Fears of waterborne disease rise in Bangladesh as floods recede
Dhaka, Bangladesh/Guwahati, IndiaReuters Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people stranded in their homes by flooding across a quarter of the country, an official said on Thursday. Nearly 2,000 rescue teams, along with the army, navy and air force, were trying to reach […]
In Afghanistan, Taliban say rescue effort almost complete one day after earthquake kills 1,000
Gayan, Afghanistan Reuters Aid began arriving on Thursday in a remote part of Afghanistan where an earthquake killed 1,000 people, with Taliban officials saying the rescue operation was almost complete. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck early on Wednesday about 160 kilometres south-east of Kabul, in arid mountains dotted with small settlements near the border with […]
Ukraine becomes EU membership candidate as Donbas battles reach “fearsome climax”
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a bold geopolitical step triggered by Russia’s invasion that Kyiv and Brussels hailed as an “historic moment”. Starting on the long path to EU membership will be a huge boost to morale in the embattled country, as Russian assaults on two […]
“Appalling” abuse: Australia to push miners to set up register of offenders
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will push its mining industry to set up a register of sexual harassment perpetrators to help rein in abuse, a cabinet minister said, after a state government report detailed cases of “horrifying” and “appalling” behaviour against women. The inquiry by mineral-rich Western Australia, home to the bulk of the country’s iron ore […]
Hong Kong Palace Museum aims to engage city’s youth with Chinese culture
Hong KongReuters Hong Kong’s new Palace Museum, a gift from Beijing to marks 25th anniversary of the territory’s return to Chinese rule, aims to engage the city’s younger generation with Chinese culture, its director said on Wednesday. Spanning more than 30,000 square metres, the museum showcases more than 900 artefacts on loan from Beijing’s Palace […]
Balkans losing hope of progress on EU membership
Belgrade, Serbia/Brussels, Belgium Reuters In Kosovo, which has been waiting for visa-free travel to the European Union since 2010, a restaurant owner has erected a large replica of France’s famed Eiffel Tower for its diners. “We have built it as a form of consolation for the people who cannot go to Paris,” said Blerim Bislimi, […]
Health Insight: Is intermittent fasting actually good for weight loss? Here’s what the evidence says
DAVID CLAYTON, a senior lecturer in nutrition and exercise physiology at Nottingham Trent University, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, at what research reveals about the practice of intermittent fasting…
Some 200 witnesses to testify in ‘Vatican trial of a century’ on financial scandals
Vatican CityRNS Earlier this month, Giuseppe Pignatone, one of the judges overseeing the Vatican’s “trial of a century”, concerning corruption and money laundering by Catholic Church officials, joked that he hoped the proceedings would end by 2050. At least, it was thought to be a joke: At Wednesday’s session, the judges announced that the prosecution […]
UK’s Prince William thanks “Windrush” generation as memorial unveiled
London, UKReuters Britain’s royals on Wednesday paid tribute to the ‘Windrush generation’ at the unveiling of a statue to commemorate the arrival of post-war migrants from the Caribbean, as the government again apologised for their recent mistreatment. Exactly 74 years ago, the Empire Windrush ship arrived in London, bringing the first of hundreds of thousands […]
Migrant rights defenders in Greece treated like criminals, says UN expert
Athens, Greece Reuters Human rights defenders in Greece, particularly those documenting the treatment of migrants and refugees, face smear campaigns and are treated like criminals, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor said on Wednesday. Lawlor was presenting her preliminary findings at the end of a 10-day visit to Greece where she met […]