A grizzly bear is believed to have attacked and killed two people at a national park in southwest Canada, park officials said on Sunday. Parks Canada said it learned of the attack via an alert sent around 8 p.m. on Friday from a satellite device inside Banff National Park in …
Read More »Adamu reveals what Tinubu told him after he resigned as APC chairman
Adamu said the fact remains that it was under his leadership of the APC that Tinubu won his election, regardless of what people say about his relationship with the President. The immediate past National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has delved into the details …
Read More »In Nigeria, economic blues dampen patriotism on Independence Day
Lagos, Nigeria – For decades, Nigerians would dance on the streets to loud music on October 1, waving the country’s flag in pride to celebrate its independence from the United Kingdom. On the 63rd anniversary of that moment, the country’s streets are bereft of the usual celebratory atmosphere. In Abuja, …
Read More »How Costa Rica drafted Latin America’s first ever anti-hate strategy
“Costa Rican society does not teach us that there are indigenous people in this country,” she said. “It is a form of discrimination, making the existence of indigenous peoples invisible.” UN Costa Rica Faustina Torres belongs to the Bribri indigenous community in Costa Rica. Amid an alarming trend of spiraling …
Read More »Senate Democrat Threatens to Block More of Military Aid to Egypt
Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland, the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, pledged on Saturday to block the release of $235 million in military aid to Egypt, a move that could force the Biden administration to reverse its decision to prioritize national security interests over Congress’s concerns about …
Read More »Ex-Kaduna State Governor resigns from PDP
Yero became the governor following the death of Patrick Yakowa in a helicopter crash. Alhaji Ramalan Yero, a former Kaduna State Governor, has resigned from his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Read More »Rescue group decries Libya coast guard ramming into migrant boat
Video posted by Sea-Watch International shows Libyan coast guard crashing into a dinghy with dozens of migrants on board. Rescue group Sea-Watch International has condemned European Union’s migration policy after posting a video showing a migrant and refugee boat in the Mediterranean coming under attack by the Libyan coast guard. …
Read More »A New Speaker for Canada After a Misstep That ‘Deeply Embarrassed Parliament’
It was President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine’s first trip to Canada since Russia’s full-scale invasion of his country. And its high point was an address by Mr. Zelensky to a joint session of Parliament last week that provoked waves of applause. Some of that applause was for a 98-year-old Ukrainian …
Read More »First Person: From Afghan refugee to Ukraine aid worker
Having previously endured conflict in Afghanistan, Ali comprehended the far-reaching implications of large-scale military actions on the lives of civilians. Immediately after the start of the Ukraine war, Ali and his wife, the owners of a small clothing store in Odessa, began to engage in relief work and donate clothes …
Read More »UN condemns ‘abhorrent’ terrorist attacks in Pakistan
A further 70 people were injured in Friday’s attacks at the Hangu mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and at a religious procession in Mastung, Balochistan. “It is particularly abhorrent that the attacks occurred at a place of worship and during the celebration of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday,” Mr. Guterres said in a …
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