[ad_1] A voter’s finger is dyed with ink after casting a vote in elections. In this super election year, truths become a rare commodity, and the struggle for the sovereignty of interpretation of reality takes centre stage. Credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino Opinion by Jurgen Neyer (berlin, germany) Friday, May 03, 2024 Inter Press Service BERLIN, Germany, […]

[ad_1] Marianne Hanson is a migrant to Australia of Sri Lankan and Irish descent, who has always been interested in International Relations, Peace, and Conflict Studies. However, coming from a family from a very low socio-economic background, nobody she knew ever went to university. It was not until she was almost 30, therefore, that she […]

[ad_1] Groups advocating for Palestinian prisoners say Adnan al-Barash, head of orthopaedics, died as a ‘result of torture’. A prominent Palestinian doctor from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital has died in an Israeli jail after more than four months of detention, according to the enclave’s health ministry and groups advocating for Palestinian prisoners. Adnan al-Barash, the head […]

[ad_1] In Taiwan, it has been the season for Mazu, the most widely venerated of folk deities that many people here turn to for solace, guidance and good fortune. This year, the country’s two major pilgrimages for Mazu attracted record numbers of participants. Many of them are younger Taiwanese who are drawn to keeping alive […]

[ad_1] Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat criticised Israel’s “uncompromising attitude” towards a ceasefire, as well as the humanitarian situation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah: “Turkey has suspended all export and import with Israel until a permanent ceasefire is established and the aid into the Gaza is allowed without any interruption.” [ad_2]

[ad_1] Some terrorists have reportedly killed eight vigilante members and two other persons in Kakangi and Unguwan Matinja communities in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The village heads of Kakangi and Kisaya villages under Kakangi Ward were also abducted. A resident of the LG identified as Idris Khalid, who confirmed the […]

[ad_1] The national average cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) was N982 per adult per day in March 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The statistics office in its report titled “Cost of a Healthy Diet March 2024” published on its website, said this is 4.7 per cent higher than the amount […]

[ad_1] Apple on Thursday said its quarterly profit ebbed but topped market forecasts as it announced an unprecedented $110 billion share buyback. The iPhone maker reported a profit of $23.6 billion on $90.8 billion in revenue in the first three months of this year. “Given our confidence in Apple’s future and the value we see […]

[ad_1] African leaders are looking forward to a just and fair pandemic agreement and a high-level ministerial consultation for the intergovernmental negotiating body on the draft of the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Agreement. The Ministers of Health of African Union Member States met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 27 April, under the facilitation of […]

[ad_1] Local authorities ordered some tourist facilities in the National Reserve to close after River Talek, one of the tributaries of the Mara River, burst its banks and swept through more than a dozen riverside tourist lodges and camps. Videos on social media showed some buildings and vehicles fully submerged inside the popular park as […]