Europe braced for new high temperatures on Tuesday under a relentless heatwave and wildfires that have scorched swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close to a Greek seaside resort.Health authorities have sounded alarms from North America to Europe and Asia, urging people to stay hydrated and shelter from the burning …
Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves and wildfires scorched swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close to a Greek seaside resort.Health authorities have sounded alarms from North America to Europe and Asia, urging people to stay hydrated and shelter from the burning sun, in a stark reminder of …
Mercury hits new highs as heat waves scorch the globeMon, 17 Jul 2023 21:41:30 GMT Read More »
An Arab rights group called Monday for international help for 360 sub-Saharan migrants who Libyan authorities say were rescued after having been abandoned in the desert by Tunisian police on the border with Libya.The Cairo-based Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) said it welcomed Libya’s reception of the migrants who had “experienced difficult humanitarian conditions” …
Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves and wildfires scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing the evacuation of 1,200 children close to a Greek seaside resort.Health authorities have sounded alarms from North America to Europe and Asia, urging people to stay hydrated and shelter from the burning sun, in a stark reminder of …
Mercury hits new highs as heatwaves scorch the globeMon, 17 Jul 2023 16:45:39 GMT Read More »
The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practised starvation to “meet Jesus Christ” has exceeded 400 after 12 more bodies were found on Monday, a senior official said.”Total death Toll – 403,” Coast Regional Commissioner Rhoda Onyancha told AFP in a message, following the latest round of exhumations in the …
Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case passes 400Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:56:49 GMT Read More »
Temperatures reached new highs on Monday as heatwaves scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere, triggering health warnings and fanning wildfires in the latest stark reminder of the effects of global warming.From North America to Europe and Asia, people gulped water and sought shelter from the sweltering heat, with the mercury expected to reach new highs …
Temperature reaches new highs as heatwaves scorch the globeMon, 17 Jul 2023 12:42:57 GMT Read More »
A Kenyan court on Monday acquitted a controversial self-styled preacher who claimed he could help infertile couples conceive “miracle babies” through prayer, citing insufficient evidence from prosecutors. Gilbert Deya, a former stonemason who moved to London from Kenya in the mid-90s, was accused of stealing five children between 1999 and 2004 to buttress his claims.Senior Principal …
A beloved monument to Ethiopia’s traditional cabaret culture, the historic nightclub Fendika is running on borrowed time, having just escaped demolition.Two decades earlier, Fendika was one of 17 “azmari bet” (a venue hosting performances by Ethiopia’s azmari musicians) in the Kazanchis district, a neighbourhood harkening back to Addis Ababa’s jazz-fuelled era.Today, it is the only …
Threatened Ethiopian cabaret lives to dance another dayMon, 17 Jul 2023 06:35:01 GMT Read More »
Scorching heat across the Northern Hemisphere threatened to break records and whip up wildfires on Monday as the dire consequences of global warming take shape.Parts of Europe, Asia and North America were preparing for historic heat with health warnings and evacuations.Europe could record its hottest-ever temperature this week on Italy’s islands of Sicily and Sardinia …
Scorching heatwave threatens to break top temperaturesMon, 17 Jul 2023 05:47:47 GMT Read More »
Sudanese refugee Mohannad had only been in Cairo a few weeks when his landlady told him he would have to pay triple the rent if he wanted to keep his apartment.He had arrived with his wife and three children in the Egyptian capital — 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) north of his home in Khartoum — …
Sudan refugees face soaring rent prices in CairoMon, 17 Jul 2023 01:53:10 GMT Read More »
