A man carries away bags of humanitarian aid in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 26, 2023. Trucks carrying aid, including fuel, food and medicine, began moving into Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt on November 24, the biggest humanitarian convoy to enter the besieged territory since the war started on October … Read More “Aid entering Gaza amid pause ‘not even enough for triage’: UN” »
This handout picture released by Uttarakhand’s Department of Information and Public Relation (DIPR) and taken on November 28, 2023 shows Chief minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami (R) embracing a contruction worker following his rescue from inside the under construction Silkyara tunnel during a rescue operation for trapped workers after a section of the tunnel … Read More “All 41 Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 17 days rescued” »
Since the onset of the rainy season to date from November 24, six districts — Dowa, Kasungu, Mchinji, Mwanza, Nkhata Bay and Nkhotakota — have been affected with disasters mainly from stormy rains, flash floods, strong winds, hailstorms, heavy rains and lightning. This is contained in the status report prepared by the Department of Disaster … Read More “Malawi: Dodma Urges Public to Pay Closer Attention to Daily Weather Forecast” »
National Planning Commission (NPC) has called upon the government to accelerate investments in the strategic sectors of the economy if MW2063 development aspirations are to be realized. The call came at the start of a weeklong MW2063 Meeting for Pillar and Enabler Coordination groups starts today in Lilongwe. The meeting is being facilitated by NPC. … Read More “Malawi: NPC Wants Govt to Take Active Role in Mw2063 Investments” »
The Africa-CDC DG, Mr Kaseya, has said less than 1 per cent of vaccines, 5 per cent of diagnostics and 30 per cent of therapeutics used in Africa are currently manufactured in Africa. The President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, has appealed to the leadership of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC), to establish … Read More “Zambia: CPHIA23 – Zambia Seeks to Host Cholera Vaccine Production Hub” »
A residential building is being damaged by Russian drone strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 25, 2023. (Photo by Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto) (Photo by Maxym Marusenko / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP) Photo license Purchase photo (AFP) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Monday the West has “no alternative” but to keep backing Ukraine‘s fight against … Read More “NATO chief says ‘no alternative’ to helping Ukraine stop Putin” »
France, Royan, 2023-11-17. View of a smoker in a street during a break from work. (Photograph by Pauline PAUGET / Hans Lucas.) Photo license Purchase photo (AFP) – The French government said on Tuesday it would ban smoking on all the country’s beaches, in public parks and forests and near schools. “From now on, no-smoking … Read More “France to ban smoking on beaches and close to schools” »
The 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023) opened today in Lusaka, Zambia, with African Heads of State, ministers of health, and leading scientists, innovators and researchers attending as speakers and participants. Under the theme Breaking Barriers: Repositioning Africa in the Global Health Architecture, the four-day conference will spotlight cutting-edge research and … Read More “Africa: Breaking Barriers for Better Health – 3rd International Conference On Public Health in Africa Opens in Lusaka, Zambia” »
(Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles’ main power station, located at Roche Caiman on Mahe Island, is to be expanded by 18MW, the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) announced recently. With the installation of two new 8MW generator sets, this will bring the total capacity to 92MW at that particular power station, with the Victoria Power station … Read More “Seychelles’ main power station to be expanded by 18MV by 2025” »
(Seychelles News Agency) – A strong collaboration between government and civil society is essential for comprehensive and effective conservation of the natural environment of Seychelles, especially its endemic species, according to the head of a local conservation group. Lindsay Chong-Seng, the chairman of the Seychelles Plant Conservation Action Group (PCA), has said that as a … Read More “PCA: Balanced strategy needed to protect Seychelles’ land and marine ecosystems” »