HARYANA, INDIA: India’s ruling party is projected to have lost two key provincial elections to the main opposition Congress party and its allies, exit polls showed, suggesting another setback after the party fared poorly in national elections. Local media reported that Congress had a clear advantage in exit polls in the northern state of Haryana, … Read more
WAKISO, UGANDA — Fredrick Nathan Rubahimbya needed money. It was June 2019 and his daughter’s final university exams started in a week. He needed to pay 800,000 Ugandan shillings (215 United States dollars) in fees so she would be allowed to take them. He tried to borrow from relatives and friends, but nobody had the … Read more
American gymnast Jordan Chiles might lose the Olympic bronze medal she won on floor exercise after the Court of Arbitration (CAS) for Sport voided the inquiry that led her to jump from fifth place to third. The ruling on Saturday opens the door for Romania’s Ana Barbosu to replace Chiles as bronze medalist. CAS ruled that the appeal by … Read more