Climate crisis: Africa’s forests sound a global alarm

Africa’s 200 million tons of annual forest emissions may represent just 0.5% of global totals, but the danger lies in the loss of forests’ natural role as carbon sinks cont'd.

'Father of our democracy': Kenya's Raila Odinga dies in India aged 80

President William Ruto said the veteran politician, who died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India, was a "beacon of courage" and "father of our democracy".

Trump says Americans could feel 'some pain' from his new tariffs

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and claimed that Canada would “cease to exist” without its trade surplus with the United States. read more


Canadian ambassador to U.S.: Canadians ‘perplexed’ and ‘confused’ by Trump’s tariffs

Military ID found on North Korean PoW was issued to real Russian resident – media

Ukrayinska Pravda - A fake military ID discovered on a captured North Korean soldier in Kursk Oblast was issued in the name of a real resident of the Russian republic of Tyva (Tuva).

Germany and France launch a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris

BERLIN (AP) — Germany and France on Monday launched a direct high-speed train between Berlin and Paris, a connection hailed as a symbol of a close friendship between the two countries and a sign of Europe’s potential to attract more travelers to the rails.

Politico.eu Germany’s Merz rips into his rivals — but might have to work with them soon - The conservative leader’s attacks signal the next government may be just as discordant as the one that just fell.

Washington Post Who is Friedrich Merz, Germany's probable next chancellor?

CNN International - Germany’s Scholz has lost a confidence vote. Here’s what comes next

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Greta Thunberg arrested at Dutch climate protest

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested by Dutch police at a protest in The Hague. read more


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Eclipse 2024 live: Watch the full NASA broadcast – latest

Microsoft News - The path that this shadow takes as it rushes across the ground at speeds in excess of 2400 kilometres per hour is called the path of totality, and during this eclipse it will pass from Mexico’s west coast, up across 13 US states and through Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland in Canada.

Southwest’s first red-eye flights are coming, but you’ll have to wait

Y! News - Southwest Airlines is preparing to launch overnight flights for the first time in its history. After hinting at the change last year, the Dallas-based carrier plans to add overnight flights from Las Vegas and Hawaii, Chief Commercial Officer Ryan Green said at an air travel conference Wednesday.

North Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed sub, Kim Jong Un watches on

North Korea launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said. cont'd

‘What madness looks like’: Russia intensifies Bakhmut attack

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are escalating their onslaught against Ukrainian positions around the wrecked city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian officials said, bringing new levels of death and devastation in the grinding, monthslong battle for control of eastern Ukraine that is part of Moscow's wider war.

What is it like to survive an execution by lethal injection?

Alabama’s corrections department has bungled the procedure on three recent occasions, with IV teams failing for hours on end, adding immense distress to a difficult situation go here

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UK government does not yet understand threat of technology to foreign policy

Select committee chair warns government that the threat posed to global security by malign actors influencing tech standards is no ‘dystopian fantasy’ cont'd.

Biden’s omicron battle plan includes 500 million home test kits

President Biden outlined the federal government's response to omicron's ascendancy. read more

G20 Summit to showcase Indonesia's economic growth globally: Minister

Antranews.com Jakarta (ANTARA) - State-Owned Minister Erick Thohir affirmed that the soon-to-be-held Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in Bali would unveil an opportunity to demonstrate Indonesia's economic growth to the world.

Carlos Ghosn ordered to repay Euro 5 million to Nissan

The Dutch court has ordered former head of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance - Carlos Ghosn to repay Euro 5 million (approx. Rs 44.47 crore) to the Amsterdam-based joint venture Nissan-Mitsubishi BV (NMBV). This amount is the equal to the payment Ghosn received from NMBV in 2018 from April to November.

Ghosn Ordered by Dutch Court to Repay $6 Million to Nissan

Bill Gates’ Chinese Interpreter Is Being Accused of Breaking Up His Marriage With Melinda Gates

In that vacuum, rumors have begun to flow, as they always do about high-profile splits, and one colleague of Bill Gates’ has found herself in the crosshairs: Chinese interpreter Zhe “Shelly” Wang, who has worked for The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation since 2015.

Facebook's message to media industry is clear: don't rely on us

Msn.com - Facebook and Google could not have reacted more differently to Australia’s move to make them pay for news content. They both started from combative positions, but as the new media code drew closer to reality, Google lowered its fists, while Facebook went straight for the head.

How Tove Lo became the filthiest rebel in pop

Pop genius Tove Lo is building a catalogue of increasingly raunchy, unmarketable singles that put a feminist spin on exploitative 2000s pop. Her unwillingness to make radio-friendly music is precisely what makes her so good. read more

Migori Governor Okoth Obado to be charged with Sharon’s murder

Daily Nation ~ Migori governor Okoth Obado is spending the weekend in police custody. Obado is set to be charged with the murder of Sharon Otieno on Monday. The governor was questioned for the second time today before being placed under arrest for the murder of the university student. His arrest brings to six the total number of suspects arrested over the murder. NTV's Brenda Wanga reports


Governor Obado to be charged with murder Monday
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DNA test confirms Migori Governor Okoth Obado sired late Sharon Otieno's baby Read more: link