Latest UN report warns rising violence, rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability
The commission also found that the armed forces were still using child soldiers. In 2019, the year after the peace agreement, the UN found there were still more than 19,000 child soldiers in South Sudan, one of the highest rates in the world.
US envoy to Singapore in trouble over $48,000 misuse, failure to model integrity and threats to staff
The report faulted Kaplan, an entrepreneur, for failing to follow procedures in hiring consultants who submitted bills of $5,650 for “a furniture research project” and of $4,250 to redesign the embassy’s cafeteria.
UN estimates over 9,000 women have been killed in Gaza war at the rate of 37 mothers per day
At the current rate, an average of 63 women will continue to be killed if the fighting goes on. Roughly 37 mothers are killed every day, leaving their families devastated and their children with diminished protection.
Israel, Hamas standoff delays deal to pause war during Ramadhan as offensive and aid crisis rage on
US President Joe Biden and other world leaders are under growing pressure to ease the increasingly desperate plight of Palestinians after five months of war and Israeli blockade of Gaza. The United Nations says a quarter of the population – 576,000 people – is one step from famine.
American basketball legend LeBron James sinks in 40,000 points to extend his NBA scoring record
James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark of 38,387 points to become the league’s leading scorer on February 7, 2023, against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He reached 39,000 points on November 21 in an In-Season Tournament game against the Utah Jazz.
Kenyan Kipruto and Ethiopian Kebede win Tokyo Marathon in course record times
Eliud Kipchoge was struggling at halfway with the pace under the course record time of 2:02:40 he had set in 2022, and the double Olympic champion had slipped two minutes behind the leaders by the 30-km mark. He finished 10th.
Psychological mindset of peacekeepers in Congo stoke fears as South African soldier kills a colleague, commits suicide
South Africa announced in February that it would be deploying an additional 2,900 soldiers to the mission.
Oweyegha-Afunaduula: Tracking Uganda and East Africa’s environmental professor with a flair for multi-genre writing
Prof Oweyegha-Afunaduula is a scientist by training but has broadened his scope of thinking and working to integrate many other forms of knowledge, which makes him a dynamic thinker and versatile scholar. Therefore, it is no surprise that he is a prolific writer who uses mostly prose to communicate.
Research: Junk food addicts with high ‘bliss point’ usually have low appetite for fresh fruits, vegetables and beans
A 2023 research report published in the journal Addiction found that: “Tobacco-owned foods were 29 per cent more likely to be classified as fat and sodium hyper-palatable food (HPF) and 80 per cent more likely to be classified as carbohydrate and sodium HPF than foods that were not tobacco-owned between 1988 and 2001.
Junk food addiction: How Big Food hooks you just as cigarettes and cocaine trigger cravings
Along with speed, “addiction is also deeply enmeshed with memory and the memories we create for food are typically stronger and longer lasting than any other substance. Childhood memories of food can wield an uncanny power over our eating habits for the rest of our lives.”
