Children dying in Somalia as food catastrophe worsens
Mogadishu, MozambiqueReuters More than 200,000 Somalis are suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger, with that number set to rise to over 700,000 next year, according to an analysis by an alliance of UN agencies and aid groups. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which sets the global standard for determining […]
“Too late to leave”: Australians take shelter from intense bushfires
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Tens of thousands of Australians took shelter on Tuesday after authorities warned it was too late for them to leave their homes as bushfires raged across a vast area of the country’s east coast. Officials issued 11 emergency warnings in New South Wales, each covering several communities, as more than half the 71 […]