Headlines- A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
- The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
- A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
- Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
- The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
- After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.
Month: January 2020
Malawi’s Albinos Issued Personal Security Alarms...
Malawi is distributing personal security alarms to people with albinism, a condition that causes whitening of the skin from lack of pigmentation. Malawi authorities hope the alarms will prevent deadly attacks on albinos by people who believe their body parts have magical powers
Kenya Hopes HPV Vaccinations Reduce Cervical...
East Africa has the highest rates of cervical cancer in the world, according to the World Health Organization. In October, Kenya launched a mass vaccination of girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV),which can lead to cervical cancer. For those who acquired HPV, the vaccine is being welcomed in hopes of protecting their children against cervical cancer
UN Police Boat Petrol on Ubangi...
The gendarmerie controls the boats on the river. It also intervenes to help those who are in difficulty or the event of incidents such as drowning. The police, on the other hand, deal mainly with immigration-emigration
American Stories
One of Washington’s most unique museums – called The Newseum – closed its doors on New Year’s Eve…The more you give, the richer you become that’s the philosophical idea behine the gift economy. It’s an idea that’s catching on
In 2019, Afghan Women Continued Their...
Afghan Women now want peace,stability and obviously freedom which they are enjoying in Afghanistan
Arakan Army Seizes Ferry, Unveils Taxation...
Soe Aung, head of the administration department in northern Rakhine’s Maungdaw district, said the drivers were hired to drive large vehicles for the Myanmar government’s repatriation reception center in Maungdaw for Rohingya Muslims refugees under the Office of the Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development in Rakhine (UEHRD)
Ranks of Refugees Grow in 2019...
The worldwide refugee crisis continues to deepen. According to the United Nations, the world is witnessing “the highest levels of displacement on record.” Spurred by conflict and persecution, the numbers of displaced are expected to rise further in the future, as climate change pushes people out of their homes
Rohingya Refugees Face More of Uncertainty
A stalled Rohingya refugee repatriation plan and the start of a judicial process by the West African nation Gambia for genocide charges against Myanmar marked the troubled end of the second year since more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled a brutal Burmese army “clearance operation” in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, crossing over to Bangladesh