WHO Urges ‘Immediate Action’ After Cough Syrup Deaths
January 24, 2023 The World Health Organization has called for “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups…
Religious Tourism: Israel to exceed $7.5bn revenue with new holy sites
 Israel is set to exceed the 2022 four billion dollars revenue and pre-COVID-19 revenue of seven billion dollars from its tourism.sector with more excavations ongoing to discover new holy sites….
Cybercrime: Two Nigerians nabbed in India for allegedly stealing from a bank
The Cyber Crime Wing of Greater Chennai Police in India has arrested two Nigerians for virtually stealing Rs 2.5 crore from a branch of the Tamil Nadu State Apex Cooperative…
Another Nigerian jailed in India for cybercrime
The Crime Branch in Kanpur, India has arrested two persons, including a Nigerian, from Delhi for duping a man of Rs 12 lakh. The court has sent both the accused…
UN calls for urgent action as acute malnutrition threatens lives of millions of vulnerable children
January 13, 2023 United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis….
Why migrants are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers
Jan. 9, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden is visiting the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since he took office in January 2021 on Sunday, ahead of a visit to…
How Republican Kevin McCarthy became US House Speaker: The undercurrents
After two full days and six rounds of voting, with 21 Republican holdouts blocking Kevin McCarthy’s long-held dream of becoming speaker of the House, the 57-year-old from Bakersfield, Calif., gathered…
Canada banning some foreigners from buying property after home prices surged
January 2, 2023 A new Canadian law took effect January 1 that essentially bans foreign buyers from buying residential properties as investments for two years. The law was passed because…
18 Catholic missionaries killed worldwide in 2022; 4 in Nigeria
Fides News Agency releases its annual list of Catholic missionaries who were killed bearing witness to their faith in 2022, with the African continent recording the highest number of victims….
Global natural catastrophe insurance losses seen at $112 bln for 2022
Dec.30, 2022 Global insurance losses for natural catastrophes are projected to reach $112 billion in 2022, reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter said on Friday, driven by the impact of Hurricane Ian…