Blasts in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu kill at least 10 – residents
Mogadishu, Somalia Reuters Several blasts at a popular open-air market in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed at least 10 people and left many others injured on Tuesday, local residents told Reuters. “I have counted 10 dead people and 15 others injured. My shop is completely destroyed. The blasts took place in four places in the centre […]
At least 48 killed in road accident in western Kenya – police
Reuters At least 48 people were killed in a road accident in Londiani, western Kenya, on Friday evening when a lorry carrying a shipping container veered off the road and ploughed into several vehicles, police and witnesses said. Footage of the accident’s aftermath carried by local broadcasters showed the twisted wreckages of cars and motorbikes […]
Firefighters, army douse massive fire in Bangladesh market
Dhaka, BangladeshReuters Firefighters and army personnel have extinguished a fire that ripped through a crowded shopping complex in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka early on Tuesday, injuring several firefighters and burning down some 5,000 stores. The complex hosts some 3,000 shops in the Bangabazar area, home to the country’s famed cloth markets. The blaze broke out in […]
Explosion kills 15 in crowded market in Bangladesh capital
Dhaka, Bangladsh Reuters At least 15 people were killed and several others injured in an explosion in a crowded market area in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Tuesday, a local fire service official said. The blast occurred inside a seven-story building, causing heavy damage to two floors, the official added. Firefighters and rescue workers are seen […]
At least 14 killed in shelling on north Syria market, rescuers say
Reuters Fourteen people were killed including at least five children in a rocket attack on a market in the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab on Friday, according to emergency responders working in rebel-held areas. The White Helmets rescue group earlier put the death toll at nine. It said that figure might rise further as rescue […]
REDUCING WASTE: FOOD-MAD ITALY ON A MISSION TO CUT WASTE, FEED HUNGRY
THIN LEI WIN, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how new initiatives in Italy are addressing food waste but also helping feed those who need it…