Interpol busts global human trafficking network, rescues 4,400 victims/in /by
A major global crackdown on human traffickers and migrant smugglers, coordinated by Interpol, has led to the arrest of more than 3,700 suspects and helped over 4,400 potential victims of trafficking worldwide, the police organization announced on Monday.
How playing football can help protect girls from cervical cancer/in /by
Scoring goals for a cervical cancer vaccine: this is the ambition of the Goal Getter Campaign. The initiative was first showcased in Tanzania and Eswatini earlier last year before moving to Zimbabwe in December, using soccer to build awareness and trust among girls in the HPV vaccine.
Libya signs $20 billion oil deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips/in /by
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah announced the new 25-year agreement during the Libya ‌Energy and Economy Summit in Tripoli on Saturday.
Egypt to restrict children’s social media use/in /by
Egypt’s Parliament is looking into ways to regulate children’s use of social media platforms to combat what lawmakers called “digital choas,” following some western countries that are considering banning young teenagers from social media.
Cuba’s Santeria priests ask for peace as Cuba-US tensions rise further/in /by
As tensions between Cuba and the United States rise and Cubans brace for further economic difficulties, priests and priestesses of the African-Cuban root religion known as Santería held several ceremonies on Sunday and offered gifts to deities to ask for peace.
Iran warns US not to launch military action as activists say protest death toll near 6,000/in /by
Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural in central Tehran on Sunday containing a clear warning to the United States: do not to attempt to strike our country. The move comes as rights groups say that the death toll from recent protests is close to 6,000 people.
Venezuela has had enough of orders from Washington, says interim leader Rodríguez/in /by
Venezuela has had enough of US orders, the country’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez told oil workers on Sunday.
The association helping Black fashion designers make it on the runways/in /by
A decade ago, Michelle Francine Ngonmo, a 38-year-old Italian-Cameroonian, founded the Afrofashion Association after noticing the lack of diversity in creative industries like fashion. The association has helped thousands of people - and continues its work, like most recently on the runway in Milan.
US, Nigeria diverge in details over strikes on militants/in /by
Immediately following surprise US strikes targeting militants in Nigeria, it remained unclear who or what was actually hit as Washington and Abuja told slightly different stories.
‘Tired but resolved’: Minnesotans protest after second fatal ICE shooting/in /by
Minnesotans expressed their grief and anger on Sunday as hundreds braved the cold to protest the state's second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents.