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Nearly 2,000 environmental activists have been killed over 10-year period: NGO
November 12, 2023
Nearly 2,000 environmental activists have been killed over 10-year period: NGO
A total of 1,910 environmental activists have been killed between 2012 and 2022 for their efforts to protect nature from commercial and illegal interests, with Latin America holding the highest percentage globally, an international non-governmental organization (NGO) has announced. A…
Surgeons in New York announce world’s first eye transplant
November 11, 2023
Surgeons in New York announce world’s first eye transplant
US surgeons have successfully performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye although the doctors caution that it remains unknown if the patient, Aaron James, will ever be able to see with his new left eye. Almost all…
EU commission condemns recent spike of faith-based crimes against Muslims, Jews
November 6, 2023
EU commission condemns recent spike of faith-based crimes against Muslims, Jews
The European Union Commission released a statement yesterday in response to a recent spike in anti-Semitism as well as hate speech and hate crimes against Muslims fueled by escalation of the war in Gaza. The statement emphasized that Jews, Muslims…
Rebels in Mali attack UN peacekeepers with explosives, 15 injured
November 6, 2023
Rebels in Mali attack UN peacekeepers with explosives, 15 injured
UN spokesperson said seven peacekeepers traveling in a convoy were injured in an attack on Friday, following an attack on Wednesday that injured eight. In both attacks, the peacekeepers’ vehicles hit improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Friday’s explosion marked the fourth…
At least seven dead and several missing as Storm Ciarán lashes Italy
November 5, 2023
At least seven dead and several missing as Storm Ciarán lashes Italy
At least seven people have been killed in central Tuscany when Storm Ciaran swept through Italy after causing chaos in more western parts of Europe. Italian Civil Protection authorities said that 200 millimetres (nearly eight inches) of rain fell in…
Death toll, damages rise as Storm Ciaran sweeps across Western Europe
November 3, 2023
Death toll, damages rise as Storm Ciaran sweeps across Western Europe
Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy’s Tuscany region as Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars. After 200 millimeters of rain fell in a three-hour period,…
November 2 marks International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
November 2, 2023
November 2 marks International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
After the United Nations General Assembly meeting in 2013, November 2nd was approved as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Not only in today’s modern life is awareness and the desire to know more considered a…
Storm Ciaran may bring highest winds to western Europe in decades
November 2, 2023
Storm Ciaran may bring highest winds to western Europe in decades
France, England and countries across western Europe braced for what could be some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades as Storm Ciarán arrived on the English coast Wednesday evening. According to regional forecasters, high winds…
Germany: New deportation law threatens thousands of Muslim families
October 30, 2023
Germany: New deportation law threatens thousands of Muslim families
Despite a 27% increase in deportations from Germany of asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the same period last year, the German government is seeking to expedite process further. The…