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A unique “drive-through” recycling initiative has emerged, allowing motorists to exchange empty bottles and cardboard for cash. The country has been grappling with waste management issues, with overflowing landfills, illegal burning of waste at informal dump sites, and rubbish floating in the Mediterranean Sea. The economic collapse that has persisted for three years has taken […]
Former US vice president Mike Pence and British ex-prime minister Liz Truss on Saturday gave their backing to an exiled Iran opposition movement, slamming Western “appeasement” of Iran’s clerical authorities. They addressed a meeting outside Paris of the People’s Mujahedin (MEK) group outlawed by Tehran, as thousands of supporters of the group staged a rally […]
Israelis protested again on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial reform plans, days after he said he had dropped a key provision in the controversial project. The demonstrators have kept up the pressure with weekly rallies against Netanyahu, who returned to power last December at the head of a coalition with ultra-Orthodox Jewish […]
On a visit to spotlight violence and chaos in Haiti, the UN secretary-general on Saturday called for a robust international effort to help the country’s beleaguered police in fighting rampant criminal gangs. For months, Antonio Guterres has raised the alarm bell about the situation in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country, which has been wracked by […]
Russia’s war in Ukraine has had a “corrosive” effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin, CIA Director William Burns said Saturday, with discontent over the conflict creating a “once-in-a generation opportunity” for the spy agency. Speaking at the Ditchley Foundation in the UK, Burns called Putin’s invasion of Ukraine “the most immediate and acute geopolitical challenge […]
Nestle is stepping up its project to combat deforestation in Ivory Coast caused by the growth of cocoa farming, bringing cocoa trading companies directly on board. Ivory Coast is the world’s largest cocoa producer, at 40 percent of the global market. The west African country had 16 million hectares of forest in the 1960s — […]
Young Moroccan women are bringing new and inclusive energy to the centuries-old art of Gnaoua, a spiritual musical repertoire traditionally reserved for men. Also known as “tagnaouite”, it gained worldwide recognition after it was listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in 2019. “Why shouldn’t women be part of this dynamic?” asked Asma Hamzaoui at […]
A passion for snooker has swept Iran in recent years, a trend fans attribute largely to the country’s first internationally renowned star Hossein Vafaei, known as the “Persian Prince”. Ever more enthusiasts in the Islamic republic have taken to the cue sport played on a billiards table, and Tehran last week hosted an Asian regional […]
Israel has approved buying a third squadron of advanced F-35 fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Martin in a $3-billion deal, the defense ministry said on Sunday. Israel is the only Middle East nation with F-35s, the world’s most advanced fighter which is stealth capable and can be used to gather intelligence, strike deep into enemy […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked French leader Emmanuel Macron for sending light combat tanks to Kyiv, and Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov was filmed riding in one. But a Ukrainian commander says the highly mobile AMX-10 RC infantry fighting vehicles — sometimes described as light tanks — are “impractical” for front-line attacks, claiming one four-man crew […]
Fierce fighting between the forces of rival generals shook the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Sunday as disease and malnutrition threatened the rising number of displaced. Khartoum residents said they were shaken awake by warplanes and “violent fighting” between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Witnesses told […]
South Africa’s Zulu king, head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy, has undergone “thorough” medical examinations following the sudden death of a close adviser, a spokesman said Sunday, amid suspicions he was poisoned. The king, who was visiting neighbouring Eswatini, “underwent precautionary and thorough medical exams in a context of Covid and after the […]
US President Joe Biden has scheduled a diplomatic trip to Europe this month with stops in the United Kingdom, at the NATO summit in Lithuania and to attend meetings in Finland, the White House said Sunday. Biden is set to depart July 9 for Britain, where he will meet with the King Charles III and […]
The armed wing of Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas has put its weapons on public display, in a first open event drawing hundreds of Palestinians including children brandishing rocket launchers for selfies. Dressed in black balaclavas and tactical camouflage suits, members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades mingled with young men and women at the exhibition in […]
The United States said Friday that it was easing restrictions on aid to Ethiopia, pointing to progress on human rights after a ceasefire with Tigrayan rebels. The move comes just weeks after the United States halted food assistance to Ethiopia, alleging widespread diversion of badly needed aid for sale on local markets. The resumption of […]
The Chinese Navy Escort Task Group (ETG) 162, comprising MSL Destroyer NANNING, MSL Frigate SANYA, and Supply Ship WEISHANHU, on Sunday, visited Nigeria to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Chi Jian Chun, says the visitation of the Chinese envoy, scheduled for July 2 to 6 would also […]
A junior secondary school teacher, Eric Rotich, aged 38, has been apprehended over the weekend after he was caught in the act of defiling a grade 7 pupil in a maize plantation. Members of the public, who were outraged by the distressing cries of the young girl, rescued her from the maize farm, leading to […]
France’s tourism industry is experiencing a decline due to the ongoing violent protests following the tragic police shooting of a teenager. Hotels and restaurants are grappling with numerous cancellations, and some establishments have also suffered damages during the unrest. Thierry Marx, the president of the primary association representing employers in the hotel and catering industry, […]
King Willem-Alexander is widely expected to issue a formal apology on behalf of the Netherlands for its involvement in slavery. The apology is anticipated to take place on Saturday during an event commemorating 150 years since the liberation of slaves in former Dutch colonies. A report states that “Thousands of descendants of slaves from Suriname […]
The substantial carbon footprint of global shipping networks, which traverse the world’s oceans and sustain the global economy, will face scrutiny in the upcoming week as countries deliberate measures to reduce pollution that contributes to climate change. At a crucial meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), nations will be under pressure to agree on […]