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March 14, 2025 03:00 (EAT) • 1 year ago

16 million children in Sudan facing dire consequences of ongoing civil war - UNICEF

She said children under the age of five are particularly at risk, with more than 1.3 million living in five famine hotspots in the country, and another 3 million at risk of diseases including cholera, malaria and dengue due to the failing health system. At least 16.5 million young people are out of...

December 13, 2024 09:00 (EAT) • 1 year ago

Somalia, Ethiopia agree to end dispute

The dispute between began January 1 when Somaliland’s president, Muse Bihi Abdi, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed a "historic" memorandum of understanding to lease 20 kilometers of seafront to Ethiopia for 50 years, in return for diplomatic recognition....

June 01, 2024 10:30 (EAT) • 1 year ago

Uganda tackles yellow fever with new travel requirement, vaccination campaign

By the end of April, Ugandan authorities had vaccinated 12.2 million of the 14 million people targeted, said Dr. Michael Baganizi, an official in charge of immunization at the health ministry.

January 14, 2024 06:00 (EAT) • 2 years ago

Trump Ordered to Pay Legal Fees of New York Times, Three Reporters

The newspaper and reporters Susanne Craig, David Barstow and Russell Buettner were dismissed from the lawsuit in May. Trump's claim against his estranged niece, Mary Trump, that she breached a prior settlement agreement by giving tax records to the reporters is still...

September 14, 2023 03:00 (EAT) • 2 years ago

Fire ravages apartment complex killing 56, injuring dozens

The blaze started not long before midnight and wasn’t subdued until 2 a.m. local time. The apartment complex housed around 150 people.

May 06, 2023 08:00 (EAT) • 3 years ago

Canada considers expelling China diplomats

Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said her department was summoning China's ambassador to a meeting to underline that Canada won't tolerate such interference.She said the intelligence agency report indicated that opposition Conservative lawmaker Michael Chong and his Hong Kong relatives were targeted af...

May 03, 2023 03:00 (EAT) • 3 years ago

Deadly round of Russian airstrikes hits Ukraine

Overnight, Russia targeted the southeastern railway hub city of Pavlohrad with missile strikes, in addition to the two deaths, 40 other people were injured, including several children, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Monday.

April 13, 2023 06:25 (EAT) • 3 years ago

Vietnam jails freelance journalist for six years

Nguyen Lan Thang, an activist and freelance writer who is well-known in Vietnam for his criticism of the government, was convicted of spreading "anti-state propaganda."

April 09, 2023 07:00 (EAT) • 3 years ago

Two judges issue conflicting rulings on abortion pill

The drug the FDA approved in 2000 appeared to remain at least immediately available in wake of two separate rulings that were issued minutes apart by federal judges in Texas and Washington.U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, ordered a hold on federal approval of mifepristone in...

March 29, 2023 05:00 (EAT) • 3 years ago

South Africa mulls options after ICC's Putin arrest order

The court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader on March 17 for war crimes involving the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. South Africa is a signatory to the ICC's Rome Statute that obligates countries to execute the court's international arrest warrants....

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