Global goals on fighting poverty, inequality ‘in peril’: UN
The goals the world set to ease extreme poverty, improve access to drinking water and take steps toward sustainable development...
Day: July 11, 2023
Jabeur on revenge mission against Rybakina after hammering Kvitova
Ons Jabeur crushed two-time champion Petra Kvitova 6-0, 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, immediately setting her sights...
Rescuers save 86 migrants from boat near Canary Isles
Spain's coastguard said Monday it rescued 86 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa aboard a boat near the Canary Islands that had...
Israel parliament adopts key clause of controversial judicial overhaul
Israel's parliament adopted in a first reading a controversial bill that would limit court powers, in a new offensive to...
Sudan army refuses to attend peace talks in Ethiopia
Sudan's government refused Monday to join a regional meeting aimed at ending nearly three months of brutal fighting, accusing Kenya,...
Myanmar crisis to top agenda at ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting
ASEAN foreign ministers will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday for talks set to be dominated by the crisis in Myanmar,...
Critical negotiations on deep sea mining kick off in Jamaica
Critical negotiations concerning the future of deep sea mining and mineral extraction kicked off Monday in Jamaica, as conservationists aim...
Cuba still in crisis two years after historic protests
Two years after unprecedented anti-government protests rocked communist Cuba, the deep economic and social problems that drove people to challenge...
NATO wrestles with Ukraine bid at summit on Russia’s doorstep
NATO leaders will grapple with Ukraine's membership ambitions at their summit Tuesday, their determination to face down Russia boosted by...
Sudan civil servants go hungry as war claims livelihoods
Sudanese public school teacher Imad Mohammed had worked for 32 years when war broke out almost three months ago, tearing...
Viral disease killing felines on ‘cat island’ Cyprus
A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinary clinic in the Cypriot...
Trial opens for 50 Vietnam officials over rescue flight bribes
More than 50 officials went on trial in Vietnam on Tuesday for alleged corruption over repatriation flights during the Covid-19...
Trial opens over 2019 New Zealand volcano disaster
A trial opened Tuesday over New Zealand's 2019 White Island volcanic eruption, a "massive explosion" that engulfed tourists and killed...
Myanmar crisis tops agenda at divided ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting
ASEAN foreign ministers gathered in Indonesia on Tuesday for talks dominated by the crisis in Myanmar, with the regional bloc...
Six feared dead in torrential Japan rain
Six people are feared dead in torrential rains that hit southwest Japan this week, the country's government said Tuesday, as...
UK water crisis pollutes privatization legacy
Britain's biggest water supplier staving off renationalisation, trains derailed by strikes and consumers suffering huge energy bills -- the nation's...
Mmesona and the burden of ill-literacy
By Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, PhD On October 8, 2018, a vibrant Nigerian academic and versatile columnist, Dr Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose...
