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Aleppo: Officers sell Army's bread in black market

Local sources in government-held Aleppo province revealed that while bread is abundant in the area for less than 300 pounds per packet, army officers are selling soldiers’ bread portions to feed merchants. According to the sources, a few days ago, a merchant bought 500 kilograms of bread...

How a dictatorship-era constitution endured in Chile

Replacing Chile's dictatorship-era constitution was a pressing demand from the streets during months of social protests in Chile in 2019. On Sunday, Chileans will vote in a referendum to approve or reject changing the constitution; and if they approve, what kind of body should draft it...

Tokyo opens 15,000-seat Olympic aquatics centre

Tokyo opened a 15,000-seat swimming venue for the Olympic Games next year on Saturday, with a swimming star diagnosed with leukaemia last year demonstrating freestyle at the ceremony. The $542 million Aquatics Centre for swimming, diving and artistic swimming was completed in February,...

Work already underway for presidential inauguration

 While much of Washington is twisted in knots over the upcoming election, there's another contingent already busy trying to figure out how to stage an inauguration for the to-be-determined next president during a pandemic. Visitors to the U.S. Capitol and the White House can already see...