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Africa: About 51 million lives saved through immunization programme – WHO/in /by
A landmark study to be published by The Lancet reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives over the past 50 years. According to the WHO Africa bureau, an estimated 51.2 million lives have been through vaccines on the continent in the same period.
Building collapse kills 7 in Ethiopian capital/in /by
A residential building collapsed in Ethiopia’s capital during the early hours of Wednesday, claiming the lives of seven individuals who were asleep in a nearby house.
Botswana rejects controversial UK proposal on asylum-seekers/in /by
Botswana's foreign minister, Lemogang Kwape, has disclosed in an interview with a South African TV channel that the British government approached Botswana to receive migrants deported from the UK.
Muslim child beaten for allegedly attending church prayers/in /by
Seven members of a Muslim family in Uganda have been arrested for allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old girl who attended a church service.
“Efficient food systems key to tackling food waste”, UNEP programme manager/in /by
Food waste is a global concern because of the million tons of food scavanged annualy but also because of the environmental toll of production, including the land and water required to raise crops and animals and the greenhouse gas emissions it produces, including methane.
UK police arrest three of migrants’ deaths in Channel/in /by
"This tragic incident once again demonstrates the threat to life posed by these crossings and brings into focus why it is so important to target the criminal gangs involved in organising them,"
Sexual violence in conflict increased by 50% in 2023, says UN/in /by
The UN's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict presented the annual report to the Security Council on Tuesday.
Tunisia recovers the bodies of 19 migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean to Europe/in /by
The bodies of 19 people were recovered Tuesday off the coast of Tunisia, one of the primary points of departure for those seeking to traverse the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.
Expulsions in Rwanda: genesis of a controversial bill/in /by
Britain's Parliament has finally passed a law to send some migrants to Rwanda, paving the way for flights this summer under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's controversial plan to discourage risky Channel crossings by people desperate to to reach the United Kingdom.
Promoting ‘Challengers’, American star Zendaya talks producing, shedding her Disney image/in /by
there was a girl there who I'm assuming is probably an adult now, but she was showing me a picture of her when she was younger, like probably 9 or 10 years old with like a 'Shake It Up' t-shirt. And she was like, I grew up with you, you know, and that that stuff means the world to me."