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In Colombia, paying at-risk youngsters 'to not kill'
Oct 02, 2024 (AFP)
Instead, the 27-year-old today studies social work at a technical college and runs a small business in gang violence-plagued Buenaventura, on Colombia's Pacific...
Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225
Oct 01, 2024 (AFP)
Deadly floods and landslides are common across South Asia during the monsoon season from June to September but experts say climate change is making them worse. ...
Israel hits apartment block in first strike on heart of Beirut
Sep 30, 2024 (AFP)
Israel has turned its focus from Gaza to Lebanon in recent days, carrying out attacks on Iran's regional allies. Strikes on Hezbollah targets killed the Iran-ba...
Haiti security mission extended for one year as WFP sounds alarm
Sep 30, 2024 (AFP)
The resolution, adopted unanimously, expressed "deep concern about the situation in Haiti including violence, criminal activities and mass displacement," and ca...
Florida island starts long clean-up after Hurricane Helene
Sep 29, 2024 (AFP)
Instead of going with his wife to a friend's home inland, the 67-year-old Ward stayed put. As torrential rains led to flooding, he feared he would be electrocut...
Indonesia mine landslide toll up to 13 as search ends
Sep 29, 2024 (AFP)
Heavy rains caused a landslide at a remote illegal mining site on Thursday evening in West Sumatra province on Sumatra island, where rescue workers had to walk ...
Over 50,000 have fled Lebanon for Syria amid Israeli strikes: UN
Sep 28, 2024 (AFP)
"More than 50,000 Lebanese and Syrians living in Lebanon have now crossed into Syria fleeing Israeli air strikes," Filippo Grandi said on X. He added that "well...
'The last straw': gang-plagued Ecuador now fighting record fires
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
"It feels like punishment," said 56-year-old Fernando Muirragui, whose house barely escaped the flames authorities believe were the work of arsonists. The miser...
U.S. hosts Haiti security meeting during 79th U.N. General Assembly
Sep 25, 2024 (UPI)
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the need for ongoing international support as the Haitian National Police, with the support of the Kenyan-led Multi...
Gazans struggle to imagine post-war recovery
Sep 24, 2024 (AFP)
After an Israeli strike levelled his family home in Gaza City in 2014, 37-year-old Mohammed Abu Sharia made good on his pledge to return to the same plot within...
UN holds 'Summit of the Future' to tackle global crises
Sep 22, 2024 (AFP)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres first proposed the meeting in 2021, billing it as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to reshape human histor...
UN adopts pact to tackle volatile future for mankind
Sep 22, 2024 (AFP)
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who championed the "Pact for the Future," hailed its "landmark agreements -- a step-change towards more effective, inclusive...
Water crisis in Flint, Michigan: an American scandal
Sep 21, 2024 (AFP)
In one of the worst public health scandals in the country's history, the 100,000 residents of this former automaking hub were exposed to the toxic contaminant, ...
Slow-moving landslides increasing risk to expanding mountain communities
Sep 19, 2024 (SPX)
These landslides, which can move between one millimeter and three meters per year, are particularly concerning because the movement can be imperceptible. This l...
Flood-hit region leaders to meet in Poland to discuss EU aid
Sep 19, 2024 (AFP)
The death toll from the storm which has hit central and eastern Europe in recent days rose to 24 on Wednesday and some areas are still under threat from rising ...
Women drive innovation, evolution of Chinese wine industry
Sep 18, 2024 (AFP)
From the dusty vineyards of China's outback to its chic metropolitan bars, women are at the forefront of the country's increasingly vibrant wine scene, spurring...
Six million children in SE Asia affected by Yagi disaster: UNICEF
Sep 18, 2024 (AFP)
Typhoon Yagi brought powerful winds and torrential rainfall to Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and Myanmar when it swept across the region almost two weeks ago. Thailan...
Japan suspends trial removal of Fukushima nuclear debris
Sep 17, 2024 (AFP)
Extracting the estimated 880 tons of highly radioactive fuel and debris inside the former power station remains the most challenging part of decommissioning the...
Baby killed, several trapped in Mexico landslide
Sep 14, 2024 (AFP)
Part of a hillside collapsed in the municipality of Jilotzingo near the capital, according to the civil protection service in the State of Mexico. "A landslide ...
Senegal migrant shipwreck death toll rises to at least 39: navy
Sep 12, 2024 (AFP)
The vessel, which witnesses say was carrying dozens of passengers, capsized a few kilometres from the Western port town of Mbour shortly after setting off on Su...
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