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U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Bid to Be Full U.N. Member State
Freitag, 19. April 2024 06:45 Uhr
The move blocked a resolution to support a status that Palestinians had long sought at the United Nations, where it is considered a “nonmember observer state.” -
U.S. and Allies Penalize Iran for Striking Israel, and Try to Avert War
Freitag, 19. April 2024 05:39 Uhr
While imposing sanctions on Iran, U.S. and European governments are urging restraint amid fears of a cycle of escalation as Israel weighs retaliation for an Iranian attack. -
Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran
Freitag, 19. April 2024 05:39 Uhr
Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. -
Nicola Sturgeon’s Husband Charged in Embezzlement Case in Scotland
Donnerstag, 18. April 2024 22:02 Uhr
Peter Murrell was charged in connection with embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party, which his wife once led and where he held a senior role. -
U.S. Restarts Deportation Flights to Haiti
Donnerstag, 18. April 2024 21:50 Uhr
The Biden administration had paused deportations of Haitian migrants in recent months as their home country was wracked by violence. -
Rainstorms Kill More Than 130 in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Freitag, 19. April 2024 05:35 Uhr
Pakistani officials warned of more flooding and heavy rainfall next week, stoking fears of a particularly brutal monsoon season to come.
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Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok
Donnerstag, 18. April 2024 19:53 Uhr
Lydia Simon, recovered along with three children born in captivity, was one of 276 schoolgirls taken in 2014
Nigerian troops have rescued a pregnant woman and her three children 10 years after she was abducted by Boko Haram militants when she was a schoolgirl in the town of Chibok.
Lydia Simon was rescued in Gwoza council area, about 95 miles (150km) east of Chibok, from where 276 schoolgirls were seized in April 2014. As many as 82 are still missing a decade after the high-profile mass kidnapping.
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War, grief and hope: the stories behind the World Press Photo award-winners
Donnerstag, 18. April 2024 14:30 Uhr
Images from Gaza, Ukraine, Madagascar and the US border chosen by global jury from more than 60,000 entries
• World Press Photo winners 2024 – in pictures
Photographs documenting the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, migration, family and dementia have topped this year’s World Press Photo awards – one of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions.
Mohammed Salem, Lee-Ann Olwage, Alejandro Cegarra, and Julia Kochetova have been announced as the winners of this year’s competition, which is run by the World Press Photo Foundation – an independent, not-for-profit organisation that celebrates the importance of press and documentary photography.
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New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds
Donnerstag, 18. April 2024 10:00 Uhr
Adding another insecticide to the protective netting has proved effective in fight against the disease that killed 600,000 in 2022
Two new types of mosquito bed nets have been found to reduce cases of malaria by up to a half, raising hopes of combating the disease, which is becoming increasingly resistant to treatments and prevention efforts.
Nets treated with two types of insecticide rather than one were trialled in 17 African countries where malaria is endemic between 2019 and 2022.
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Lethal heatwave in Sahel worsened by fossil fuel burning, study finds
Donnerstag, 18. April 2024 06:01 Uhr
Deaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this month
The deadly protracted heatwave that filled hospitals and mortuaries in the Sahel region of Africa earlier this month would have been impossible without human-caused climate disruption, a new analysis has revealed.Mali registered the hottest day in its history on 3 April as temperatures hit 48.5C in the south-western city of Kayes. Intense heat continued across a wide area of the country for more than five days and nights, giving vulnerable people no time for recovery.
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Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president
Mittwoch, 17. April 2024 16:37 Uhr
Westerners see elephants as pets, said Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose government threatened to send 30,000 elephants to Germany and the UK to demonstrate their dangers
Many Europeans value the lives of elephants more than those of the people who live around them, the president of Botswana has said, amid tensions over potential trophy hunting import bans.
Botswana recently threatened to send 30,000 elephants to the UK and Germany after both countries proposed stricter controls on hunting trophies. The country’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, said it would help people to understand human-wildlife conflict – which is among the primary threats to the species – including the experiences of subsistence farmers affected by crop-raiding by the animals.
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Rwandan leader went to Arsenal game as country marked 30 years since genocide
Mittwoch, 17. April 2024 13:01 Uhr
Paul Kagame flew to UK for Champions League match while national police told citizens to restrict activities including football
The president of Rwanda, whose police force has asked the country’s people to restrict football-related activities during the 30-year anniversary of the Rwanda massacre, is facing questions after flying to the UK and watching Arsenal play Bayern Munich.
Paul Kagame visited on Tuesday 9 April to watch the Champions League match in north London. Before the match, he visited Rishi Sunak at No 10 Downing Street, after giving civil servants just a few days’ notice of his visit. They discussed the UK’s deportation deal, which aims to send asylum seekers to Kigali to be processed there.
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Un periodista que viajó a Milán para cubrir el Valencia-Atalanta, positivo por coronavirus
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 16:13 Uhr
Se trata del segundo caso confirmado en la comunidad y el decimoquinto en España desde el lunes -
Mapa de la expansión y claves para entender el coronavirus de Wuhan
Sonntag, 1. März 2020 14:16 Uhr
Qué es, cómo se transmite, cuál es la población más vulnerable y dimensiones del contagio en el mundo -
El turismo italiano se resiente; España mira expectante
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 14:26 Uhr
La patronal hotelera del área de Venecia describe un sector “al borde del colapso” -
“La magnitud del problema del coronavirus no será diferente a una gripe”
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 18:26 Uhr
Ángel Gil de Miguel, catedrático de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, lanza un mensaje de tranquilidad -
Seis italianos encerrados por partida doble
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 12:36 Uhr
Los compañeros de viaje de los cuatro positivos en Canarias están aislados del resto en el hotel en cuarentena -
Trump nombra al vicepresidente Pence a cargo de la crisis del coronavirus
Donnerstag, 27. Februar 2020 18:26 Uhr
El CDC confirma el primer caso de origen desconocido en Northern California. El infectado no ha viajado recientemente al extranjero ni ha tenido contacto con un caso confirmado