Global warming deemed next foreign debt burden for Third World as half of climate funds are loans
In September, nine philanthropic organisations, most of them in the United States, pledged a total of $5 billion over a decade towards projects that will help to preserve the richness of Earth’s species. This month, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the allocation of 1.5 billion yuan ($235 million) to the...
Experts say race factor in US abortion laws has mental and economic implications on well-being of Blacks
About one-quarter of people in poverty in the United States are Black. Joia Crear-Perry, president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative in Washington DC, warns that banning abortion would disproportionately harm the physical, mental and economic well-being of Black people with the capacity for pregnancy. In particular, Crear-Perry is concerned...
Abortion debate in US: Legal pregnancy termination doesn’t harm women’s mental or physical health
In more than 40 reports published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, researchers analysed what happened to the women, adjusting for potential confounding factors such as age. The overall finding was that, on average, abortion didn’t harm women’s mental or physical health, but being denied an abortion resulted in some negative financial...
Somalia tops list of most dangerous countries for journalists to work for sixth year running
Over the past decade, 226 of the 278 journalists killed in a nexus of corruption, organised crime, extremist groups, and government retaliation, have been murdered with impunity, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2021 Impunity Index, published today, October 28. The annual Index spotlights countries where journalists are murdered...
Baby elephant found trapped in a wire snare saved, flown to recovery centre by Zimbabwean rescuers
Rescuers in Zimbabwe airlifted a seriously injured elephant calf to safety after she was found entangled in a wire snare, with one ear almost completely detached, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) reports. IFAW said in statement that fishermen d spotted the approximately 18-month-old female calf wondering alone on...
Catch-22 for new military strongmen in Sudan as public servants resist new regime
The Sudanese army was facing widening opposition on Thursday to this week’s coup, with state officials in Khartoum vowing disobedience and activists mobilising for mass demonstrations later this week. The takeover led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Monday against a civilian government has brought thousands of people into the...
How drone rapidly grew into insurgents’ choice arsenals in Africa; used to hit civilian and military targets
In recent years, the uses for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have multiplied across Africa. Drones have been used to fertilise crops, monitor wildlife and deliver medicine to hard-to-reach places. Drone technology has grown rapidly worldwide and is projected to be a $43 billion global industry by...
Sudan’s ruling military sacks six envoys who criticised Monday ouster of PM Abdalla Hamdok
Sudan’s ruling military has sacked six ambassadors and security forces have tightened their crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, even as international pressure against this week’s coup grows. The decision, announced late on Wednesday on state media, included Sudan’s ambassadors to the US, the European Union, China, Qatar, France and the head...
Civil society groups raise alarm over lack of transparency in Madagascar’s lucrative mining industry
A dozen civil society groups have denounced a lack of transparency in Madagascar’s lucrative mining sector, which accounts for 30 per cent of its exports. Rich in gold, emeralds, rubies and sapphires, Madagascar and its wealth have done little to contribute to its development or improve the living conditions of...
For over 50 years, abortion was a human rights issue in US, now Supreme Court ban looms
An upcoming case in the US Supreme Court might hasten the end of abortion across roughly half of the United States – a right that the country has defended for nearly 50 years. More than 800 scientists and several scientific organisations have provided evidence to the court showing that abortion...
