Once everywhere, Saddam’s image scrubbed from Baghdad
Saddam’s policy of filling Baghdad and other cities with palaces and statues and portraits of himself “created this image of this divine leader,” Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House Renad Mansour told the AP. Saddam "needed to project power in different ways to remind the people who was in charge.”
South Korea to discuss 'issues raised' from leaked documents with US
Several classified U.S. military documents have recently been posted on social media offering a partial, month-old snapshot of the war in Ukraine, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, adding that Russia or pro-Russian elements were likely behind the leak.
The New York Times reported on Sunday that the leaked documents contain details about internal discussions among top South Korean top officials about U.S. pressure on the staunch ally to help supply weapons to Ukraine, and its policy of not doing so.
The New York Times reported on Sunday that the leaked documents contain details about internal discussions among top South Korean top officials about U.S. pressure on the staunch ally to help supply weapons to Ukraine, and its policy of not doing so.
As tiger count grows, India’s Indigenous demand land rights
Project Tiger began in 1973 after a census of the big cats found India’s tigers were fast going extinct through habitat loss, unregulated sport hunting, increased poaching and retaliatory killing by people. It's believed the tiger population was around 1,800 at the time, but experts widely consider that an overestimate due to imprecise counting methods in India until 2006. Laws attempted to address the decline, but the conservation model centered around creating protected reserves where ecosystems can function undisturbed by people.
Uganda turns to bamboo farming to combat deforestation
In 2010, Uganda had 6.93 million hectares of tree cover, extending over 29% of its land area. In 2021, it lost 49,000 hectares of tree cover, equivalent to 23.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
Foreign students angry at being forced to return to Ukraine for exams
Foreign students from African and Asian countries who fled Ukraine when Russia started its illegal invasion have complained they were forced to return to the war-torn country to take key exams.
On 14 March, some of the 76,000 foreign students studying medicine in Ukraine before the war broke out were back in the country to take the final licensing Krok 2 exam in order to secure their diplomas.
On 14 March, some of the 76,000 foreign students studying medicine in Ukraine before the war broke out were back in the country to take the final licensing Krok 2 exam in order to secure their diplomas.
Baidu sues Apple, app developers over fake Ernie bot apps
The company's artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China's closest answer to the U.S.-developed chatbot ChatGPT.
Baidu said it had lodged lawsuits in Beijing Haidian People's Court against the developers behind the counterfeit applications of its Ernie bot and the Apple company.
Baidu said it had lodged lawsuits in Beijing Haidian People's Court against the developers behind the counterfeit applications of its Ernie bot and the Apple company.
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