Bolsonaro vs Lula: Brazil’s October 2 presidential poll to determine fate of Amazon rainforest
The upcoming Brazilian election will decide the fate of the Amazon rainforest, ecologists have warned, as the country looks set to choose between re-electing current President Jair Bolsonaro or his rival and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Since Bolsonaro took office in 2019, deforestation records have repeatedly been...
Global fund for environment gets $1.5 billion boost for biodiversity conservation from Germany
A beleaguered global deal to save the environment got a financial boost last week when Germany announced that it was upping its funding for international biodiversity conservation to €1.5 billion ($1.49 billion) a year – an increase of €0.87 billion – making it the largest national financial pledge yet to...
For smashing autistic boy’s phone, Man United superstar Ronaldo’s now charged for violent conduct
Cristiano Ronaldo has been charged with breaching FA rules after he smashed an autistic boy’s phone to the ground. The Man United forward appeared to slap young Jacob Harding’s hand after his side were defeated by Everton at Goodison Park in April. Ronaldo later apologised to the 14-year-old but was...
South Sudan refugee protection: ‘Failing to punish sexual offenders adequately undermines confidence in the system’
One of the overriding complaints from camp residents in Malakal Protection of Civilians (POC) site in South Sudan has been inaction over sexual abuse cases and the absence of justice. A woman who said an MSF worker tried to rape her daughter said community leaders took the side of the...
Sexual abuse in South Sudan’s refugee camps: ‘Perpetrators are mostly humanitarians, UN peacekeepers’
Some cases of sexual abuse in Malakal refugee camp in South Sudan are sometimes covered up by men paying money, proposing marriage, or giving the family a dowry, said Josephina James, assistant head for the women’s group in the camp that holds regular meetings to discuss such abuse and other...
UN’s predators: Harrowing tales of sexual abuse by aid workers and UN peacekeepers in South Sudan
Adeyinka Badejo, World Food Programme’s (WFP) South Sudan acting country director and the co-chair of the UN-led task force that aims to prevent such abuses, said in a written response to reporters that some prevention efforts had also been disrupted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An external mid-term review of...
After $417 million splurge on deadwoods, Man United balance sheet reveals a staggering $126 million loss
Manchester united lost a staggering £116 million ($126 million) last year according to their latest financial results. The Red Devils spent big on wages and transfers last season with arrivals such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane. But fans also returned to Old Trafford following the pandemic, which allowed the...
Russian men are fleeing their motherland in droves to avoid to military service in Ukraine
Military-aged men fled Russia in on Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the Kremlin’s partial military mobilisation. Queues stretching for 10 kilometres (six miles) formed on a road leading to the southern border with Georgia, according...
13.5 million people in Africa projected to fall into poverty by 2050 due to climate change
Up to 13.5 million people across Africa’s Sahel region could fall into poverty due to climate change-related shocks by 2050, according to a new World Bank report. Sahelian countries need $33.16 billion for climate adaptation by 2030, the Country Climate and Development Report for the G5 Sahel region, released September...
Revealed: Iconic Lionel Messi plans Barcelona return at expiry of his contract with PSG this season
Lionel Messi will reportedly decide where his future lies following the conclusion of this winter’s World Cup. The Argentina international, who moved to Paris Saint-Germain last summer after Barcelona were unable to offer him a new contract, has been tipped to return to the Nou Camp when his deal at...
