UN Agencies Raise Concern Over Refugee Influx Into Malawi
U.N. agencies in Malawi say an influx of hundreds of refugees escaping fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo is straining already scarce resources at Malawi’s largest refugee camp. The U.N.’s World Food Program (WFP) has warned it is quickly…
UN Climate Conference Opened In Egypt In Hopes To Turn Finance Pledges Into Action
SHARM EL-SHEIKH– The 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), opened yesterday, in Egypt’s coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh, in hopes to turn global climate finance pledges into action. During his…
Precision Air aircrash: Prime Minister awards 1m/- to a fisherman for heroic act during rescue mission
BUKOBA (Tanzania)— A fisherman in Bukoba Municipality has been awarded 1m/- by the Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa for his heroic act in Sunday’s plane crash that saved the lives of 24 people aboard Precision Air. The young man, Majaliwa…
Stringent Security Measures for COP27
Dozens of people who called for demonstrations during the COP27 climate conference underway in Egypt were arrested in the lead up to the opening of the conference, Human Rights Watch said in a statement Sunday. Security measures in Sharm el-Sheikh,…
Casio s’apprête à sortir un troisième modèle signé Rui Hachimura
Le design du cadran et du bracelet est inspiré par la chaîne de montagnes de Tateyama, située dans la préfecture natale de Rui Hachimura au Japon TOKYO, 7 novembre 2022/PRNewswire/ — Casio Computer Co., Ltd. a annoncé aujourd’hui la sortie du modèle DW-6900RH, dernier ajout en date à sa gamme de montres antichocs G-SHOCK. La […]
Casio to Release Third G-SHOCK Rui Hachimura Signature Model
Dial and Band Design Inspired by Tateyama Mountain Range in Hachimura’s Home Prefecture of Toyama in Japan TOKYO, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Casio Computer Co., Ltd. announced today the release of the DW-6900RH, a new addition to the G-SHOCK brand of shock-resistant watches. The DW-6900RH is the third signature model designed in collaboration with […]
World Bank approves South Africa’s $497m request for Komati power plant’s decommission, repurposing
The World Bank has approved South Africa’s request for a $497 million project to decommission and repurpose the Komati coal-fired power plant using renewables and batteries. In a statement, the World Bank said the project would also create opportunities…
Activists Fear for Qatar Workers as World Cup Spotlight Dims
In the face of heavy international criticism, Qatar has enacted a raft of reforms in recent years, including the partial dismantling of a system that tied workers to their employers and enacting a minimum wage — changes praised by the…
Last Total Lunar Eclipse for Three Years Arrives Tuesday
Better catch the moon’s disappearing act Tuesday — there won’t be another like it for three years. The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the predawn hours — the farther west, the better — and across…
Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2021
Today, the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published the latest edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa in 2021. It concludes that last year’s fire season was the second worst…