US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a joint press conference with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (not pictured) following a meeting between the US top diplomat and Arab envoys, in Cairo on March, 21, 2024. Blinken said on March 21, a major military operation by Israel in Gaza’s southernmost …
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Food shortages leave Cubans in anguish over next meal
Havana, Cuba – One thought lingers all day in the mind of Diana Ruiz: How will the Cuban mother feed her 6-year-old son, a dilemma faced by parents across an island hit by blackouts and food shortages. “The first thing I say when I get out of bed is, what am …
Read More »A million mice are eating seabirds alive on a remote island. Conservationists have a plan
An albatross versus a mouse might not sound like a fair fight, but on a remote South African island it’s the mice who are winning. The Mouse-Free Marion project has an ambitious plan to turn the tide Invasive mice reached Marion Island 200 years ago, and could now wipe out …
Read More »Israeli airstrikes kill at least 38 in Aleppo, Syria
Israeli strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Friday killed 38 people, including five members of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two security sources said, the deadliest attacks so far in an intensified Israeli campaign against Iran’s allies in Syria. Multiple sources say 5 Hezbollah fighters killed …
Read More »Israel must take steps to allow more food and water into Gaza, UN top court orders
The top UN court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures to tackle crippling shortages of essential supplies in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into the area. Latest International Court of Justice order stems from genocide case against …
Read More »Low-cost sensors can point to solutions for world’s most polluted cities
In many parts of the world, understanding what causes serious pollution and when it happens is unclear due to a lack of air quality monitoring. The solution, say experts, doesn’t need to be expensive and can lead to better public health policy. Sensors that cost hundreds instead of tens of …
Read More »45 dead in South Africa bus crash, 8-year-old girl only survivor, officials say
A bus carrying 46 people crashed over a bridge in South Africa, killing everyone on board except an eight-year-old girl, local officials said Thursday. Local transportation authority says bus was carrying people to attend Easter weekend church service. A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to …
Read More »Almost one child in six is cyberbullied: WHO Europe
Image by Freepik Copenhagen, Denmark – Some 16 percent of children aged 11 to 15 were cyberbullied in 2022, up from 13 percent four years ago, a WHO Europe report covering 44 countries said on Wednesday. “This report is a wake-up call for all of us to address bullying and violence, …
Read More »All 6 workers missing after Baltimore bridge collapse presumed dead
Maryland State Police said six construction workers who went missing when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday are now presumed dead. Ship’s mayday call saved more people from being on Francis Scott Key Bridge, officials say. Search suspended for missing workers in Baltimore bridge collapse The U.S. coast …
Read More »Sean (Diddy) Combs residences searched in connection with sex trafficking investigation
Two properties belonging to music mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York. Two homes belonging to hip-hop mogul were raided Monday. …
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