Thu 05 June 2025: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned Tuesday that approximately 239,000 Sudanese refugees remain stranded on the Sudan-Chad border, facing the risks of extreme weather fluctuations and insecurity. In a briefing from the Chadian-Sudanese border to journalists in Geneva, UNHCR Principal Situation Coordinator in Chad, Dossou Patrice Ahouansou, said […]
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Thu 05 June 2025: South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries using the black Postbank cards as well as the gold SASSA cards have been urged to be wary of rising fraud scams targeting their cards and PIN information. In a statement on Friday, Postbank said a recent scam involves fraudsters impersonating Postbank officials and […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: More than 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since the government renewed a deportation drive in April, Islamabad’s ministry of interior told AFP. More than 135,000 Afghans left Pakistan in April, while the number dropped to 67,000 in May and more than 3,000 were sent back in the first two days of June, according to the […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Political analyst suggests Shivambu’s redeployment from MK Party secretary-general to Parliament signals declining influence and reflects the party’s core identity and internal power struggles. The recent redeployment of Floyd Shivambu from his role as secretary-general of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party to an ordinary Member of Parliament has prompted much discussion. […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife. While scientists have long experimented with biodegradable plastics, researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo say their new material breaks down much more […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Vietnam has ended a two-child policy, aiming to meet population challenges as the Southeast Asian country has seen a decline in fertility rate. The lawmakers of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly approved the changes to the population law on Tuesday, the daily Hanoi Times reported. Health Minister Dao Hong […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity’s companions throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek, glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on Earth with a wifi signal. Far from being benign tools, smartphones parasitise our […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Nearly two million Muslim pilgrims began the soul-searching journey of the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. With temperatures expected to top 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), robed pilgrims slowly circled the Kaaba — the black cube at the heart of Mecca’s Grand Mosque which is Islam’s holiest site. […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Federal prosecutors say the couple intended to carry out research on the toxic pathogen at the University of Michigan. US federal prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States, which authorities claim could be turned into a “potential agroterrorism weapon”. The charges against Jian […]
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Commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades’ Gaza Brigade Izz Al-Din Al-Haddad (L), Rafah Brigade Commander Mohammed Shabaneh (C) and Al-Qassam Brigades Commander Mohammed Sinwar (R). [Photo/X] Wed 04 June 2025: Israel has escalated its incitement to assassinate senior officials in the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, both inside and outside the Gaza Strip. Avi Ashkenazi, a military […]
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