Ancelotti and Vinicius Jr. reunite as Brazil prepare to face Ecuador
On Wednesday, Carlo Ancelotti, Brazil's new manager, reunited with striker Vinícius Jr., one of his key players from Real Madrid.
World likely to breach temperature records, exceed 1.5°C limit by 2030
A new report released by the World Meteorological Organisation on Wednesday warns that global annual temperatures are rising, leading to new weather extremes and heat records.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a revered Kenyan author dies at 87
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice of dissent who in dozens of fiction and nonfiction books traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them, died Wednesday at 87.
600 days of war: Gaza faces grief and starvation
More than two million people in Gaza are facing overwhelming grief, starvation, and displacement as the war reaches its 600th day, with growing desperation for an end to the conflict.
ECRI warns of persistent racial profiling in European law enforcement
In a report published on Wednesday, the ECRI said the practice — which sees officials act on ethnic background, skin colour, religion or citizenship rather than objective evidence — persists both in stop-and-search policing and at border controls.
Racial profiling still rife across the EU, Council of Europe says
New technologies such as facial recognition could worsen the problem, experts have suggested.
Nigeria: Dangote Cement Wins ‘Dividend Paying Company of the Year Award’
[Leadership] Dangote Cement Plc has been named the Dividend Paying Company of the Year at the inaugural Nairametrics Capital Market Choice Awards.
Iran, BRICS countries attend 13th international security meeting in Moscow
The meeting is attended by 126 delegations from 104 countries that are members of BRICS, SCO, ASEAN, CIS, the League of Arab States, the African Union, the CSTO and other international organizations
China’s BYD races ahead of Tesla for first time in Europe
Sales of Tesla vehicles in 32 European countries tumbled 49% to 7,261 in April from 14,228 in the same month the previous year, according to the figures released by the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, or ACEA
Haiti health officials meet to discuss shortage of HIV/AIDS medication
The reduced stock is a result of aid cuts implemented by US President Donald Trump’s administration.