Exhausted migrants arrive on beach in Spain’s Canaries
July 21, 2024 Dozens of exhausted migrants arrived in a wooden boat on a beach in Spain’s Canary Islands early on Friday amid a sharp rise in perilous crossings from…
Drop-out Biden endorses Kamala Harris for Democratic Presidential ticket
President Joe Biden said Sunday he is ending his bid for reelection amid intense pressure from Democratic leaders sounding the alarm that his path to beat former President Donald Trump…
Quick facts about J.D Vance, Trump’s running mate
Former President Donald Trump tapped J.D. Vance ( James David Vance) to be his running mate Monday at the Republican National Convention, catapulting the Ohio GOP senator even more into…
Kenya’s Ruto sacks cabinet after nationwide protests over new taxes
July 11, 2024 Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed his entire cabinet apart from the foreign minister in the wake of nationwide anti-government protests. The youth-led protests, sparked by…
Migration: UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border
July 9, 2024 The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border,…
DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing battle
July 4, 2024 Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo for fleeing battles against M23 rebels and theft, their lawyer…
Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic ‘unfolding in slow motion’
July 1, 2024 Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews…
Kenya’s president Ruto backs down on tax hikes after deadly unrest
June 27, 2024 Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday withdrew planned tax hikes, bowing to pressure from protesters who had stormed parliament, launched demonstrations across the country and threatened more…
World Drug Report 2024: Estimated 64mn people suffer from drug use disorders globally – UNODC
June 26, 2024 As the world commemorates the International Day against Drug abuse and illicit trafficking, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday released its latest report…
Nearly 1.8bn adults at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity -WHO
June 26, 2024 New data shows that nearly one third (31%) of adults globally, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022, according…