All countries “dangerously unprepared” for future pandemics, says IFRC
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The world is “dangerously unprepared” for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies say in a report published on Monday, calling on countries to update their preparedness plans by year-end. In its World Disasters Report 2022, the IFRC said “all countries remain dangerously unprepared for future outbreaks” […]
Wow!: Musicians fleeing Russia find a new audience in Georgia
FILIPP LEBEDEV and MAXIM SHEMETOV, of Reuters, report on how Russian musicians are forging new lives in Georgia…
In the US, Tyre Nichols police beating video prompts faith leaders to react with grief, goals
United StatesRNS Religious leaders reacted swiftly – with legislative appeals and collective grief – to the release of video footage of police officers beating Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died days after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. An image of Tyre Nichols and the words “JUSTICE FOR TYRE NICHOLS” are projected onto a […]
Suspect in Spain machete attacks on churches jailed on remand
Madrid, Spain Reuters The man suspected of carrying out machete attacks on two churches in southern Spain last week has been imprisoned on remand, Spain’s High Court ordered on Monday, describing his actions as a “targeted jihadist attack”. Moroccan national Yassin Kanjaa, 25, faces at least one count of “aggravated murder with terrorist intent” and […]
Moscow’s ‘big revenge’ has begun, Zelenskiy says, as Russia claims Ukraine gains
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia has begun its “big revenge” for Ukraine’s resistance to its invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, as Russian forces claimed a series of incremental gains in his country’s east. Zelenskiy has been warning for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault on Ukraine after about two months of […]
Eight killed in mass shooting at birthday party in South Africa
Gqeberha, South Africa Reuters Gunmen killed eight people and wounded three others at a birthday party in South Africa at the weekend before fleeing, police said. Officers have given no indication of a motive for Sunday’s shooting. The incident follows a spate of mass gun attacks last year that shocked the nation. In July, gunmen […]
Suicide bomber kills 59 in Pakistan mosque used by police
Updated: 7:10am, 31st January (AEST)Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded mosque in a highly fortified security compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing 59 people, including 27 police officials, the latest in a string of attacks targeting police. The attacker appeared to have passed through several barricades manned by security […]
Rio Tinto apologises after contractor loses radioactive capsule in Australia
Melbourne, Australia Reuters Rio Tinto Ltd’s iron ore division chief Simon Trott apologised on Monday after a contractor hired by the mining giant lost a radioactive capsule in transit in Western Australia, sparking a radiation alert across parts of the state. It is unclear how long the radioactive capsule, part of a gauge used to […]
New Zealand’s Auckland expected to receive further rains as flooding remains
Wellington, New ZealandReuters Flood ravaged Auckland is expected to receive further heavy rain over the coming days, according to the city’s council, even as people start to count the cost of the flash floods that have hit New Zealand’s largest city since Friday. Four people have now lost their lives in the flash floods that […]
Environmentalists protest airport project near Albanian bird sanctuary
Vjose-Narte, Albania Reuters Environmentalists protested over the weekend at the building site of a new airport in Albania’s south meant to boost tourism but which they say will endanger sanctuaries for some 200 bird species including flamingos and pelicans. The picturesque Vjose-Narte lagoon close to Albania’s Adriatic seaside is a crucial stop for flocks of […]