Algerian President seeks re-election with low turnout seen
Algiers, Algeria Reuters Algerians voted on Saturday in an election in which military-backed President Abdulmadjid Tebboune is widely expected to win a second term, but early turnout figures suggested little enthusiasm among voters. By 5pm only 26.5 per cent of registered voters had cast ballots, the electoral commission said, announcing that polling stations would remain […]
Brazil probes ice buildup in plane crash that killed 62
Brasilia/Sao Paulo, Brazil Reuters A preliminary report into the August crash of an airliner in Brazil found signs of ice buildup on the plane but no definite cause for the accident, the country’s Center for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa) said on Friday. The document pointed out that icing detectors had been activated […]
Trump hush money sentencing delayed until after election
New York, US Reuters A New York judge on Friday delayed former US President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money criminal case until after the 5th November election, writing that he wants to avoid the unwarranted perception of a political motive. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had previously been scheduled to be sentenced […]
Bolivia declares national emergency due to forest fires
La Paz, Bolivia Reuters Bolivia declared a national emergency due to raging forest fires the country’s defence ministry announced on Saturday. In a press conference, defence minister Edmundo Novillo said the national emergency would allow the country to quickly coordinate international support. A general view of the city of La Paz covered by thick smoke […]
After the fires: Maui’s toxic debris could fill five football fields five stories deep. Where will it end up?
CLAIRE RUSH and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, of Associated Press, report from the fire-devastated community of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui…
Thousands protest in France against Macron’s choice of Prime Minister
Paris, France Reuters Thousands of people demonstrated across France on Saturday against Emmanuel Macron’s decision to pick centre-right politician Michel Barnier as Prime Minister, with leftist parties accusing the President of ignoring election results. Macron named 73-year-old Barnier, a conservative and the former Brexit negotiator for the European Union, as Prime Minister on Thursday, capping […]
Pope urges church in Papua New Guinea to be close to women after hearing of sorcery ‘superstitions’
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea AP Pope Francis called Saturday for the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea to be particularly close to women who have been abused and marginalised, speaking out in a country where violence against women is reported to be more than twice the global average. Francis heard first-hand about the plight […]
Super Typhoon Yagi kills four in Vietnam after casualties in China and Philippines
Hanoi/Haiphong, Vietnam Reuters Asia’s most powerful storm this year made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, the meteorological agency said, killing at least four people after tearing through China’s island of Hainan and the Philippines. Super Typhoon Yagi hit island districts of north Vietnam around 1pm, generating winds of up to 160 kph near its […]
Ukraine says Russia launched 67 drones in overnight attack
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine’s air force said on Saturday Russia launched a total of 67 long-range Shahed drones in a mass overnight attack, 58 of which it was able to shoot down. The air force said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app that air defence units were scrambled into action in 11 regions […]
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 61 in 48 hours as UN pursues vaccinations
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 48 hours, medics said on Saturday, as Israeli forces battled Hamas-led militants in the territory. Eleven months into the war, numerous rounds of diplomacy have so far failed to clinch a ceasefire deal to end […]