Last week, on a blistering day in Delhi, Kavya Mukhija travelled for hours to take a crucial government-run exam for entry-level teaching positions at Indian universities. The 25-year-old freelance researcher and disability activist uses a wheelchair as she has a rare congenital condition of stiff joints and found the exam centre difficult to access. The […]
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has maintained its second place in polls ahead of June’s European Parliament elections, despite a wave of recent scandals that has threatened to damage the party’s hopes. An online survey carried out by the INSA polling institute for the Bild am Sonntag newspaper had the AfD at 17%, unchanged […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For years, the African National Congress rose above politics in South Africa. It was a movement dedicated to freeing Black people from the oppression of white minority rule and to the lofty principle of democracy, equality and a better life for all South Africans. It was widely revered as […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended his company’s AI technology as safe for widespread use, as concerns mount over potential risks and lack of proper safeguards for ChatGPT-style AI systems. Altman’s remarks came at a Microsoft event in Seattle, where he spoke to developers just as a new controversy erupted over an OpenAI AI voice that […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mocked the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s European parliamentary election campaign launch, which has been overshadowed by spying scandals and suspicions of foreign influence-buying. The AfD’s lead candidate, Maximilian Krah, sat out the campaign launch event on Saturday, less than a week after a top aide to […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen mocked the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s European parliamentary election campaign launch, which has been overshadowed by spying scandals and suspicions of foreign influence-buying. The AfD’s lead candidate, Maximilian Krah, sat out the campaign launch event on Saturday, less than a week after a top aide to […]
We shared a post where folks revealed the most disturbing, shocking, and unbelievable things that ever happened at their school. ABC Unfortunately, people had a lot of horrible stories to tell, but they inspired our BuzzFeed Community to share some of their own experiences, too. TriStar Pictures So, here are some of the most shocking […]
In the last two days of the 2024 General Assembly, which are Friday and Monday, the Kentucky Senate could take up an oft-revised piece of legislation, House Bill 509, that threatens to undermine the Kentucky Open Records Act. It’s drawn fire from open records advocates and journalists across the state. This might be a good […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A series of scandals has blighted Denmark’s Armed Forces at a time when the Scandinavian country and member of the NATO alliance is building up its defenses, chiefly as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The events have so far led to the dismissal this week of Denmark’s top military […]
Thomas Suddes is a former legislative reporter with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and writes from Ohio University. tsuddes@gmail.com Last week, Larry Householder, Republican former speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, now serving a 20-year sentence on federal corruption charges, appealed his conviction and sentence to the U.S. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit). One […]
The Defence Ministry of Ukraine has stated that it is collaborating with law enforcement agencies to eliminate the risks of corruption in procurement for the Armed Forces, while simultaneously implementing a new procurement architecture in line with NATO standards. Source: Ukraine’s Defence Ministry Details: The message explains that until May 2023, suppliers could set prices […]
We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about a really awful scandal that Hollywood just casually forgot about, but they can never forget. Here are the head-shaking results: Warning: Mentions of child abuse, assault, domestic violence, and murder. 1.“The number of men in Hollywood who have been accused of domestic violence and we […]