Thu 13 July 2023: Assessment of Ukraine’s counteroffensive suggests it has retaken 253sq km (98sq miles) of its territory since June. Ukraine’s counteroffensive slowed down visibly in the 72nd week of the war because of entrenched Russian defences as NATO allies pledged more heavy weaponry for the fight. That assessment was given by Ukrainian President […]
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Wed 12 July 2023: In a period of great malaise in the West, the Russian president has given the military alliance new meaning, mission and drive. It feels like we are worlds away from the time when French President Emmanuel Macron declared NATO “brain dead” on the eve of its London summit in 2019. Since then, the […]
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Tue 11 July 2023: Five million children under five years old died in 2021. Of these, nearly half occurred within the first month – a time of high vulnerability. Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest death rate in the world: 27 in 1,000 newborn babies (1,067,000). This is 11 times higher than in countries with the lowest […]
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(Al Jazeera) Tue 11 July 2023: Over the past year, the world population officially hit eight billion, and India surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country. People across the globe observe July 11 as World Population Day – designated by the United Nations to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population […]
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metamorworks/Shutterstock Mon 10 July 2023: From sleep trackers to wakefulness drugs, the 21st century has seen an influx of new technology that could radically alter the way we sleep. Many of these new technologies chase the dream of optimised slumber. They promise to help tailor our sleep schedules to fit around our social lives, help […]
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Members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, South Africa’s biggest trade union group, and other labour unions, take part in a nationwide protest against the high cost of living and rising unemployment, in Cape Town, South Africa, July 6, 2023 Sat 08 July 2023: Africa’s most industrialised nation is facing rolling electricity […]
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Fri 07 July 2023: Opinion is shifting amid an international political fallout over the burnings and a spike in new applications. Stockholm, Sweden – A majority of Swedish people support a ban on the public burning of religious texts such as the Quran or the Bible, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of Swedish […]
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Thu 06 July 2023: Humza Yousaf took over the Scottish ruling party following the shock resignation of former leader Nicola Sturgeon. Glasgow, Scotland – He came to power as a trailblazer – but political goodwill has been in short supply for Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf. Yousaf, who became the first Muslim leader of any Western democracy […]
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Tue 04 July 2023: Globally, about one baby in 10 is born too soon – that’s around one baby every two seconds. A full term pregnancy is around nine months or 37 weeks. Babies born before this mark are considered premature. Preterm birth is a significant global health issue. It can cause serious short term consequences, such […]
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Sun 02 July 2023: Wagner’s mutiny in Russia has been eyed with interest and concern in Africa as questions mount over its operations. Many observers in Western and Central Africa watched with piqued attention as the Wagner Group mutiny unfolded in Russia, curious about its significance on the mercenary force’s vast operations on the continent. Since 2018 […]
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