Zimbabwe blames measles surge on sect gatherings after 80 children die
Harare, ZimbabweReuters A measles outbreak has killed 80 children in Zimbabwe since April, the ministry of health has said, blaming church sect gatherings for the surge. In a statement seen by Reuters on Sunday, the ministry said the outbreak had now spread nationwide, with a case fatality rate of 6.9 per cent. Health Secretary Jasper […]
Ruto pulls ahead in Kenya’s presidential vote count as tempers fray
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto has edged ahead in a tight presidential race, according to official results reported by Kenyan media on Sunday, as more riot police were deployed inside the national election tallying centre after scuffles and accusations by party agents. The fracas underscored fraying tempers and high tensions within the […]
Updated: Fire at Cairo Coptic church kills 41, including at least 15 children
Last updated: 8:30am, 15th August, 2022Cairo, Egypt Reuters A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on Sunday, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41 worshippers, including at least 15 children. Several trapped congregants jumped from upper floors of the Martyr Abu Sefein church to […]
Out of the frying pan, into the fire? Meal couriers sweat amid heatwave
Utrecht, Netherlands/Palermo, Italy Reuters As Europe braces for another heatwave, one group of workers has little choice but to sweat it out: the couriers shuttling around town getting lunches and dinners to customers. “It’s hot, sometimes really hot. But what can we do? God is in charge of the weather,” says Gennaro Guarracino, 47, who […]
Split families still suffer after 75 years of India-Pakistan partition
Karachi, Pakistan/New Delhi, India Reuters Ali Hasan Baqai and Syed Abid Baqai, brothers split for 75 years by the partition of India and Pakistan, talk with their families on a video call, words and tears binding them but with no hope of reunion. Thousands of families like the Baqai brothers’ remain divided three-quarters of a […]
The Long Read: At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before
SHEIKH SAALIQ, of Associated Press, reports on rising concerns over the state of democracy in India 75 years after independence…
Nicaraguans celebrate Mass peacefully after procession ban
Mexico City, MexicoAP Hundreds of Nicaraguans attended a Mass under a heavy police presence Saturday after the government prohibited a religious procession in the capital amid tensions with the Roman Catholic Church. Church leaders announced a day earlier that the National Police had banned the planned procession for Our Lady of Fatima for reasons of […]
Ukraine says it is targeting Russians shooting at, or from nuclear plant
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine is targeting Russian soldiers who shoot at an occupied nuclear plant in the south of the country or use it as a base to shoot from, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Ukraine and Russia have traded accusations over multiple recent incidents of shelling at the Zaporizhzhia facility, Europe’s largest nuclear power […]