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September 17, 2024 3:49 PM

Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed people left hungry by drought

Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said on Tuesday. The El Nino-induced drought wiped out crops in southern Africa, impacting 68 million people a...

September 17, 2024 5:32 PM

Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks

Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online. The ban, strongly crit...

September 17, 2024 3:41 PM

Israel updates war goals with fate of defence minister unclear

Israel on Tuesday added the safe return of its citizens to their homes near the border with Lebanon to its formal war goals amid reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to replace his defence minister with a hawkish rival. Netanyahu's...

September 17, 2024 3:33 PM

Bangladesh: UN Fact-Finding Team Issues Call for Submissions of first-hand information

The fact-finding team of the UN Human Rights Office have invited individuals, groups, and organisations to provide first-hand information of human rights violations and abuses committed in Bangladesh between July 1 and August 15. The fact-finding te...

September 17, 2024 1:09 PM

Bangladesh: Canadian MP voices concern over attacks on Hindus

Canadian MP Chandra Arya on Monday expressed deep concern over the ongoing violence against Hindus in Bangladesh. In a statement in the Canadian Parliament, Indian origin Arya highlighted the troubling situation faced by religious minorities, includ...

September 17, 2024 12:40 PM

Ozone layer on road to recovery despite volcano eruption, UN weather body says

The world's ozone layer is on "the road to long-term recovery" despite a destructive volcanic eruption in the South Pacific, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday, after efforts to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals. On current tren...

September 17, 2024 11:32 AM

Work-life balance: Four-day week is catching on

Are you anxious that your boss is always tracking the number of hours you work? Do you sometimes feel like you are married to your job? Are you one of those who feels the need to work long hours just to prove your worth? Are 40 to 50 hours per wee...

September 17, 2024 11:20 AM

COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals

Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped to achieve, as countries continue to wrestle with how to raise ambitions for a new financing target. Th...

September 17, 2024 11:31 AM

In a world-first, Mexico to elect its judges

Last week Mexico approved a sweeping judicial reform. It allowed election of judges at all levels – from the lower courts, right up, to the top court of the land. In one fell swoop, outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, helped in no small...

September 17, 2024 11:08 AM

Putin orders Russian army to become second largest after China’s at 1.5 million-strong

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the regular size of the Russian army to be increased by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million active servicemen in a move that would make it the second largest in the world after China's. In a decree published on t...

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