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Concerns over vaccine-derived poliovirus detection in Burundi and Congo

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There are concerns among public experts after health officials in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) detected cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus. The World Health Organization and Global Polio Eradication Initiative made the announcement during the week. The WHO said the Burundian government declared the detection of the virus a national public health emergency. Some cases were confirmed in… Read More
Africa Football Ghana Sports West Africa World 

Ghana footballer killed in Turkey earthquake buried

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Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, who died in last month’s earthquake in Turkey has been buried in his hometown of Ada, in the Southern part of the country. A state funeral was held for him in the capital Accra, attended by the country’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo and other high profile personalities. Hundreds of people filed past to pay their last respects… Read More
Europe 

Russia: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin

Village Reporter
“The contents of the warrants are secret to protect the victims,” said ICC President Piotr Hofmański. “Nevertheless, the judges decided to make the existence of the warrants public, in the interest of justice and to prevent future crimes.” The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II also issued a warrant for the arrest of Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova. The… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security

Village Reporter
Martin Griffths, the UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed ambassadors on the eve of the expiration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed nearly 25 million metric tonnes of foodstuff from Ukraine to reach global markets.  The accord was signed in Türkiye in July 2022, in parallel with a Memorandum of Understanding on Russian food and… Read More
Pacific 

Funding drought forces UN food agency to cut rations in Afghanistan

Village Reporter
The World Food Programme (WFP) appealed for urgent funding for its operations in the country, where families are battling crisis after crisis, including growing hunger, since the Taliban takeover of 2021. Catastrophic hunger could become widespread across Afghanistan, and unless humanitarian support is sustained, hundreds of thousands more people will need assistance to survive, the agency said in an alert.… Read More
Pacific 

DPR Korea: UN chief strongly condemns ballistic missile launch

Village Reporter
Strongly condemning DPRK’s Thursday launch of an intercontinental-range missile, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his calls on Pyongyang to immediately desist from taking any further destabilizing actions. News reports said the missile was fired just hours before the start of a Japan-Republic of Korean summit in Tokyo, on regional security – the first such meeting between the leaders of the… Read More
Europe 

UN rights chief urges Belarus to promptly release political detainees

Village Reporter
The report, covering the period between May 2020 and December 2022, draws on interviews with 207 victims and witnesses and an analysis of more than 2,500 items of evidence, including photographs, videos, medical, and court records. ‘Unacceptable picture of impunity’ “Our report paints an unacceptable picture of impunity and the near-total destruction of civic space and fundamental freedoms in Belarus,”… Read More
Europe 

Russia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe

Village Reporter
According to the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, set up one year ago at the request of the Human Rights Council, Russian troops committed a “wide range” of violations across the country, many of which are war crimes. These included attacks with explosive weapons in populated areas, wilful killings of civilians, unlawful confinement, torture, rape and other sexual violence, as… Read More
Africa Malawi Southern Africa World 

Malawi: Death toll from Cyclone Freddy hits over 200

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Malawi’s government has declared a state of disaster as the death toll from tropical cyclone Freddy has risen to 225. The country’s disaster management agency said on Wednesday that the death toll has increased from 190 reported on Tuesday. The Department of Disaster Management Affairs added in a statement that 707 people had been injured in the storm and 41… Read More
Africa World 

Investing in Sustainable Furniture: How It Benefits You and the Planet

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In the past few years, people have become more concerned about their carbon footprint on the environment. They are actively participating in reducing environmental protection and searching the ways to reduce population. People are more focused on the green lifestyle nowadays. Such type of furniture has a minimal environmental effect called sustainable furniture. Most people like to buy furniture made… Read More
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