desert area has raised fears it could enflame conflict

What Next For Western Sahara After Morocco-Israel Deal?

What next for Western Sahara after Morocco-Israel deal?

The EU is seeking new powers to use against tech giants 'in the event of serious and repeated breaches of law which endanger the security of European citizens'

EU Unveils New Rules To Curb Tech Giants

EU unveils new rules to curb tech giants

While richer nations have pre-ordered vaccine doses for their populations, there are fears that poorer nations could be left behind

Swathes Of Globe May Not Get Vaccine Until 2022: Study

Swathes of globe may not get vaccine until 2022: study

The number of schoolboys kidnapped remains unclear

Nigerian Kidnappings A Sign Of Boko Haram Expansion, Say Experts

Nigerian kidnappings a sign of Boko Haram expansion, say experts

Hungary's beleaguered LGBTQ community faces more restrictions

Hungary MPs Approve Package Of Anti-LGBTQ Measures

Hungary MPs approve package of anti-LGBTQ measures

Montenegro Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapic: 'I have confidence that Montenegro is going to become the 28th member state of the EU'

New Montenegro PM Vows To Fight Graft In Quest For EU

New Montenegro PM vows to fight graft in quest for EU

President Donald Trump announced that US Attorney General Bill Barr, who declined to back the president's claims of massive fraud in the November 3 election, would be stepping down from his position within days

Top Republican Congratulates 'President-elect' Biden

Top Republican congratulates 'President-elect' Biden

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau seen in a 2018 video

Boko Haram Claims Kidnapping In Apparent Turn In Conflict

Boko Haram claims kidnapping in apparent turn in conflict

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin is pictured with then Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin in 2010

Prigozhin: Kremlin 'Chef' Juggling Many Plates

Prigozhin: Kremlin 'chef' juggling many plates

Takahiro Shiraishi (C), depicted here in a court sketch drawing by Masato Yamashita dated September 30, 2020, has been sentenced to death

Japan 'Twitter Killer' Sentenced To Death For Nine Murders

Japan 'Twitter killer' sentenced to death for nine murders

Map locating the Russian village of Ishbuldino in the Ural mountains where a deadly fire erupted in a retirement home

11 Perish In Russia Nursing Home Fire

11 perish in Russia nursing home fire

Fresh wasabi is known as 'green gold' in Japan; it is difficult to farm, and therefore an expensive delicacy

Japan's Wasabi Producers Farm 'Green Gold'

Japan's wasabi producers farm 'green gold'

Yang Zeqiang's boat arrives at shore opposite Zhongba, a small island near the southwestern city of Chongqing

China's Yangtze Fishing Communities Adapt To Life On Land

China's Yangtze fishing communities adapt to life on land

A video from onboard a boat trafficking Rohingya refugees shows a smuggler beating people with what appears to be a whip

Exclusive Video: Smugglers Beat Rohingya On Trafficking Boat

Exclusive video: Smugglers beat Rohingya on trafficking boat

Hamid left Myanmar seven years ago, and now works in a hotel on Langkawi, a popular Malaysian resort island

Video Chat Only Hope For Divided Rohingya Couple

Video chat only hope for divided Rohingya couple

Refugees are taken to checkpoints at the camp's edges by rickshaw drivers, where security forces typically wave them through for a bribe

Rohingya Trafficking Network Sells Dreams, Delivers Violence And Extortion

Rohingya trafficking network sells dreams, delivers violence and extortion

The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) in southwestern China's Guizhou province is the only significant instrument of its kind

China To Open Giant Telescope To International Scientists

China to open giant telescope to international scientists

Augusto Grilli's passion for puppetry began with a Christmas present in 1946

Christmas Gift Sparks Lifelong Passion For Puppeteer

Christmas gift sparks lifelong passion for puppeteer

Pages