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Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

UN condemns deadly suicide attack on Somalia beach

August 3, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The United Nations has strongly condemned a suicide attack on a popular beachfront in the capital, Mogadishu, that claimed dozens of civilian lives. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Somalia: 32 people died in an al-shabab attack on a beach hotel

August 3, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The Lido Beach area has in the past been targeted by militants allied to al-Shabab. The most recent attack last year killed nine people.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Cape Verde boxer David De Pina clinched nation’s first Olympic medal

August 3, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

De Pina beat Zambia’s Patrick Chinyemba on Friday night in an extraordinary showdown between the boxersSourced from Africanews Read More

Human Rights

World News in Brief: Justice for Yazidis, South Sudan abductions, food prices hold steady

August 3, 2024 Village Reporterhuman rights

Ten years after Dae’sh/ISIL attacked the Yazidi people of Sinjar, Iraq, killing, displacing and capturing men, women and children and destroying the 400,000-strong community, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria issued a fresh call for justice and accountability for ISIL crimes in a position paper released on Friday. Source UN News Read More

Europe

Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows

August 3, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

A staggering 175,000 people die from heat-related causes every year in Europe and that figure is set to soar in line with our steadily warming planet. That’s the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), which said on Friday that European countries are seeing temperatures rise at around twice the global average. Source UN News Read More

Pacific

UNICEF reports 32 children killed, many injured and detained in Bangladesh protests

August 3, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

At least 32 children were killed and many more injured and detained during student protests that erupted in Bangladesh in July, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Olympics: Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei wins gold in the 10,000-meter race

August 2, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda took the lead with a little more than a lap left in a masterpiece of a 10,000-meter final Friday to win in an Olympic-record 26 minutes, 43.14 seconds in front of a roaring crowd on an electric opening night for track at the Stade de France.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Europe

Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares

August 2, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

Top UN officials on Friday called for a stand against bigotry “wherever and whenever it appears”, paying tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti brutally murdered during the Second World War by the Nazis. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration

August 2, 2024 Village ReporterUN Africa News

Humanitarians appealed on Friday for more resources for war-ravaged Sudan and unimpeded access to people in need, now that famine has been confirmed in parts of the country. UN Africa News Read More

TRENDS

Month: August 2024

Nigerian women’s basketball team qualifies for Olympic quarterfinals

UN condemns deadly suicide attack on Somalia beach

Somalia: 32 people died in an al-shabab attack on a beach hotel

Cape Verde boxer David De Pina clinched nation’s first Olympic medal

World News in Brief: Justice for Yazidis, South Sudan abductions, food prices hold steady

Heat claims more than 175,000 lives annually in Europe, latest data shows

UNICEF reports 32 children killed, many injured and detained in Bangladesh protests

Olympics: Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei wins gold in the 10,000-meter race

Fight bigotry whenever and wherever it appears, UN chief declares

Humanitarians call for greater support for Sudan following famine declaration