Children evacuated from orphanage where dozens died in Sudan’s capital
Cairo, EgyptReuters About 300 children have been evacuated from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital Khartoum where dozens of orphans were found last month to have died since mid-April due to nearby fighting between rival military factions. The International Committee of the Red Cross, which facilitated the evacuation late on Wednesday, said the children aged between […]
US suspends food aid to Ethiopia, says it is not reaching needy
Nairobi, KenyaReuters The US Agency for International Development said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need. A spokesperson said USAID had determined, in coordination with the Ethiopian Government, that a “widespread and coordinated campaign is diverting food assistance from the people of Ethiopia”. […]
Four toddlers stabbed in France, government says suspect is Syrian refugee
Annecy, France Reuters Four toddlers and two pensioners were stabbed in a knife attack in the tranquil French mountain town of Annecy on Thursday and the government said the suspected assailant was a Syrian refugee. A video of the attack, taken by a bystander and verified by Reuters, showed the assailant jump a low wall […]
Hundreds plucked from flooded homes; Ukraine dismisses counter-offensive reports
Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Hundreds of Ukrainians were rescued from rooftops on Thursday, two days after waters from a huge breached dam submerged villages, fields and roads in the southern region of Kherson, as Kyiv dismissed reports its counter-offensive had begun. Drone video showed areas where often only the roofs were visible above the flooding. The […]
Pat Robertson, US broadcaster who helped make religion central to Republican politics, dies at 93
Virginia Beach, Virginia, USAP Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93. Robertson’s death Thursday was announced by his broadcasting network. […]
Pope Francis doing well after first night in hospital, Vatican says
Rome, ItalyReuters Pope Francis was doing well on Thursday morning after his first night in hospital following abdominal surgery, the Vatican said. “The night went well,” the Vatican said in a brief statement, adding that more information would be released later in the morning. A general view of the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is […]
Argentines grill more steak despite pressures of 109 per cent inflation
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaReuters Argentines are expected to eat the most beef in five years in 2023, extending the country’s reign as the number one steak consumer per capita despite the painful impact of 109 per cent inflation on food prices, a Rosario grains exchange report showed on Friday. The major beef producer, where “asado” barbecues […]
GreenSight: ‘Qinnamon’ or cinnamon
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at Biblical mentions of the spice plant…
How Indonesian village aid funds weapons for Papua’s rebellion
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters Separatists in the Indonesian region of Papua where a New Zealand pilot was taken hostage in February have been siphoning off government aid money to buy black market guns for a deadly guerrilla war, officials say. The “Dana Desa” village fund introduced by President Joko Widodo in 2015 and valued at $US4.7 billion […]
Italian court convicts Swiss billionaire in asbestos deaths
Rome, ItalyReuters An Italian court on Wednesday sentenced a Swiss billionaire to 12 years in jail after convicting him on charges of aggravated manslaughter related to the death of hundreds of people from exposure to asbestos. Judges in the city of Novara issued the verdict after more than seven hours of deliberations, according to multiple […]