Nairobi-based ILRI joins world programme to reduce methane emissions from livestock
Director of the Future of Food at the Bezos Earth Fund, Dr Andy Jarvis, said that reducing methane from cattle is one of the most elegant solutions we have to slow climate change.
Liverpool are champions of England for the 20th time, bringing them level with Man United
Forget the failings of the chasing pack, Slot’s side have simply set standards that no one else has been able to get close to replicating over the past nine months. Liverpool have been top of the Premier League since November, with a 26-game unbeaten league run blowing their opponents away. With just two defeats in 34 games, it had long since been a case of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ they would be champions again.
Pope Francis death rekindles memories of mediaeval pope Benedict IX, who was a thief, overthrew three other popes
Benedict IX took office in 1032, while practically a teenager. “At that time, the papacy was the legal centre of the Western world,” Weiss recalls on camera.
Trump marks 100 days of chaos in office during which he rode roughshod on trading partners, White House warns more coming
Trump has enacted sweeping changes on a wide range of US domestic and foreign policy priorities since taking office on January 20. He has upended the world economic order with tariffs, slashed the federal government with job cuts and done away with diversity programs in the public and private sector.
Barcelona dig deep into energy reserves to see off determined Real Madrid to clinch record-extending 32nd Copa Del Rey title
The loss to its fierce rival was another blow to Madrid after it was knocked out of the Champions League quarterfinals by Arsenal. This could have been its last title decider with Carlo Ancelotti in charge. The Italian coach said he will decide his future this summer amid speculation he is bound to take over Brazil.
Nearly 250,000 mourners at People’s Pope’ funeral mass as world bids Pope Francis farewell
Applause rang out as Francis’ coffin, inlaid with a large cross, was brought out of the basilica and into the sun-filled square by 14 white-gloved pallbearers at the start of the Mass. The Vatican estimated more than 250,000 people attended the ceremony, cramming the square and the roads around.
Reports: Cybercriminals fleeced record-breaking Americans and businesses, Trump’s defence minister was a statistic
Pete Hegseth got a second internet line installed that connected directly to the public internet rather than through the Pentagon’s secured connection, according to sources.
Trump revisits ‘genocidal’ foreign policy, engages Congo and Rwanda to ease US access to critical minerals
Trump’s senior adviser for Africa, Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, helped broker the US role in promoting security in east Congo, part of an opening that Boulos has said could involve multibillion-dollar investments.
Resetting humanitarian journalism: There’s need to shift from extraction mindset to revering humanity
Further, there is a real cost to being offered up as part of the news buffet prepared by an industry that rewards speed and spectacle. Spectacle flattens complexity. It replaces solidarity with voyeurism. And while journalists may move on to the next assignment, the people whose stories were mined are left with the consequences of being exposed, misunderstood or reduced to symbols.
Kenya invests $10 million in aquaculture centre in Kisumu to rejig region’s floundering blue economy
Once completed, the aquaculture centre, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said, is expected to significantly support thousands of small-scale fish farmers, complementing other government-driven blue economy initiatives aimed at enhancing food security and boosting income for fishing communities around the lake.
