The cost of conflict: How life in Ukraine has been shattered by two years of war
CHARLOTTE BRUNEAU, of Reuters, reports ahead of the second anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
Haiti’s gang wars death toll doubles to nearly 5,000 in a year – UN
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters The number of people reported killed as Haiti faces a worsening conflict between heavily armed gangs increased by more than 110 per cent last year to reach 4,789, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report published on Tuesday. “I am appalled by the staggering and worsening level of gang violence,” […]
Nepali sherpa scales Everest for 28th time as toll on peak reaches 11
Kathmandu, NepalReuters A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday, an official said, completing his second ascent in just a week, as the toll in this year’s climbing season reached 11. Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, reached the 8,849-metre summit by the traditional southeast ridge route, said Nepali […]
Somalia’s drought killed 43,000 last year, half under five – study
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Somalia’s ongoing record drought killed as many as 43,000 people last year, half of them children under 5, researchers said on Monday in the first attempt to estimate country-wide deaths. After five consecutive failed rainy seasons, half of Somalia’s 17 million people are in urgent need of aid, the United Nations has said, […]
Postcards: In Peru’s Andes, scars of protest deaths cut deep as families seek justice
ALEXANDER VILLEGAS, of Reuters, reports…
More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing. “162 people have died due to cold weather since January 10 […]
China reports huge rise in COVID-related deaths after data criticism
Beijing, ChinaReuters China said on Saturday nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country’s coronavirus data. In early December, Beijing abruptly dismantled its strict three-year anti-virus regime of frequent testing, travel curbs […]
Storms inundate California, provoking mudslides, evacuations
La Conchita, California, USReuters The latest Pacific storm unleashed torrential downpours and damaging winds in California on Tuesday, knocking out power and turning city streets into rivers as mudslides cut off highways and entire communities faced evacuation orders. More than 33 million Californians were threatened by severe weather throughout the day as “heavy to excessive” […]
China defends its COVID response after WHO, Biden concerns
Beijing/Shanghai, China Reuters China defended on Thursday its handling of its raging COVID-19 outbreak after US President Joe Biden voiced concern and the World Health Organisation said Beijing was under-reporting virus deaths. The WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, said on Wednesday that Chinese officials were under-representing data on several fronts, some of the UN agency’s […]
Hearses queue at Beijing crematorium, even as China reports no new COVID deaths
Beijing, China Reuters Dozens of hearses queued outside a Beijing crematorium on Wednesday, even as China reported no new COVID-19 deaths in its growing outbreak, sparking criticism of its virus accounting as the capital braces for a surge of cases. After widespread protests, the country of 1.4 billion people this month began dismantling its unpopular […]