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USAID Provides Additional $29 Million to Support Resilience and Food Security in Somalia
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USAID Provides Additional $29 Million to Support Resilience and Food Security in Somalia

The United States, through USAID, is providing nearly $29 million in additional assistance to build resilience and improve food security for Somalia’s most vulnerable people. In Somalia, an estimated 6.9 million people require humanitarian assistance in 2024 due to the combined impacts of severe weather events, insecurity, disease outbreaks, and widespread poverty. Excessive rains and flooding, which were particularly destructive in 2023 due to the El Niño phenomenon, resulted in the destruction of property, loss of livelihoods and access to basic services, further population displacement, and an increase in cholera and other water-borne diseases, particularly affecting the most vulnerable.  This additional assistance, representing the first year of two new five-year resilience ...
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Ukraine: two more cultural properties under “enhanced protection” of UNESCO
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Ukraine: two more cultural properties under “enhanced protection” of UNESCO

At the request of the Ukrainian authorities, the UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict has just granted temporary enhanced protection to Babyn Yar, the site of one of the largest massacres of the ‘Holocaust by bullets’, and to the Odesa Literary Museum. This brings the number of cultural properties benefiting from this status in Ukraine to 27. Shutterstock// meunierd In times of war, international solidarity is crucial to protect threatened cultural heritage. This decision will make it possible to further strengthen the safety of these two Ukrainian cultural sites, including a major site for Holocaust remembrance. Audrey AzoulayUNESCO Director-General The ‘National Historical Memorial Reserve Babyn Yar’ is the site of one of...
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Girl, 11, rescued in Med after three days clinging to tyre tubes
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Girl, 11, rescued in Med after three days clinging to tyre tubes

Rescuers with a water bottle and blankets tried to warm the girl up An 11-year-old girl has been rescued after clinging to inner tubes for three days in stormy weather in the Mediterranean. Rescuers from non-governmental organisation Compass Collective said they were on their way to another emergency when they heard her calls for help. The unnamed girl, from Sierra Leone, told them she had set off with another 44 people from Sfax in Tunisia. Their boat had sunk and all the other migrants were presumed dead. Thousands of migrants trying to reach Europe die during the treacherous journey in the Mediterranean every year.  The young migrant had a simple life jacket and two inner tubes around her waist Compass Collective spokeswoman Katja Tempel told the BBC that rescuers...
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Sudan air strike causes ‘horrific massacre’ in a Darfur market
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Sudan air strike causes ‘horrific massacre’ in a Darfur market

The Sudanese military has fighter jets while the RSF has been accused of using drones Sudan's military has been accused of carrying out an air strike on a marketplace in the western region of Darfur in which more than 100 people were reportedly killed. The Emergency Lawyers rights group described the bombing in Kabkabiya town on Monday, the weekly market day, as a "horrific massacre". Clashes have intensified in different parts of Sudan in recent weeks between the army and its former ally, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Both sides deny carrying out war crimes during their 19-month power struggle that has caused the world's biggest humanitarian crisis and forced more than 11 million people from their homes According to Emergency Lawyers, the air strike happened ...
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How a uranium mine became a pawn in the row between Niger and France
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How a uranium mine became a pawn in the row between Niger and France

In the latest sign of a dramatic deterioration in relations, Niger's military rulers appear increasingly determined to drive France out of any significant sector in their economy - and particularly uranium mining. This week the French state nuclear company Orano announced that the junta - which deposed France's ally, President Mohamed Bazoum, in a coup in July 2023 - had taken operational control of its local mining firm, Somaïr.  The company's efforts to resume exports have for months been blocked by the regime and it is being pushed into financial crisis. And the impact could be felt more widely - although Niger accounts for less than 5% of the uranium produced globally, in 2022 it accounted for a quarter of the supply to nuclear power plants across Europe. So the timing...
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US woman jailed for fatally shooting neighbour through door
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US woman jailed for fatally shooting neighbour through door

A Florida woman who fatally shot her neighbour through her front door last year has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.  Susan Lorincz, 60, opened fire on 35-year-old Ajike "AJ" Owens as she knocked on Lorincz's locked door during a dispute about the victim's children playing outside in the city of Ocala. According to Owens's family and an affidavit, Lorincz, who is white, had shouted racial epithets at the children of Owens, who was black, before the shooting on 2 June 2023. A jury convicted Lorincz in August of one count of manslaughter with a firearm and one count of assault. The trial tested Florida's Stand Your Ground law, which permits use of deadly force in self-defence. The fatal shooting followed a series of quarrels between Lorincz and Owens that resulted ...
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Far-right extremist who murdered South African hero to be deported
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Far-right extremist who murdered South African hero to be deported

Janusz Walus said he killed Chris Hani to stop communism  A notorious far-right extremist, convicted of murdering South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani, is set to be deported to his native Poland, the government has said.  Janusz Walus, 71, gunned down Hani outside his home in 1993 at a tense time when the country was preparing its first multi-racial elections. He spent almost three decades in prison in South Africa before being freed on parole in 2022, sparking protests and an outcry, in a nation still grappling with racism and apartheid's legacy. Walus is set to leave South Africa on Friday night and the Polish government will pay for the deportation, said Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber.  South African Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshav...
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Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United
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Ugandan fan shot dead celebrating Arsenal beating Manchester United

Lawrence Mugejera was being treated in hospital after being shot A fan of English football club Arsenal, who was celebrating the team's victory over Manchester United, has allegedly been shot dead by a security guard in Uganda. Another fan was injured as the guard opened fire on a large crowd of jubilant supporters at a restaurant in Lukaya town in central Uganda, about 100km (62 miles) from the capital Kampala. It happened towards the end of the match, which Arsenal won 2-0. A local journalist told the BBC that the building's manager was angered by the noise that the jubilant supporters were making and asked the guard to intervene. However, the fans did not heed a warning to quiet down. Witnesses told the journalist, Farish Magembe, that the owner switched off the p...
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Nurse Maria Victoria Juan from Philippines wins the prestigious Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2024
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Nurse Maria Victoria Juan from Philippines wins the prestigious Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2024

Nurse Maria Victoria Juan from Philippines, a Consultant at Philippines Army Health Services and Colonel, Reserve Force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, has been announced as the winner of Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2024 and awarded with USD 250,000 at a prestigious award ceremony held in Bengaluru, India.  Launched in 2021, the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award recognizes the critical role of nurses in healthcare. This year, over 78,000 applications were received from 202 countries, marking a 50% increase from 2023. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, delivered a special message commending the finalists and acknowledging Aster DM Healthcare's efforts in highlighting the importance...
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Sharjah Marks 53rd UAE Union Day, Celebrates with Global Audience 
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Sharjah Marks 53rd UAE Union Day, Celebrates with Global Audience 

The emirate of Sharjah today concluded celebrations to mark the 53rd UAE Eid Al Etihad (Union Day), showcasing the country’s vibrant culture and development story. Festivities took place over 13 days, attracting over 250 thousand ofUAE nationals, residents, and visitors from around the world, who enjoyed over 200 performances and activities across Sharjah, that included 8 locations around the Emirate of Sharjah, while highlighting the special features of each city around Sharjah. As the celebrations brought together the nation to celebrate together this special occasion, and highlighted the history and the tradition of the United Arab Emirates.&nb...
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