Brazil building collapse leaves five dead, eight still missing
São Paulo. Brazil Reuters A building collapsed on Friday in Brazil’s north-eastern state of Pernambuco, leaving at least five dead and eight others missing, civil defence authorities said. Rescue workers look for victims among debris of a building collapse in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil, in 7th July, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Anderson Stevens The state’s civil defense […]
Pakistan landslide in monsoon rains kills eight children
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters Eight children in northern Pakistan were killed by a landslide while playing cricket after monsoon rains, officials said on Friday, a year after unprecedented floods wrecked havoc in the South Asian country. They said the incident took place in the remote Shangla district on Thursday evening and the children were all aged […]
“Alarming” rise in rape and abduction from Sudan war – aid agencies
Reuters The conflict between military factions in Sudan has caused a surge in cases of rape and the abduction of women and girls, some as young as 12, aid agencies and officials said. Teenage girls are being sexually assaulted and raped by armed combatants in “alarming numbers”, Save the Children said in a statement on […]
Costa Rica charges former president Solis with corruption
San Jose, Costa Rica Reuters Costa Rica said on Thursday it has charged former President Luis Guillermo Solis with corruption, accusing him of involvement in a 2017 improper transfer of government funds to state-owned Bancredito. The transfer was made to give the impression that the bank “would appear to have sufficient liquidity” to the benefit […]
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Australia inquiry says former PM Morrison misled cabinet on debt recovery scheme
Sydney, Australia Reuters An Australian inquiry into an automated welfare debt recovery programme said on Friday former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in an earlier ministerial role, had misled the cabinet about the scheme. The report also recommended unnamed individuals be referred for civil and criminal prosecution over the “robodebt” program designed to ensure welfare recipients […]
Families of missing in Greece migrant boat disaster plead for recovery of bodies
Athens, Greece Reuters Since Matloob Hussain from Pakistan went missing during a deadly shipwreck off Greece last month, his brother Adil has left the door of his Athens home open in the hope he appears. It will stay open until his body is found. Matloob, 43, is among hundreds of migrants from Pakistan, Syria and […]
US plans to send Ukraine cluster munitions – officials
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States plans to send cluster munitions to Ukraine to help it battle Russian invaders, US officials said on Thursday, a move opposed by human rights groups but which would provide a powerful new element to Ukraine’s counter-offensive. A weapons aid package that includes cluster munitions fired by a 155 […]
Three crosses burned at a small Los Angeles church and authorities investigate possible hate crime
Los Angeles, US AP Three wooden crosses outside a small Los Angeles church were found burned early Thursday, and authorities said it was being investigated as a possible hate crime. Firefighters responded to a report of a fire shortly before 5am in the Sylmar area and found the flames were already out, leaving smoldering wood, […]
UN recruits robots in strive to meet global development goals
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Dozens of robots, including several humanoid ones, will take centre stage at a conference organised by the UN technology agency in Switzerland this week to showcase their potential to help it reach a series of increasingly improbable global goals. Set in 2015, the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals aim to improve human […]