Cholera death toll rises to over 420 in Cameroon
Yaounde, CameroonReuters A further 26 people have died in Cameroon’s ongoing cholera outbreak in the past two weeks, taking the overall death toll to 426, a health ministry official said on Thursday. The outbreak was declared in October 2021 and has seen a strong increase in cases since late March of this year after a […]
Crowds clash with riot police as Senegal’s Sonko sentenced to jail
Dakar, SenegalReuters Supporters of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko threw rocks at riot police and set fire to busses on Thursday after a court sentenced him in absentia to two years in jail, hitting his chances of running for president next year. Sonko, 48, was accused of raping a woman who worked in a massage […]
US imposes sanctions on companies tied to Sudan forces as fighting rages
Khartoum, Sudan/Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of fuelling the conflict in Sudan, stepping up pressure on the army and a rival paramilitary force to stop fighting raging in Khartoum and other regions. The US Treasury Department said it targeted two companies linked to the army, […]
Russia says it repels border incursion, strikes on Kyiv kill three
Kyiv, Ukraine/Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia said on Thursday it had repelled more cross-border attacks from Ukraine while its aerial assaults on Kyiv killed another three people including a nine-year-old girl and her mother locked out of an air raid shelter. Both sides are trying to sap morale and weaken military capacity ahead of a long-promised […]
NATO ready to deploy even more troops to quell unrest in Kosovo – Stoltenberg
Oslo, NorwayReuters NATO is prepared to deploy more troops to Kosovo to quell violence in the ethnically polarised north, the alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, adding that the first 700 reinforcement troops are on the way there. “NATO will remain vigilant. We will be there to ensure a safe and secure environment, and […]
Journalists to complete book on saving Amazon rainforest by murdered British writer
London, UKReuters One year after British reporter Dom Phillips was murdered in Brazil while working on a book about saving the Amazon rain forest, a group of journalists aims to complete the project, his family and former colleagues said on Thursday. How to Save the Amazon: Ask the People Who Know is due to be published […]
A Sustainable Life: Check your tyres – you might be adding unnecessary microplastics to the environment
SAMANTHA GARRARD, a marine ecosystem services researcher at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, explains why maintaining optimal tyre pressure is important…
Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri
United StatesAP/Report for America Hundreds of people flocked to a small town in Missouri this week and last to see a nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019. Some say it’s a sign of holiness in Catholicism, while others say the lack of decomposition may not be as rare as people think. Sister Wilhelmina […]
Low-income countries to be left behind without action on jobs – ILO
Berlin, GermanyReuters A global employment divide between high-income and low-income countries is worsening as rising debt levels hit developing countries disproportionately, the International Labour Organisation said on Wednesday. It urged nations to offer global financial support on job creation and social protection to help narrow the gap. Job seekers stand outside a construction site ahead […]
Hungary frees 777 foreigners convicted of people smuggling – statement
Budapest, HungaryReuters Hungary has in recent weeks freed 777 foreigners, mostly Serbian, Ukrainian and Romanian nationals, convicted of human-trafficking, the directorate of prisons said on Wednesday in a reply to Reuters questions. Citing overcrowded prisons, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government issued a decree in April allowing the release of foreign nationals convicted of people smuggling, […]