Delegates attend the opening ceremony of the 5th World Media Summit (WMS) in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, Dec. 3, 2023. Themed “Boosting Global Confidence, Promoting Media Development,” the 5th WMS has gathered over 450 participants from 101 countries and regions, including representatives of 197 mainstream media outlets, think tanks, government agencies and […]
Chief of department for the New York Police Department Jeff Maddrey addresses reporters Four people, including two children, have been killed and three others injured following a stabbing in Queens, New York. Police called to the Far Rockaway neighbourhood in the early hours of Sunday found the victims in a home that had been set […]
Hanang district extends up to Mount Hanang – the country’s third-tallest peak Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 47 people and wounded 80 others in northern Tanzania, local officials say. It happened near the slopes of Mount Hanang, where President Samia Hassan has now deployed national security forces to help rescue efforts. Homes […]
The USS Carney destroyer shot down three drones fired from Houthi-held Yemen on Sunday A US warship engaged and shot down three drones after three commercial vessels came under attack in the Red Sea, US Central Command has said. It said the USS Carney assisted the ships – which had links to 14 nations including […]
Israeli ground forces are pushing into southern Gaza, after three days of heavy bombardment. Initial reports from Israeli army radio effectively confirmed Israel has launched a ground operation to the north of Khan Younis. The BBC has also verified images of an Israeli tank operating near the city. The head of the Israel Defense Forces […]
There were 75 hikers in the area at the time of the eruption Eleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia’s Marapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say. Three people were rescued on Monday. The search for 12 others missing has been suspended due to a small eruption. There […]
The World Health Organisation has called a special siting of its executive board to discuss the health situation in Gaza and West Bank in wake of deteriorating humanitarian situation in Palestine. According to WHO, the Special Session of the WHO Executive Board to be convened by Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will be held on Sunday […]
Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has been in office since 2020 Guinea-Bissau’s president has issued a decree dissolving parliament after saying that he had survived an attempted coup last week. Heavy battles raged in the early hours of Friday in the capital Bissau between members of the national guard, which is linked to the interior […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan signed a declaration aiming to strengthen Morocco-UAE relations and promote economic cooperation, aiming to enhance mutual interests and promote progress and prosperity. The signed Declaration focused on An invitation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State of the […]
A group of mother pigs at feeding time. Production of animal feed is worsening the climate crisis. World Animal Protection has Tuesday published research showing how cruel factory farming contributes at least 11% of the global greenhouse gases fuelling climate change. The international charity’s How Factory Farming Emissions are Worsening Climate Disasters in the Global […]
China’s renowned pharmaceutical company, Fosun Pharma, is set to spearhead a seminar in Kenya on Malaria treatment with a focus on its second-generation Artesunate for injection. The forum, to be held this week in the lake city of Kisumu, Western Kenya, comes at a time when China and its development partners commemorate 10 years of […]
UNICEF/Fauzan Ijazah Women and young people are impacted most by mental health problems. Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment or none at all UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, as he urged countries to “break down the barriers that prevent people from seeking support”. In his message […]
