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Clashes erupt in Quito as protesters demand president Noboa’s resignation/in /by
Clashes broke out in Quito on Thursday as protesters rallied against President Daniel Noboa’s government, demanding his resignation over job cuts and wage reduction policies.
Solidarity on the high seas: Italian activists join global flotilla for Gaza/in /by
The Italian branch is expected to depart Syracuse join the main flotilla group, which left Barcelona and is currently in Tunisia, in its attempt to break the blockade and deliver aid to the embattled enclave.
Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak/in /by
The number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo's southern Kasai province have more than doubled in a week since a new outbreak was confirmed there, Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday.
South Sudan charges vice president Machar with treason/in /by
South Sudan's first vice president Riek Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday, as fears grow that the east African country could be edging toward a return to civil war.
Barbadillo: The prison holding three former presidents of Peru/in /by
Presidents Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), Ollanta Humala (2011-2016) and Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) are Barbadillo’s current dwellers. In total, five former leaders have spent time at the facility
A new Whitney Houston duet? How ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ was made/in /by
The single is a duet between Calum Scott and the late Whitney Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” using Houston's original vocal stems.
Surge in kidnappings for ransom threatens future of humanitarian work in South Sudan/in /by
Since the start of the year, more than 30 South Sudanese aid workers have been abducted, humanitarian officials say - more than double the number kidnapped in all of 2024. The worrying trend could make humanitarian work impossible in a country facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
At least 35 killed in Israeli attacks on Yemen/in /by
Most of those killed in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen were in Sanaa, the capital, where a military headquarters and a fuel station were hit, the health ministry said.
Giant anteater cub makes first appearance at Cologne zoon/in /by
Cologne Zoo has just introduced to the world a giant anteater cub that was born on the 28th of August.
Nearly 80 million more children benefit from school meals, WFP says/in /by
The World Food Programme's Schools Meals Coalition works to ensure that "every child can receive a healthy, nutritious meal in school by 2030."