Day: 29 November 2022
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Missing daughter reunited with family after 51 years
A DNA test and an ancestry website have helped end a family’s agonising search for answers.
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South Africa hero Chris Hani’s monument vandalised
The incident occurred days after a court ordered the release of the far-right killer of Chris Hani.
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Mexico’s planned GM corn ban ‘deep concern’ for US
The US has warned it will take legal action if Mexico presses ahead with an import ban on GM corn.
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Three Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank
The men were reportedly shot by Israeli troops in two incidents, amid an upsurge in violence.
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Japan death row prisoners sue government to stop hangings
The prisoners are also seeking financial compensation for the ‘mental agony’ of living in fear of death.
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Thai monks fail drug tests leaving temple empty
Local officials said four monks, including the abbot, tested positive for methamphetamine.
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Spanish coastguard finds stowaways on ship rudder
Three people are being treated for dehydration after the 11-day voyage from Lagos in Nigeria.
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Will Smith says bottled rage led him to slap Chris Rock at the Oscars
The actor is interviewed on US television for the first time since the infamous incident in March.
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Vivek Agnihotri’s Kashmir Files: Row over Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s comment
Nadav Lapid, jury chief at an Indian film festival, called Bollywood hit The Kashmir Files “propaganda”.
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Giving Tuesday: How day for ‘radical generosity’ went global
An idea for “radical generosity” that started in New York a decade ago has spread around the world.