More than 40 times they asked the UN to lift the blockade on Cuba

Photo: Prensa Latina At the close of the High-Level Segment of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, the call to lift the US blockade of Cuba was heard here more than 40 times. The speech that closed the marathon succession of speakers on...

Palm trees in Africa are in decline: these botanists made a plan to do something about it

Palm trees grace the landscape across Africa, thriving in environments as diverse as deserts and rainforests. Central Africa holds the richest variety, home to 52 species, while west Africa has 38 and east Africa 18. They form part of a global...

What Is a Team Option in the NBA? Know Jonathan Kuminga’s Sacrifice in Contract Negotiations

Offers, counteroffers, and months of back-and-forth ultimately left the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga at a stalemate. With the October 1 deadline looming for his $7.9 million qualifying offer, both sides pivoted to a new path. The...

First CCHF death this month reported in Dhi Qar

2025-09-25T15:30:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Dhi Qar A woman from Dhi Qar Province, southern Iraq, died on Thursday from complications of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a local source told Shafaq News. The...

Knife retailer showed 'no curiosity' after Southport killer bought 'sinister' machete

A director of an online knife retailer has admitted he showed 'no curiosity' about his customers after the Southport killer purchased a "sinister" Black Panther machete from his company. Triple killer Axel Rudakubana was just 17 when he paid £25...

Midnight Sun Confirms Dumbwa System With Initial Copper Intercepts

Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Initial Dumbwa intercepts include 39.7m of 0.51% Cu including 7.0m of 1.13% Cu and 25.9m of 0.48% Cu Article content Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – October 1, 2025) – Midnight Sun Mining Corp. (TSXV:...

THROWBACK TO THE TIME I ALMOST DIED FOR AFRICA !

Dumisani Ncube shares : A few months ago, I walked for 28 days from Congo to Zimbabwe, doing nothing but championing a cause I believed in with all my heart: African financial liberation. It was a journey unlike any other. Many times along the...

Two Notts Police youth workers share their path into policing

Losing a loved one to gun crime, fleeing a country wracked by civil war, battling imposter syndrome and facing racist abuse are just some of the challenges two Nottinghamshire Police youth workers have had to overcome to get to where they are...

Jewish exceptionalism: not so exceptional

Solidarity: murals on the Falls Road depict the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 18 March 2024 Charles McQuillan · Getty Jewish exceptionalism is less exceptional than we think. We are not the only people to use a...

Liberia: Can Whistleblower Boxes Help Solve Liberia’s Corruption Problem? The Anti-Corruption Commission Thinks So

Whistleblower box installed at the Zone 3 depot in District #10, Congo Town. Credit: Joyclyn Wea/New Narratives By Joyclyn Wea, senior correspondent with New Narratives Summary: The government has placed whistleblower boxes at ministries and...

Activists from Sudan, Myanmar, Pacific Islands, and Taiwan receive human rights award

STOCKHOLM – The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Wednesday to activists from Sudan and Myanmar, where military and political violence devastates communities, to the Pacific Islands, where climate disaster threatens entire nations, and to Taiwan,...

Europa League: Cédric Bakambu scores for Real Betis against Nottingham Forest

The Congolese striker opens the scoring but Verdiblancos settle for a 2-2 draw at the Estadio de la Cartuja Europa League: Cédric Bakambu scores for Real Betis against Nottingham Forest Cédric Bakambu opened the scoring for Real Betis against...

Body positivity activist brags about cutting off family over Palestine

Body positivity activist and “plus-size” model Tess Holliday took center stage at the September 20 Teen Vogue summit to give some horrible advice — as she’s done before regarding body positivity — to those listening. In the clips, when Holliday is...

CEMAC Inflation Seen Easing To 2.6% In 2025, Below 3% Target

(Business in Cameroon) - The central bank for Central Africa, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), projects inflation in the CEMAC zone to slow to 2.6% in 2025. This forecast falls below the community's convergence ceiling of 3%, a threshold...

Why Tshisekedi allies want House Speaker Kamerhe out

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi is facing yet another political test after a key ally in parliament was accused of mismanagement, a potential reason to eject him from the post. Vital Kamerhe, Speaker of the National Assembly, is fighting...

‘Big Blue’ set for Leichhardt Oval

Sydney FC has settled on Leichhardt Oval has the venue for the A-League club’s “Big Blue” with Melbourne Victory on November 22. With regular ground Allianz Stadium unavailable for the Sky Blues’ opening four home games of their 2025-26 campaign,...

Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money, or work for 'sexual favours'

After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza, the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline. At a shelter, a friend told her about a man who could help with food, aid, maybe even a job. The woman — separated from her husband,...

Can Whistleblower Boxes Help Solve Liberia’s Corruption Problem? The Anti-Corruption Commission Thinks So

Whistleblower box installed at the Zone 3 depot in District #10, Congo Town. Credit: Joyclyn Wea/New Narratives Summary: The government has placed whistleblower boxes at ministries and police stations to allow citizens to report corruption, part...

Morocco’s youth rise up and demand REFORMS for education and health

Morocco is experiencing a significant wave of protests, led by its large youth population (Gen Z), who are using social media to organize and demand change in at least 11 cities. The central complaint is that the government is prioritizing...

Muslim World League Welcomes Trump’s Plan to End Gaza War 

On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received on Tuesday at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh the credentials...