World Bank: Africa and Latin America, with the greatest inequality

World Bank: Africa and Latin America, with the greatest inequality

Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa are the regions where the countries with the highest levels of inequality, with the lowest income and consumption capacity, are concentrated. This condition hinders the reduction of poverty and the creation of prosperity, the World Bank highlighted in the report. Paths out of the polycrisisreleased yesterday. The organization warns that, … Read more

South Africa bows to Chinese pressure to move Taiwan office, analysts say

South Africa bows to Chinese pressure to move Taiwan office, analysts say

Johannesburg — South Africa’s decision to further downgrade relations with Taiwan, comes as the dominant political party, the African National Congress, or ANC, strives to reassure longtime ally Beijing after the formation of a coalition government, analysts tell VOA. South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation confirmed last week it had asked Taiwan to … Read more

UN alerts “humanitarian catastrophe” due to historic drought in Africa

UN alerts “humanitarian catastrophe” due to historic drought in Africa

Johannesburg. Millions of people in southern Africa are threatened with famine due to a historic drought that could cause “a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe” due to lack of funds, the World Food Program (WFP) warned on Tuesday. The UN agency “launches an urgent call for help to prevent the widespread drought triggered by the El Niño … Read more

King Charles in Sydney: My return makes me feel “great joy”

King Charles in Sydney: My return makes me feel “great joy”

Joyful crowds numbering in the hundreds welcomed King Charles of Britain and his wife, Queen Camilla, with a warm welcome on Sunday in Sydney after they attended a mass. The king said that his visit to Australia, his first to a place belonging to the Royal Crown since he ascended the throne, made him feel … Read more

The suffering of victims of sexual violence in Britain during interrogation

The suffering of victims of sexual violence in Britain during interrogation

A recent damning report in the UK revealed that court procedures in sexual violence cases are deeply traumatizing for some victims, with nearly three-quarters of survivors being questioned by defense lawyers facing questions based on false and harmful assumptions about rape. Research conducted by Victim Support (a charity that provides assistance and guidance to victims … Read more

New spy virus reportedly used to monitor computer systems in Africa

New spy virus reportedly used to monitor computer systems in Africa

https://fr.sputniknews.africa/20241017/un-nouveau-virus-espion-serait-utilise-pour-la-surveillance-des-systemes-informatiques-en-afrique-1068728180.html New spy virus reportedly used to monitor computer systems in Africa New spy virus reportedly used to monitor computer systems in Africa Sputnik Africa This spying tool is called StealerBot, it is used by the SideWinder hacker group, reveals the company Kaspersky Lab, specialized in… 10/17/2024, Sputnik Africa 2024-10-17T12:26+0200 2024-10-17T12:26+0200 2024-10-17T12:26+0200 Africa Russia espionage … Read more

“The man who fixes women”: Denis Mukwege at a conference in Strasbourg – Evangeliques.info

“The man who fixes women”: Denis Mukwege at a conference in Strasbourg – Evangeliques.info

Congolese minister Denis Mukwege, gynecological surgeon and human rights activist, will visit Strasbourg on October 19. At this time, he will give a public speech at the university on the topic “Peace and human rights today, is it possible?” The maximum capacity of the amphitheater has been reached, registrations to attend are closed. The documentary … Read more

A new Corona variant increases hospitalizations in Britain

With the emergence of a new coronavirus variant, the UK’s Health Security Agency has described the rise in hospital admissions due to Covid as “worrying”. In details, the British agency’s statistics revealed that the rate of hospital admissions due to the new mutant “XEC” reached 4.5 per 100,000 people in the week that ended on … Read more

Worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa with millions at risk | Climate News

Worst drought in century devastates Southern Africa with millions at risk | Climate News

Over 27 million lives affected by worst drought in a century, with 21 million children malnourished, says WFP. Millions of people across Southern Africa are going hungry due to a historic drought, risking a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has warned. Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have all declared a state of national … Read more

Europe is doing well if Africa is doing well. The paradigm that emerged from the One Health Award concerns everyone – Daily Virtues

Europe is doing well if Africa is doing well. The paradigm that emerged from the One Health Award concerns everyone – Daily Virtues

News 14 Ott 2024 12:45 TERAMO – Europe is well if Africa is well. It is the paradigm that emerged from the third edition of One Health. For three days, Teramo was the scene of a great reflection, promoted by the Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Abruzzo and Molise, which saw scientists, experts and national institutions … Read more