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Europe

Deadly floods in Spain highlight need to cut greenhouse gas emissions

November 1, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The record-breaking rainfall and deadly flash floods that hit Spain this week underscore why saving lives as climate change turbocharges extreme weather must be a top priority, the World Meteorological Office (WMO) said on Friday. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Algeria: Journalist Ihsane El Kadi obtains presidential pardon

November 1, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Algeria has pardoned a journalist who emerged as one of the country’s leading voices during the 2019 pro-democracy protests. He was later jailed for receiving foreign funding for his media outlets and threatening state security.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Nigerian social media personality Bobrisky re-arrested at Lagos Airport

November 1, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Nigerian Social Media Star Bobrisky Re-Arrested at Lagos AirportSourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Botswana’s opposition wins general election ending BDP’s 56-year rule

November 1, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Masisi’s BDP dominated politics in Botswana for nearly six decades, since independence in 1966. The nation of just 2.5 million people will now be governed by another party for the first time in its democratic history.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Pacific

UN expert calls for action as Marshall Islands faces dual displacement crisis

October 31, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

An independent UN expert on Thursday called on the international community to fulfill its “urgent moral obligation” to support the Marshall Islands in addressing displacement challenges stemming from the impacts of historical nuclear testing and the growing threat of climate change. Source UN News Read More

Africa

Mozambique faces social media restrictions amid election disputes and tensions

October 31, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Tensions have escalated in Mozambique after the ruling Frelimo party, which has been in power for 49 years, won the October 9 election—a result that opposition parties and election observers claim was flawed.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

8 miners dead, 1 missing after a mine collapse in Zambia

October 31, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The victims were not employees of the mining company but part of a group who had been searching for copper at the mine without permission, a common phenomenon in Zambia.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

UN report warns of famine, aggravated by conflicts and climate shocks

October 31, 2024 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, Mali and the Palestinian territories remain at the “highest concern level,”Sourced from Africanews Read More

Europe

War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field

October 30, 2024 Village ReporterEurope News

The UN Security Council met in emergency session on Ukraine on Wednesday amid unconfirmed reports that troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) – more commonly known as North Korea – are deploying to fight alongside Russia. We followed the meeting as well as developments at UN Headquarters and on the ground. UN News app users can follow… Read More

Pacific

UN rights chief urges Bangladesh to sustain ‘unprecedented’ momentum for change

October 30, 2024 Village ReporterAsia News

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the momentum for change sparked by recent student protests in Bangladesh and subsequent resignation of the former Prime Minister, speaking at the end of a two-day visit to the country. Source UN News Read More