Jeff Bezos Fund to Push for Africa Land Restoration Around U.N. Climate Summit
October 5, 2022 Billionaire Jeff Bezos’s environmental fund is seeking to build a coalition with African and European countries around this year’s U.N. climate summit to add heft to land…
Trump sues CNN claiming defamation, seeks $475 million in punitive damages
October 4, 2022 Former U.S. president Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation on Monday, seeking $475 million in punitive damages and claiming the network had carried out a “campaign of…
Policy mistakes could trigger worse recession than 2007 crisis – UNCTAD
October 4, 2022 The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned against policy mistakes as they could trigger worse recession than the one witnessed in 2007. In a…
FIFA laments ‘dark day’ after Indonesia football stampede kills at least 125
October 3, 2022 Panic at an Indonesian football match Saturday left around 125 dead, most of whom were trampled to death after police fired tear gas to dispel riots, making…
Ebola kills doctor in Uganda, first health worker killed in latest outbreak
October 1, 2022 A Tanzanian doctor working in Uganda who contracted Ebola has died, the first health worker killed by the disease in the latest outbreak in the country, Uganda’s…
Don’t move UK Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem: Arab Ambassadors write UK PM
Arab ambassadors in London have urged UK Prime Minister Liz Truss to abandon the plan to move the British embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, The Guardian reported…
WHO launches new initiative to stop the spread of invasive malaria vector in Africa
September 29, 2022 In a 2019 vector alert, the World Health Organisation (WHO) identified the spread of Anopheles stephensi as a significant threat to malaria control and elimination – particularly…
Canada to end all COVID travel restrictions from October 1
September 26, 2022 Canada will drop all COVID-19 restrictions for travellers from October 1, including vaccination and masking requirements for flights and trains, the government has said. The move, announced…
Uganda says Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows
September 26, 2022 Uganda said on Sunday its Ebola caseload has jumped to 16 people while a further 18 people also likely had the disease, fuelling fears of a spreading…
Nigerian-British man who swallowed cocaine worth £80,000 jailed in UK
A drug mule who swallowed a kilo of cocaine worth £80,000 was caught pretending to be a Liverpool fan returning from the UEFA Champions League final when police saw him…