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Israel Raids Al-Shifa Hospital Again; Netanyahu to Send Team for Talks in D.C.
Dienstag, 19. März 2024 00:11 Uhr
The warning came amid an Israeli raid on Al-Shifa Hospital. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also agreed to send military and humanitarian officials to Washington to hear the Biden administration’s concerns. -
Putin Urges Russians to Unite on Ukraine War
Dienstag, 19. März 2024 03:38 Uhr
A day after a rubber-stamp presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said he would not back down in Russia’s war against Ukraine. -
Gambia Votes to Overturn Landmark Ban on Female Genital Cutting
Montag, 18. März 2024 22:26 Uhr
Lawmakers in the West African country voted to advance a bill repealing a 2015 ban. If it passes the final round of voting, Gambia will become the first nation to roll back protections against the practice. -
Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say
Montag, 18. März 2024 18:41 Uhr
The pre-dawn strikes escalated tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil. -
Haiti’s Hospitals Survived Cholera and Covid. Gangs Are Closing Them.
Sonntag, 17. März 2024 22:27 Uhr
Many hospitals in Haiti’s capital have been looted by gangs or abandoned by their staffs amid the violence. Some are open, but too dangerous for people in need of care to reach. -
Middle East Crisis: Israel Will Dispatch Team to Hear Biden Administration Worries on Rafah
Dienstag, 19. März 2024 09:45 Uhr
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, agreed to the request in a call with President Biden, who has been concerned about the danger an invasion poses to more than 1 million Gazans there.
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Move to overturn FGM ban in the Gambia postponed
Montag, 18. März 2024 19:49 Uhr
Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female genital mutilation
A decision on whether to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Gambia has been postponed for three months after MPs called for more consultation.
FGM was outlawed in the country eight years ago and is punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment.
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Libya coastguard accused of hampering attempt to save more than 170 people
Montag, 18. März 2024 16:19 Uhr
Médecins Sans Frontières says ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ by coastguard put refugees at even greater risk
An NGO performing search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean has accused the Libyan coastguard of hampering an attempt to save more than 170 people making the perilous journey across the sea to Europe.
In a statement, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said its ship had come to the rescue of two boats in international waters on Saturday: a small fibreglass boat carrying 28 people and a double-deck wooden vessel with 143 people onboard, which appeared to be in distress.
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Idris Elba reveals ‘dream’ of building eco city on island off Sierra Leone
Montag, 18. März 2024 15:06 Uhr
Actor and his childhood friend planning development on Sherbro to be a public-private partnership
Idris Elba has shared details of his “dream” to turn an island off the coast of Sierra Leone, the country where his father was born, into an environmentally friendly smart city.
The actor is working with his childhood friend to develop Sherbro, which is roughly the size of the Isle of Man, after the island was given enough autonomy by the west African nation’s government to allow the work to go ahead.
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Weather tracker: cyclone warning in Australia while Finland freezes in -16C lows
Montag, 18. März 2024 10:44 Uhr
Meanwhile, South Sudan has ordered schools to shut amid extreme heatwave
A cyclone warning has been issued in northern Australia for coastal communities from the island of Groote Eylandt to the Northern Territory/Queensland border. Tropical Cyclone Megan, which developed in the Gulf of Carpentaria on Saturday, has been declared a category 3 cyclone by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Megan is forecast to make landfall on Monday, but has already brought gale-force winds and heavy rainfall to some areas over the weekend. Groote Eylandt was cut off after more than 400mm of rain in just 24 hours on Sunday.
There is a chance that Megan could strengthen further into a category 4 storm before making landfall, with the potential for damaging wind gusts of up to 125km/h. Megan is the fifth named cyclone in Australian waters so far this season, which is below the average of about 10 by this stage of the year.
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South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave
Montag, 18. März 2024 09:50 Uhr
Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks
South Sudan is closing all schools from Monday in preparation for an extreme heatwave expected to last two weeks.
The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45C (113F).
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EU seals €7.4bn deal with Egypt in effort to avert another migration crisis
Sonntag, 17. März 2024 18:48 Uhr
Six of bloc’s leaders sign agreement in Cairo aimed at boosting economy and bringing stability to region
EU leaders have sealed a €7.4bn (£6.3bn) deal with Egypt to help boost the country’s faltering economy, in an attempt to bring stability to the “troubled” region and avert another migration crisis in Europe.
The three-year EU-Egypt strategic partnership involves €5bn in soft loans to support economic changes, €1.8bn to support investments from the private sector and €600m in grants including €200m for migration management.
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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