The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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A tentative cease-fire was established late last night in war-ravaged Liberia. But insurgents against Liberian President Charles Taylor’s government insisted that a lasting cease-fire would only come about when loyalists ended street battles and the president was ousted from power. Rebels for Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (Lurd) said they would give up the… Read more »
Israel President Ariel Sharon met his US counterpart George W Bush in Washington yesterday to discuss the controversial “snaking” security fence slithering its way through the occupied West Bank. Mr Bush heard that the Israeli leader would not comply with requests from the Palestinian side for the fence to be torn down. Mr Sharon insisted… Read more »
