Category: Energy News Beat

The IHRA definition of anti-Semitism has no place on Australian campuses

Energy News Beat In universities across the world, the definition of anti-Semitism put forward by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has been used to silence critical commentary on Israel’s human rights violations and war crimes. In Australia, the definition has been having a chilling effect on campuses across the country. Amid Israel’s relentless bombing […]

As Bosniaks, we have a duty to speak up for Gaza

Energy News Beat The sound of gunfire echoes throughout the city. Explosions light up the night sky as bombs destroy homes, schools, marketplaces and any signs of life in them. Overwhelmed and under attack, health workers in a few, barely functioning hospitals struggle to help the injured, mostly children. Nowhere is safe – starvation, thirst […]

Arlington, Virginia house explosion: What happened and who is the suspect?

Energy News Beat On Monday night in Arlington County, in the US state of Virginia, at least 30 shots were fired inside a residence. Soon after police arrived to investigate, an explosion occurred and the house burst into flames. The owner and primary suspect, James Yoo, was presumed killed. Authorities are still investigating the cause […]

Sexual violence still a major threat as Sudan’s conflict grinds on

Energy News Beat Cairo, Egypt – While sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has increased notably in Sudan during the fighting that has torn the country apart since April, it has been an epidemic there long before April 15, according to Sara Musa, an activist with the Darfur Women’s Forum. Musa and several other activists and […]

US pop star Taylor Swift named Time Magazine’s person of the year

Energy News Beat US magazine Time has chosen American Grammy-award winning artist Taylor Swift as its person of the year, beating out competition including the first-ever live-action Barbie movie and King Charles III of the United Kingdom. The magazine awarded Swift on Wednesday for her “preternatural skill for finding the story”, making her the first […]

The Shark Fin Hunters

Energy News Beat Every year, more than 70 million sharks are harvested worldwide for their fins. They are considered a delicacy in Asia and used to make shark fin soup, which has been a status symbol for thousands of years. Now, the trade is threatening a species that is vital to the health of the […]

Greece, Turkey try to reset their relationship after years of hostility

Energy News Beat Athens, Greece – Issues that have brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of war five times in as many decades will be off the agenda during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Athens on Thursday. The visit is an attempt to reset the relationship with positive agreements, Greek diplomats have […]

In a Toronto neighbourhood, renters go up against big owners

Energy News Beat Sonia Israel and her two daughters are among the more than 100 tenants of a housing complex in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood who have been on a rent strike since May, withholding payment in an effort to pressure landlords to stop the process of increasing rents massively. The landlords – Starlight Investments […]

Carlos Queiroz sacked as Qatar coach ahead of AFC Asian Cup title defence

Energy News Beat Sports|Football AFC Asian Cup hosts and defending champions Qatar have sacked their men’s national team head coach Carlos Queiroz less than a year in to the role and six weeks ahead of the 2023 Asian Cup. The experienced Portuguese coach and the Qatar Football Association (QFA) parted ways by “mutual agreement”, the […]

Former UK PM Boris Johnson says his gov’t underestimated COVID-19 threat

Energy News Beat Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged his government “got some things wrong” in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as he gave evidence at a public inquiry into his handling of the global health crisis. In the first of two days in the witness box on Wednesday, Johnson apologised for […]