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...
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...
Young voters vow to change top leadership because Nigeria has been ‘ruled by one old person to another’
Two years after Samuel Ashola was shot in the leg during a peaceful protest in Nigeria’s economic capital Lagos, the unemployed artist boils with anger as he prepares to vote. “My blood is hot,” said the 30-year-old, before campaigning for the 2023 general elections starts later in September. “I’m from...
African countries pile pressure on US, EU and UN to lift debilitating economic sanctions on Zimbabwe
African countries and the African Union (AU) at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, piled more pressure on the US, EU and UK to lift all sanctions against Zimbabwe. AU chairman and Senegal’s President Macky Sall who addressed the gathering on September 20...
Satellite data show how Russian invasion has destroyed more than 10 million tonnes of grain in Ukraine
Almost 10 million metric tonnes of Ukrainian grain has been affected by the Russian invasion, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery. One in six of Ukraine’s grain storage facilities, which have a total capacity of 58 million metric tonnes, have been impacted by the conflict, either through damage,...
Russia trains its hypersonic missiles on US and allies, with top Kremlin official warning of ‘even faster’ hit
Dimitry Medvedev has issued a chilling warning to the West, claiming that Moscow’s hypersonic missiles could hit targets “even faster”. Medvedev made the comments as the Kremlin plans to hold illegal referendums to annex occupied Ukrainian territory in the coming days. Medvedev, who also serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s...
