Wed 08 October 2023: At least 29 people were killed and more than 300,000 people were forced to flee their homes after Somalia was hit by one of the worst floods in decades, said the country’s National Disaster Management Agency, on Wednesday (Nov 8). Rainstorms hit Somalia and its neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia, since the […]
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Wed 08 October 2023: The World Food Programme (WFP) warned Monday that over 1.6 million children are expected to suffer from malnutrition in 2024 and children in South Sudan will be the worst affected. Citing data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the WFP said that “more than 1.6 million children under five […]
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Wed 08 October 2023: The United States is viewed far more positively than China across 24 countries, with the gap between the countries widening sharply since the election of US President Joe Biden, a survey by the Pew Research Centre shows. A median of 59 percent of the public in 24 countries has a positive […]
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G7 foreign ministers meet in Tokyo. Wed 08 October 2023: G7 leaders have met in Tokyo for meetings which have been dominated by the Israel-Hamas war. Foreign minsters, including the US’ Antony Blinken, have just issued a joint statement condemning Hamas – and, as expected – have supported Israel’s right to self-defence and called for […]
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Wed 08 October 2023: A member of Hamas’s political bureau has rejected any attempt to exclude the group from future rule in Gaza, in response to an earlier statement by US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby that Hamas could not be part of the governance equation in Gaza. “I think the Americans are dreaming […]
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Tue 07 October 2023: Under dark skies and steady rain, hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied at the Port of Tacoma, in Washington state, to block a military supply vessel they believe will carry weapons from the United States to Israel. There, they fear any weaponry on board will be used in Israel’s ongoing campaign against […]
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Tue 07 October 2023: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that his country will manage Gaza’s security long after the end of its war with Hamas. Asked in an interview on Monday who should govern Gaza after the war, Netanyahu said that he believed Israel would take responsibility for security for an “indefinite period”. “When […]
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Tue 07 October 2023: Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declined by 95%, according to data released by the UN. In a survey conducted this year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan plunged by an estimated 95% following a drug ban imposed by the Taliban authorities in […]
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Tue 07 October 2023: Malaysia said on Tuesday it will not recognise unilateral sanctions in response to a proposed US law to level sanctions against foreign supporters of Hamas and other militant groups operating in Palestine. The Hamas International Financing Prevention Act, aimed at cutting off international financing to the groups, was passed by the […]
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Mon 06 October 2023: The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday that global food prices have dropped for the third consecutive month in October, although at a slower pace. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 120.3 points in October, reflecting a decrease of 0.5% from the previous month. The slight decline in […]
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