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49 migrants rescued by Italian coastguards from boat sinking in Mediterranean

49 migrants rescued by Italian coastguards from boat sinking in Mediterranean

The Coast Guard of Italy rescued 49 migrants who were trying to cross from North Africa to Europe after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea near Lampedusa Island on Thursday. According to Italy’s ANSA news agency, a Coast Guard…
Climate-triggered weather events will cause 14.5M deaths by 2050 worldwide, new report warns

Climate-triggered weather events will cause 14.5M deaths by 2050 worldwide, new report warns

A recent report from the World Economic Forum, a non-governmental organization that promotes public-private partnership on global issues, and Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm, projects that rising temperatures will “place immense strain on global healthcare systems” in the coming years.  Climate change…
Massive fire set off by gas explosion in Kenya’s capital kills at least three people, injures over 270

Massive fire set off by gas explosion in Kenya’s capital kills at least three people, injures over 270

A vehicle loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya’s capital early on Friday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 270, with the death toll expected to rise. Many…
UN Human Rights chief appalled by summary executions of 25 people in Mali

UN Human Rights chief appalled by summary executions of 25 people in Mali

The UN rights chief on Thursday said he was “appalled” by alleged summary executions of 25 people by Mali’s army and “foreign military personnel” last week in a region plagued by violence from armed groups. Volker Turk also expressed alarm…
Carmakers may be using aluminium made by Uyghur forced labour, NGO investigation finds

Carmakers may be using aluminium made by Uyghur forced labour, NGO investigation finds

Car manufacturers Toyota, Volkswagen, Tesla, General Motors and BYD may be using aluminium made by Uyghur forced labour in their supply chains and could do more to minimise that risk, Human Rights Watch says. An investigation conducted by HRW has…
Farmers in Europe increase protests against rising costs, green rules

Farmers in Europe increase protests against rising costs, green rules

The French government on Wednesday sent armoured vehicles to protect a wholesale food market in Paris, in a sign of escalating tensions as farmers blocked highways in France and Belgium and protests spread elsewhere in Europe. Spanish and Italian farmers…
Starvation leaves almost 400 Ethiopians dead, says national ombudsman

Starvation leaves almost 400 Ethiopians dead, says national ombudsman

Nearly 400 people have lost their lives from starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in recent months, the national ombudsman said Tuesday, a rare admission of hunger-related deaths by a federal body. The ombudsman office of Ethiopia has dispatched…
“Who is Hussein? humanitarian organization continues its activities worldwide

“Who is Hussein? humanitarian organization continues its activities worldwide

Inspired by Imam Hussein’s revolution and values, the world humanitarian organization “Who is Hussein?” has reaffirmed its determination and commitment to continue exerting efforts to care for the needy and provide assistance to them. The organization said that it works…
Far-right Catalan mayor pushing for removal of halal menus for Muslims in public schools

Far-right Catalan mayor pushing for removal of halal menus for Muslims in public schools

Silvia Orriols, a far-right separatist leader of the Catalan town of Ripoll, has launched a campaign this week to remove halal menus from public schools. Her latest controversial statement came on Monday, when she announced that she had filed a…
5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes northwestern China

5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes northwestern China

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center announced this morning, Tuesday, that an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It should be noted that most of the Uyghur Muslims live in this province.…
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