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Kenya president postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths pass 200
Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue. The president in his state of the nation address on Friday said that “meteorological reports paint a dire picture,” citing the possibility of Cyclone Hidaya hitting coastal Kenya in coming days. Kenya and other parts of East Africa have been overwhelmed by flooding, with more than 150,000 displaced people living in
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Russian activist gets 15-year sentence for attempting to set fire to a military conscription office
A Russian activist has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to set fire to a military conscription office in protest against the Russian action in Ukraine, officials said Friday. A military court in Khabarovsk, in Russia’s far east, said Angel Nikolayev was convicted on charges of terrorism for placing two bottles containing a flammable substance in the windows of a district conscription office in the city and setting them ablaze. Nikolayev, 39, was also convicted of damaging Ru
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Kenya orders flood evacuations as it warns dams could spill
Residents near 178 bodies of water have been told to leave as flooding is set to worsen.
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A NATO country said it could join Ukraine's war with Russia if 2 conditions are met
French President Emmanuel Macron said France could send troops if requested by Ukraine in response to a Russian breakthrough.
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Liberia's President Joseph Boakai to set up first war crimes court
An estimated 250,000 people were killed in Liberia's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003.
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Norwegian Islamist wanted over deadly shooting at LGBTQ+ festival is being sent back from Pakistan
A radical Norwegian Islamist who is suspected of complicity in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo two years ago has been expelled from Pakistan and is on his way to Norway, the Scandinavian country's government said Friday. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting at three locations, chiefly outside the London Pub, a popular gay bar in Oslo’s nightlife district, on June 25, 2022. Arfan Bhatti, who is to land in Oslo later Friday, allegedly posted stateme
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Germany's Baerbock returns artefacts to Aboriginal tribe in Australia
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has officially returned cultural artefacts to the Kaurna Aboriginal tribe during her visit to Australia. The items in question are a wooden sword, a spear, a fishing net and a club, all of which were sent to Germany by two missionaries in the 19th century and were last on display in Leipzig's Gassi Museum of Ethnology. "Each of these items holds countless stories. Stories of how the Kaurna people lived over 150 years ago," Baerbock said at the handover c
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2 Nigerian military personnel will face court martial over a drone attack that killed 85 villagers
Two Nigerian military personnel will face a court martial over the killing of 85 villagers in a military drone attack in December in the West African nation’s conflict-battered north, authorities said, prompting calls from a rights group Friday for more transparency and justice for victims. The two personnel will be subjected to military justice proceedings “for acts of omission or commission” after investigations found that the civilians killed by the strike “were mistaken for terrorists,” Nig
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Uzbek cotton sector urged to protect activists after alleged attack
Uzbekistan's cotton sector, which was cleared of state-level forced labour in 2021, is being asked to investigate an alleged attack on a human rights activist during a trip to meet cotton farmers.
4 min read - BusinessReuters
German company launches candle wax-powered rocket on test flight into space
BERLIN (Reuters) -German company HyImpulse successfully launched on Friday a candle wax-powered rocket capable of carrying commercial satellites on a test suborbital flight into space for the first time. "We're signalling Germany's prowess as a spacefaring nation and expanding Europe's access to space," HyImpulse's chief executive Mario Kobald said in a statement. The 12-metre, 2.5-tonne test rocket dubbed "SR75" lifted off shortly after 0500 GMT from a launch site in Koonibba, South Australia
1 min read - SportsBBC
Africa's week in pictures: 26 April - 2 May 2024
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Pope nostalgic for train journeys
Pope Francis is nostalgic for the old days when he could still travel by train, he has revealed in an interview. "I have always loved travelling by public transport. It's a way to be among people, to feel their warmth and their worries," the 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church told the monthly newspaper Freccia of the Italian state railway. As a schoolchild, he travelled every day by train from Flores to Floresta, two districts of Argentina's capital Buenos Aires. "Today, that's one of the t
1 min read - WorldBBC
Turkey halts trade with Israel over 'humanitarian tragedy' in Gaza
Officials say the measures will be in place until Israel allows an "uninterrupted and sufficient flow" of aid.
5 min read - BusinessWorld Construction Network
Egis acquires property and construction consultancy Thomas & Adamson
The Thomas & Adamson team is set to seamlessly integrate into Egis' Middle East operations.
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A bus plunges into a rocky ravine in northern Pakistan, killing 20 people and injuring 30 others
A bus plunged into a rocky ravine in northern Pakistan on Friday after its driver lost control, killing 20 people and injuring 30 others, officials said. The bus was traveling to Hunza on the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district when the accident occurred, senior police officer Fayaz Ahmed said. The mountainous highway connects Pakistan with China.
1 min read - WorldAFP
Fabricated election results fan baseless South Korea voter fraud claims
South Korea's election commission said polls that handed a stinging defeat to President Yoon Suk Yeol's party were closely monitored, contrary to social media posts that presented baseless voter figures as evidence of tampering. The figures, which purported to show that more than 95 percent of overseas voters backed the opposition party, are not based on official data.
3 min read - WorldTime
Asia Heatwave: Why a Thai Village Paraded a Cartoon Cat
As scorching temperatures and drought batter the region, communities across Asia have resorted to desperate measures and even some superstitions.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Heatwaves and outages test support for juntas in Chad and Mali
N'DJAMENA/BAMAKO (Reuters) - In Chad's scorching capital N'Djamena, housewife Sylvie Belrangar turned the handle of a tap but nothing trickled out as water shortages and extreme temperatures sweep parts of West and North-Central Africa's Sahel region. Belrangar's plight is echoed elsewhere in the semi-arid Sahel, whose worst heatwave in recent memory exposed in April the struggle of junta-led countries, such as Chad and Mali, to guarantee basic services when the need for water and electricity
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‘Bound to secrecy’: The indelible ink behind the world’s biggest election
India’s massive, twice-a-decade exercise in democracy is once again leaving its mark on the country’s people, in the form of purple-streaked index fingers.
6 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it
When he first started working two decades ago in Nhat Tao market, Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest informal recycling market, he usually salvaged computers with bulky monitors and heavy processors. Most repair shops are a single room crammed with junked electronic devices or e-waste with tables placed outside. Workers, many of them migrants from across Vietnam, repair or salvage items like laptops, scarred mobile phones, camera lenses, television remotes, even entire air conditioning units.
7 min read - WorldWFLD
CAIR-Chicago responds to pro-Palestinian college protests
More and more organizations are weighing in on the ongoing pro-Palestine college protests that are unfolding across the country.
1 min read - ScienceMen's Journal
Orangutan Observed Doing Amazing, Human-Like Behavior for the First Time
As our closest non-human relatives, primates remain some of the smartest creatures in the animal kingdom. And they continue to surprise science with their knowledge. A new research paper published in Nature journal shows just how resourceful one orangutan in Indonesia is. Scientists have been ...
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Death toll from heavy rains in southern Brazil jumps to 29, with 60 more still mising
The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state jumped to 29 as of Thursday night, with another 60 people missing, according to the state's civil defense agency. Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva traveled to the state on Thursday to meet with local authorities and express his solidarity.
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The unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza hasn't been seen since World War II, the UN says
The world hasn’t seen anything like the unprecedented destruction of housing in Gaza since World War II, and it would take at least until 2040 to restore the homes devastated in Israel’s bombing and ground offensive if the conflict ended today, the United Nations reported Thursday. The U.N. assessment said the social and economic impact of the war launched after Hamas’ surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7 has been increasing “in an exponential manner.” It called the level of casualties
4 min read - BusinessRetail Banker International
2024 BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program launches to back women-owned businesses
Grants will be awarded to ten women-owned businesses that address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
2 min read - Worlddpa international
Report: Hamas leader calls for changes to hostage deal proposal
The leader of the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yehya al-Sinwar, still has three demands in the current negotiation offer for a hostage deal, according to a media report. He continues to demand a guaranteed end to the war, a source close to the Hamas leader told the Israeli television station Channel 12 on Thursday evening. Israel has so far denied this. Sinwar reportedly wants a written commitment for an "unconditional end to the fighting". According to the broadcas
2 min read - NewsWHTM
Students protest Israel-Hamas war at Dickinson College
CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM) – A few dozen students are protesting the Israel-Hamas War at a Midstate college. They’ve set up encampments on campus of Dickinson College and have been there for about a week. John Jones, president of the college, says they’ve been peaceful and both sides have been in talks regarding demands. “They’re asking […]
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Turkey cuts off all trade with Israel in protest against Gaza war: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended all trade between his country and Israel on Thursday in the latest protest against the war in Gaza.
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Guinness World Records: Nigerian woman paints nails for three days
The 19-year-old technician says she painted 4,000 nails in an attempt to break the world record.
1 min read - ScienceSpace
Watch live: China launching Chang'e 6 mission to far side of the moon early May 3 (video)
China's Chang'e 6 sample return mission to the moon's far side is scheduled to launch early Friday morning (May 3), and you can watch the action live.
3 min read - Businessdpa international
Russia's Gazprom reports first annual loss in nearly 25 years
Russia state-controlled energy giant Gazprom was in the red last year for the first time in almost a quarter of a century after trade with Europe nosedived in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Gazprom reported on Thursday a net loss in 2023 of 629 billion roubles (around $6.9 billion), missing analyst estimates. Russian media outlets reported this was the first annual net loss at Gazprom since 1999. Following a profit of 1.23 trillion roubles in 2022, the first year of the full-scale war in U
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Germany's Scholz to meet French President Macron in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron will receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Thursday evening, days before a visit by China's president and Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. The Élysée Palace said that the meeting between Macron and Scholz would be a private dinner. No further details were disclosed. Xi is visiting France on Monday and Tuesday for the first time in almost five years as part of a trip to Europe. Macron and Scholz are expected to agree on joint positions regarding Xi's
1 min read - WorldBBC
Kenya appoints first woman air force head
Maj Gen Fatuma Ahmed becomes the first woman to lead any of Kenya's military services.
2 min read - WorldAssociated Press
NATO members 'deeply concerned' by activities such as sabotage on alliance soil. They blame Russia
NATO countries say they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance's soil they attribute to Russia, and which they say constitute a threat to their security. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday in a message posted on the social media platform X that actions including disinformation, sabotage, acts of violence and cyber and electronic interference “will not deter us from supporting Ukraine.” There was no immediate response to a request for
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Pakistan pushes back deadline for expressions of interest to buy national airline
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan will push back the deadline for companies to express interest in buying national carrier Pakistan International Airlines to May 18, the country's privatisation minister said on Thursday. The extension, announced in a statement by Minister for Investment and Privatisation Abdul Aleem Khan, came a day before the expressions of interest had originally been due. "The Board accorded approval for extension in the date for submission of interests on the request of intere
1 min read - BusinessAFP
Record loss for Russia's Gazprom as European market closed
Russian energy giant Gazprom said Thursday it suffered a record annual loss last year as the European market was practically shut to its gas exports due to sanctions over Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.Exports to Europe have long been Gazprom's top earnings source, but following the start of the conflict in Ukraine European nations sought to reduce their reliance upon Russian natural gas.
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Nepal Supreme Court Bans Helicopter Airlifts
A powerful new player has entered the debate about commercialization and the environment in Nepal. The country’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of climbers on Everest. It also bans helicopters above base camp on all its mountains and orders new regulations to limit garbage on its peaks. The tribunal’s order […]
3 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches
NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets that will contribute to climate change studies in the Arctic and Antarctica.
3 min read - USWGN Chicago
Northwestern facing lawsuits, calls for president to resign after reaching agreement with pro-Palestinian demonstrators
CHICAGO — Northwestern University is facing at least two lawsuits and several resignations in the wake of its agreement with pro-Palestinian protestors to end the encampment on campus. CAIR-Chicago joined hosted a press conference Thursday afternoon saying they stand in solidarity with the anti-war demonstrators protesting Israel’s war on Gaza. CAIR Executive director Ahmed Rehab […]
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10 killed in Brazil floods as governor warns of 'biggest climate disaster' to come
Torrential rains of nearly a half-foot in 24 hours across southern Brazil led to flooding that has killed at least 10 people.
3 min read - BusinessRoad & Track
Honda Reportedly Abandoning the Worst Name in Cars
Honda calls this car the e:Ny1 in Europe and China, a name that is near-impossible to both type and pronounce.
2 min read - LifestyleTasting Table
The Cultural Tradition Behind Thailand's Sabai Sabai Drink
In Thailand the phrase "sabai sabai" refers to a state of total relaxation, like you feel when on vacation. This cocktail embodies that attitude to a T.
2 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
Broadband internet services are disrupted in most parts of Nepal
Broadband internet was disrupted in many parts of Nepal on Thursday as Indian vendors from whom most Nepali private operators source the bandwidth stopped providing the services because of payment defaults. Private internet service providers in Nepal issued notices saying their services were either disrupted or connections were slow. The state-run Nepal Telecom was still continuing to provide internet services.
1 min read - WorldINSIDER
Ukraine says it's cracking down on satellite images of its territory in case they give away secrets to Russia
Satellite companies are taking images of Ukrainian territory every day, a defense official said, which risks them being used by Russia against it.
2 min read - WorldSemafor
Pressure piles on Kenya’s president as floods wreak havoc
Kenya's president faces mounting criticism over his handling of the country’s worst floods in three decades, even as his government steps up its response to the devastation and subsequent political fallout.
4 min read - Worlddpa international
German foreign minister's Pacific trip begins in Australia
Germany's foreign minister arrived on Thursday evening in Australia for a trip that will also take her to New Zealand and Fiji. Annalena Baerbock landed in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, after a flight of almost 19 hours that was interrupted only by a refuelling stop in Bali. She flew on an A350 German government aircraft named Konrad Adenauer, a former German chancellor. Her flight was being closely watched. In August of last year, Baerbock's same three-nation trip had to be abandone
1 min read - WorldAssociated Press
British police officer pleads guilty to terror charges for showing support for Hamas on WhatsApp
A British police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to terror charges for showing support on social media for Hamas, which is designated a terror group and banned in the U.K. West Yorkshire constable Mohammed Adil admitted sharing two images on WhatsApp supporting the group three weeks after Hamas and other Palestinian militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7 and killed about 1,200 people and seized some 250 hostages. Adil, 26, pleaded guilty in Westminster Magistrates’ Court to two counts of publ
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Germany's Scholz phones Netanyahu to speak about hostages, ceasefire
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in yet another discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke on the phone about efforts to release all the hostages and obtain a ceasefire. The two also spoke about further improvements to humanitarian aid for the people in the Gaza, German deputy spokesman Wolfgang Büchner said on Thursday. Additional details were not disclosed. As part of mediation efforts in Cairo, the Palestinian Islamist Hamas, which abducted some 250 people from Israel on O
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Report: Polish police arrest suspect, 16, in Warsaw synagogue attack
Polish police have detained a 16-year-old boy suspected of having thrown a Molotov cocktail at the historic Nożyk Synagogue, a police spokesman told the Rzeczpospolita newspaper on Thursday. The motive behind the Wednesday attack on the only Warsaw synagogue to have survived the Nazi onslaught during World War II, remained unclear. The suspect refused to make a statement. On Wednesday, the Israeli ambassador to Poland, Yacov Livne, published a photo on X, formerly Twitter, showing burn marks on
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Iran charges journalists after BBC report on teen protester's death
Iran’s judiciary rejects as “fake” a BBC report that alleges security forces killed Nika Shakarami.
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