Ethiopia expels seven UN officials, accusing them of “meddling”
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Ethiopia is expelling seven senior UN officials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, two days after the world body’s aid chief warned a government blockade of aid had likely forced hundreds of thousands of people in the northern region of Tigray into famine. There has been increasing international criticism of […]
Africa lags on COVID-19 vaccination, healthcare workers at risk – WHO, nurses say
Geneva, Switzerland/Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Only 15 of Africa’s 54 nations have fully vaccinated 10 per cent of their populations against COVID-19 and many frontline health workers remain at risk, the World Health Organisation and International Council of Nurses said on Thursday. They called for speeding up distribution of doses to those at risk on the […]
Poland illegally pushed migrants back into Belarus, Amnesty International says
Warsaw, PolandReuters Poland carried out an unlawful pushback of a group of migrants camped out on its border with Belarus in late August, an analysis of satellite imagery and other photos and videos by NGO Amnesty International published on Thursday said. Amnesty said that using satellite imagery from 18th August it was able to detect […]
Brooklyn bishop retires after Vatican clears him of abuse
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn, Nicholas DiMarzio, weeks after a Vatican investigation cleared him of sexual abuse allegations, and appointed a native New Yorker to replace him. DiMarzio is 77, two years beyond the normal retirement age for bishops. Francis accepted his resignation and appointed […]
Health Insight: Cold showers are said to be good for you – here’s what the evidence shows
In an article first published on The Conversation, LINDSAY BOTTOMS, of the University of Hertfordshire in the UK, looks at whether there’s any health benefits to a cold shower…
Angry relatives of Beirut blast victims protest probe delays
Beirut, LebanonReuters Hundreds of relatives of victims of last year’s Beirut port explosion, some chanting and some silent, took to the streets on Wednesday angry that an investigation into the disaster had been delayed for the second time this year. Some carried miniature figures of people on death row with signs below reading “the end […]
Mexico sends 70 Haitian migrants back home by plane
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Mexico’s government sent 70 Haitian migrants back to Haiti on Wednesday in what it described as a “voluntary return” flight, days after the United States cleared thousands of Haitian migrants from a camp at the Mexican border in Del Rio, Texas. Mexico’s interior and foreign ministries said in a joint statement that […]
Kansas priest considered for sainthood is buried in Wichita
Wichita, Kansas, USAP Thousands of people turned out Wednesday in Wichita to honour a Kansas priest as he was laid to rest 70 years after he died in a prisoner of war camp during the Korean War. Mourners filled Hartman Arena for a funeral service for Rev Emil Kapaun and later lined streets to watch […]
Afghanistan: The Taliban vowed no revenge. One Nangarhar family tells a different story
RUPAM JAIN, of Reuters, reports on the plight of one Afghan official as the Taliban took over the country…
Myanmar currency drops 60 per cent in weeks as economy tanks since February coup
Reuters Myanmar’s currency has lost more than 60 per cent of its value since the beginning of September, driving up food and fuel prices in an economy that has tanked since a military coup eight months ago. Many gold shops and money exchanges closed on Wednesday due to the turmoil, while the kyat’s dive trended […]