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Aid relief reaches Ukraine towns and cities reclaimed from Russian control

Village Reporter
More than 73,000 people in Kharkiv oblast have now received food assistance, which is nearly half of the population in the retaken areas. Villages and settlements across the oblast that are back under Ukrainian Government control are unable to meet even their most basic needs, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “Our access to… Read More
Pacific 

Pakistan’s ‘climate carnage beyond imagination’, UN chief tells General Assembly

Village Reporter
During a full session of the UN’s most representative body on the country’s devastating floods, he recalled last month’s visit where he saw “a level of climate carnage beyond imagination”. He described flood waters covering a landmass three times the total area of his own country, Portugal, saying that many lost their homes, livestock, crops and “their futures”. “Lives were… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana: Hundreds displaced by flood water

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– – Hundreds of people have been displaced in Ghana’s capital Accra after torrential rains continue to wreck havoc in parts of the country. The rains have increased the water level in the Weija Dam which is the main water treatment plant in the capital. The dam is currently at a level of 49.5 feet as against the maximum operating… Read More
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Gambia: WHO issues alert over  66 cough syrup related deaths 

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– – The World Health Organisation(WHO) has issued an alert over the use of some Indian manufactured cough syrup following the death of some 66 children in the Gambia. According to the WHO, the syrups have been “potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children”. The products were manufactured by an Indian company, Maiden Pharmaceuticals, which had… Read More
Europe 

New UN report urges Europe to step-up action over triple environmental crisis

Village Reporter
Action is needed over emissions, waste, pollution and biodiversity loss, it says, adding that solutions can be found, through a focus on a “circular economy” and sustainable infrastructure. The call came during the ninth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, which runs until Friday, in the report authored by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP).… Read More
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Ghana to host inaugural Africa Bitcoin Conference

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– – Jack Dorsey, Chairman of Block and co-founder of Twitter will attend the first Africa Bitcoin Conference happening in Accra, Ghana on 5 – 7 December 2022, as a keynote speaker. Jack Dorsey who co-founded Twitter now heads Block, a conglomerate of fintech companies housing Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, TBD. Block builds tools to make the economy more… Read More
Pacific 

Latest DPR Korea missile launch risks escalating tensions, Security Council hears

Village Reporter
Assistant-Secretary-General Khaled Khiari briefed ambassadors on the UN’s response to the incident and its concern over the humanitarian situation in the country, more commonly known as North Korea.  The long-range ballistic missile was launched from the northern province of Jagang on Monday morning, local time, and covered a range of 4,500 km, reaching roughly 970 km at its height.  This… Read More
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Child killed after ‘bullet-proof’ charm test fails

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A 12-year-old boy in Nigeria’s Kwara state has been killed by his brother while testing a newly bought “bullet-proof” charm on him. Police in the state told reporters the deceased and his brother believed they had “fortified themselves with the protective charm.” Abubakar Abubakar shot at his younger brother Yusuf, using their father’s rifle. He fled into the bushes and… Read More
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