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Cooperative members in southern Lebanon make a rare, traditional bread called Mallet El Smid to be sold at the MENNA shop in Beirut. Women are central to meeting the SDGs, say parliamentarians. Credit: UN Women/Joe Saade by IPS Correspondent (johannesburg) Thursday, February 23, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Feb 23 (IPS) …

Businessman and author Vivek Ramaswamy, the newest addition to the 2024 GOP presidential field, has liberals fuming after telling Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that if elected, he would repeal affirmative action on day one. “As U.S. President, I will end federally mandated affirmative action – full stop,” Ramaswamy later tweeted …

Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari has stated that petrol scarcity witnessed across the country is not a deliberate action to scuttle the forthcoming election.    Appearing on NTA?s ?Good Morning Nigeria? programme on Thursday, February 2, Kyari disclosed that the petrol …

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has vowed to take action against corruption in the wake of an official’s dismissal for embezzlement, stressing that the focus on the war would not detract from tackling an endemic issue in his country. Corruption plagued Ukraine long before Russia launched its full-scale invasion in …

The strike action embarked upon by Aviation workers under the aegis of the National Union of Air Transport Employees and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has been suspended.   International flights were disrupted in Lagos and Abuja airports …

Tocoa, Honduras – The killing of two Honduran water defenders this month has sparked international outrage, with the United Nations calling for an investigation and locals questioning the government’s commitment to protecting environmental activists. Aly Dominguez, 38, and Jairo Bonilla, 28, were members of the Guapinol water defenders movement, organising …

An Anglican priest in Nnewi Diocese, Anambra State, Rev. Makuo Ogbuchukwu Lotanna, has announced his decision to return to the church three months after he resigned.    Lotanna, a lawyer from Mbanagu Otolo Nnewi, had stated in his resignation letter on September 10, 2022, that he received a divine mandate to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to take “the strongest possible action” against the policeman who killed a pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem. Naija News had reported that Raheem was killed by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi who shot at a vehicle conveying …

FIFA has spoken out after Salt Bae was pictured taking photos with Lionel Messi and his teammates at the World Cup final in Qatar.    Salt Bae, real name Nusret Gokce, broke FIFA rules by touching and holding the World Cup as he joined in with Argentina’s celebrations on the pitch after their World Cup …

Former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy says David Warner has “saved cricket” with his strongly-worded statement withdrawing his application to have his lifetime leadership ban overturned. In an extraordinary Instagram post, Warner condemned the independent panel which was set to decide his appeal, taking aim at counsel assisting the panel for …