[ad_1] Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (rome) Wednesday, May 01, 2024 Inter Press Service World Press Freedom Day 2024 ROME, May 01 (IPS) – Journalism is in crisis, again. The challenges to press freedom are enormous and multi-faceted and they are deepening — in “free” and open societies as well as autocracies. And there are no […]

[ad_1] Recovery efforts continue after a stretch of carriageway collapsed early on Wednesday. The death toll in a highway collapse in southern China has risen to 36, as emergency teams continue efforts to recover cars from the scene. “As of 5:30am on May 2 … 36 people have died, and 30 people have been injured,” […]

[ad_1] A nearly 60-foot segment of an expressway in a rural area of southeastern China collapsed before dawn on Wednesday after days of heavy rain, killing 24 people and injuring 30 others. Photos released after the incident appeared to show that a landslide had begun under two lanes of an expressway that ran along the […]

[ad_1] In many southern Lebanese villages, there are no signs of life. People have fled, leaving towns deserted. Israel has been carrying out strikes on southern Lebanon almost daily since Hezbollah – the powerful Lebanese Shia Islamist group – fired rockets at Israel on 8 October in support of Hamas in Gaza, triggering an escalating […]

[ad_1] Governor Dauda Lawal reiterated his administration’s commitment to improving the well-being of Zamfara workers. The governor made the pledge while participating in the May Day celebration, which took place on Wednesday at JB Yakubu Secretariat Complex, Gusau. A statement by the spokesperson for the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, restated that the state government […]

[ad_1] 7 hours ago The chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN) has said the Commission recovered a total of N676 million between November 2023 and April 2024, and made a cumulative saving of N30 billion for the government. A breakdown of the recovery, he […]

[ad_1] Organisers have set that all is set for the forthcoming Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda later this month. This year’s forum will be held between May 16 and 17 under the theme “At the table or on the menu? A critical moment to shape a new future for Africa.” Addressing journalists on Tuesday, […]

[ad_1] Shared Interest hosted its 30th Anniversary Voices of Change Gala on Monday, April 29, 2024 at The Lighthouse at Pier Sixty-One in New York City.  The Voices of Change Gala and fundraising event was a true African cultural extravaganza and a legacy moment for an organization that for three decades has committed itself to […]

[ad_1] A flight from Dallas to Tokyo was grounded last week after its pilot reportedly drank too much during the hours before the plane was set to take off. Japan Airlines canceled the flight set to take off on April 23, according to the online site Flight Aware, which tracks flight paths. The airline transferred […]

[ad_1] Diaa Al-Kahlout, pictured after his return to Gaza after more than a month in Israeli detention, said he was interrogated over his journalism by Israel’s army and security service. Credit: Courtesy of Diaa Al-Kahlout Opinion by Doja Daoud (new york) Wednesday, May 01, 2024 Inter Press Service World Press Freedom Day 2024 NEW YORK, May […]