GENEVA — Seasonal flooding in Sudan and South Sudan has devastated whole communities, where homes have been destroyed and farmland and livelihoods are washed away, the United Nations says.The rains came early this year, beginning in South Sudan in late…
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Nigerian Police Deny Killing Members of Banned Shiite Group
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigerian police have denied killing any members of a banned Shiite Muslim group during a gathering this week in the capital, Abuja.The Islamic Movement of Nigeria said police on Tuesday shot and killed eight of its members as they mark…
Read moreSouth Africa’s Coal Energy Sector Under Mounting Pressure
JOHANNESBURG — Coal provides more than 75% of South Africa’s energy supply, but in the wake of global warming, pressure is mounting for that to change. Protests were seen across the country last week and now a proposed Chinese-backed coal power plant m…
Read moreInt’l Cultural Expo, Tourism Festival on Silk Road Open in Northwest China
DUNHUANG, China, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The 5th China Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo and the 10th Dunhuang Tour-Silk Road International Tourism Festival kicked off on September 24 […]
Read moreنظرة المستثمرين تشير إلى العودة إلى الوضع الطبيعي مع انحسار مخاوف كوفيد
– ترى إحدى المنصات المدعومة بالذكاء للاصطناعي أن فِرَق الإدارة أكثر تفاؤلاً – تم ذِكر الوباء بشكل أقل خلال مكالمات الأرباح الربع سنوية – عودة نظرة المستثمرين إلى مستويات ما […]
Read moreالتلفزيون الصيني المركزي: شي يدعو إلى تعاون عالمي في مجال الإبداع العلمي التقني في افتتاح منتدى جونغوانكون 2021
بكين، 27 أيلول/سبتمبر، 2021 / PRNewswire / — دعا الرئيس الصيني شي جينبنغ إلى تعاون دولي في الإبداع العلمي التقني، وذلك في افتتاح منتدى جونغوانكون 2021 في بكين يوم الجمعة. […]
Read moreCameroon Villagers Call for Help Against Elephants Destroying Crops, Houses
BAKINGILI, CAMEROON — Conflict between Cameroonians and local wildlife has led to street protests Saturday in the western village of Bakingili. Farmers and villagers say elephants are destroying their plantations and scores of houses, reportedly leadin…
Read more‘A Lot of Impatience’: Youth Climate Protesters Return to the Streets
LONDON/NAIROBI — Young climate activists from Greta Thunberg’s Friday for Future movement resumed mass street protests on Friday for the first time since the pandemic began, demanding drastic action from global leaders ahead of U.N. climate talks in No…
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