Humanitarian agencies in Sudan face massive reboot as warring factions of ruling junta dig in
A regional refugee emergency also appears underway as Sudanese flee in all directions – to Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and South Sudan. As they cross borders, many are describing ill treatment and slow humanitarian responses.
Abandoned after fighting for America in Second World War, Harry Belafonte defied odds from a janitor in Harlem to a legend
With a smooth baritone voice, Belafonte was the first recording artist to sell more than one million albums – a significant milestone during segregation.
From poisoning the environment to violent unrest and lawsuits, Nigeria’s oil is now a humanitarian issue for new president
Trillions of dollars have been earned by the government and the oil majors over the course of a more than six-decade partnership. During the years of peak production, when more than two million barrels a day were being pumped from the lush Niger Delta, Nigeria earned at least $80 billion annually.
Primitive human chatbots: How growth in technology promises to push lawyers out of business
Courts are woefully unprepared for a future where anyone with a chatbot can become a high-volume filer, or where ordinary people might rely on chatbots for desperately-needed legal advice.
How inter-ethnic hostilities and sex slavery drive abductions of girls and young women in South Sudan
Authorities estimate that 1,810 people were taken from their families between December 24, 2022, and mid-January. Assaults carried out by heavily armed Nuer and Dinka herders claimed the lives of 661 Murle villagers on Christmas Day.
Jupiter mission launched by Europe’s space agency will be first to orbit moon of another planet
If everything goes according to plan, the European Space Agency (ESA) probe will circle back and pass close to both Earth and the Moon in around one year’s time, which will help to slingshot the spacecraft towards the outer Solar System. This double fly-by will require “the most accurate gravity-assist manoeuvre ever done”, said ESA payload-system engineer Alessandro Atzei at the briefing.
Kindred blood II: How local DRC citizens ‘work with the means we have’ to care for the displaced
It is a small thing that should be implemented by small Congolese organisations. We don’t need to pay somebody $5,000 to show people how to wash their hands. NGOs spend a lot of money on staff, while we volunteers focus on helping people in difficulty.
Kindred blood: Selfless Congolese locals set example of humanitarian relief for foreigners in DRC
The activists’ spoke about the importance of mutual aid in DRC, their frustrations with international humanitarian groups, and their ambition for Goma Actif to spread across the country. Their answers have been edited for length and clarity.
How departed British fashion harbinger Mary Quant created a brand that rules the world
They soon met Archie McNair, a lawyer who had become a portrait photographer and who ran a coffee bar under his studio in Chelsea. The three decided to open a business together. Each man put up 5,000 pounds, and they bought a building at 138a King’s Road. Ms Quant, who was working for a milliner, quit her job.
‘Mother of the miniskirt’ and queen of Swinging Sixties fashion Mary Quant, 93, breathes her last
A decade later, Mary Quant was a global brand, with licenses all over the world – she was named an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1966 for her contribution to British exports – and sales that would soon reach $20 million.
