Opinion by Anis Chowdhury (sydney) Monday, March 04, 2024 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Mar 04 (IPS) – Israeli troops opened fire targeting the Palestinians, gathered around food aid trucks, killing at least 112 and injuring hundreds on 29 February. The massacre happened, about a month after the International Court of Justice …
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Palestinian group has repeatedly denied allegations its fighters committed acts of sexual violence during the October 7 attack. A team of United Nations experts has said there are “reasonable grounds to believe” sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, occurred during the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7. Led …
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The Governor disclosed this while paying tribute to the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings at a funeral rites ceremony tagged ‘Herbert Wigwe: Celebrating Professional Excellence’ in Lagos on Monday, March 4, 2024. Sanwo-Olu expressed his delight to know that the late banker had a Lagos story in …
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Video transcript Back transcript Kamala Harris Calls for ‘Immediate Cease-Fire’ in Gaza During a speech in Selma, Ala., the vice president called on Hamas to agree to a six-week pause that is on the table and for immediate aid to those living in Gaza. Hamas claims it wants a cease-fire. …
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Children at a dried community borehole in Turkana, Kenya. Climate change, a subject of discussion at UNEA-6, has been blamed for droughts in the region. Credit: Maina Waruru/IPS by Maina Waruru (nairobi) Monday, March 04, 2024 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Mar 04 (IPS) – The Sixth United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6) ended …
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The food donation is said to be part of Ukraine’s humanitarian initiative launched by the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In a series of tweets on Monday, March 4, 2024, Obi thanked Ukraine for helping Nigeria in the fight against hunger despite its political situation. He said the country’s rare generosity …
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Some 9,000 doctors walked off the job two weeks ago over government plans to increase medical school admissions. South Korea has said it will suspend the licences of trainee doctors who have ignored an ultimatum to end a strike over government plans to increase medical school admissions. About 9,000 junior …
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Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday called for an “immediate cease-fire” in Gaza, saying that Hamas should agree to the six-week pause currently on the table and that Israel should increase the flow of aid into the besieged enclave amid a humanitarian crisis. Ms. Harris’s remarks, delivered in Selma, Ala., …
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The bank is providing 134 million dollars to achieve this, its president, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said on Saturday after visiting the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) at Bayero University, Kano. Adesina told newsmen that the bank would support Nigeria in cultivating 300,000 hectares each of rice and maize, 150,000 hectares …
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Dear President Biden, I am writing to you for the second time. I first wrote to you on November 4 after 47 members of my community, including 36 from my own family, were murdered in a single attack by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). The massacre occurred in Khan Younis …
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