Stories from 5 June 2020
World Environment Day should mean more in Trinidad & Tobago this year
While there are encouraging signs, social media users remain unconvinced that the fight to protect the environment is anywhere near over.
Silicon Valley tech giants race to build Africa's internet infrastructure. Should Africa worry?
Google and Facebook are building undersea internet cables for Africans with access to high-speed internet — but 33 nations in Africa still don't have comprehensive data privacy laws.
For black and indigenous people in Central America, Black Lives Matter
"It's a racist, predatory and murderous system that they have been selling all over the planet as the best place on earth to live."
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Spain’s extreme right supporters protested in Madrid
"Fascism is also a virus"
In Nicaragua, people apparently die of ‘pneumonia’, not COVID-19
The current Nicaraguan administration has neglected the healthcare system and been letting people die since 2018.
The return of birds during the COVID-19 lockdown is a boon to Nepali wildlife photographers
Weeks of lockdown have created a favourable environment for birds due to the reduction of pollution and less human interference.
