Hunger grips southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought a disaster
Harare, Zimbabwe Reuters President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $US2 billion in aid to feed millions facing hunger. Mnangagwa’s statement follows similar announcements by Zambia in late February and Malawi in March, as drought induced by the El Nino global weather pattern triggers […]
Brazil declares emergency over deaths of Yanomami children from malnutrition
Brasilia, BrazilReuters Brazil’s ministry of health has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country’s largest Indigenous reservation bordering Venezuela, following reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining. A decree published on Friday by the incoming government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the […]
Mexico declares drought in northern state of Nuevo Leon matter of “national security”
Monterrey, MexicoReuters Mexico declared the water shortage in the northern state of Nuevo Leon a matter of “national security” on Friday as the region, home to Mexico’s industrial capital, has been crippled by a worsening drought in recent months. Buckets are refilled with water by residents as a water truck distributes it outside houses at […]
US President Joe Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency, takes steps on wind power
Somerset, Massachusetts/Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that climate change is an emergency but stopped short of a formal declaration, announcing a modest package of executive actions and promising more aggressive efforts. Biden made the comments during a visit to Massachusetts and as a historic heat wave batters Europe and […]
Sri Lanka declares emergency after violent protests over economic crisis
Colombo, Sri Lanka Reuters Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a nationwide public emergency late on Friday following violent protests over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. In a Sri Lankan government gazette notification, Rajapaksa said the decision was taken in the interests of public security, the protection of public order, and to ensure […]
Quick facts – 10 things to know about the cyclone battering Mozambique
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Rescuers in northern Mozambique struggled on Monday to reach people stranded by flooding after a second cyclone in just over a month pounded the impoverished southern African nation, leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake. It is the first time in recorded history that two strong tropical cyclones […]
GOD INTERRUPTING
Most of us don’t want God to intervene in our life. ‘Leave us alone!’ we say, until we are in trouble. Then we suddenly cry out to God, or blame God for not being the interventionist we didn’t want Him to be. Is God no more than a first aid kit to you? PICTURE: NeONBrand/licenced under CC […]