[ad_1] Massive flooding and landslides triggered by days of heavy rain in Brazil’s southernmost state have killed at least 85 people, according to local authorities. Over two-thirds of Rio Grande do Sul’s 497 municipalities have been affected, leaving more than 150,000 people displaced, local authorities said. More than 130 people are still missing. The mayor […]

[ad_1] Following the announcement of the implementation of the cybersecurity levy on transactions, the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday listed transactions granted exemption from the levy. The bank earlier directed all banks to charge a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions within the country starting two weeks from 6 May. “The […]

[ad_1] The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released 531 out of 64,000 withheld results of the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Benjamin, the Board is also looking at cases of unverified candidates and will soon come […]

[ad_1] Windhoek — The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and partner organizations today launched the region’s first-ever health investment charter that aims to align and drive sustainable investment in the health workforce. With a bold target of halving the African region’s critical 6.1-million health workforce shortage by 2030, the African Health Workforce […]

[ad_1] As regional energy demand continues to grow, participants at this year’s South Sudan Oil&Power (SSOP) 2024 conference and exhibition can expect updates on a number of milestones and developments in the country’s burgeoning petroleum industry. Energy Capital&Power (ECP) (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) – conference organizer – is pleased to announce that petroleum and logistics company Triple A […]

[ad_1] Screenshot of the misleading post, taken on April 29, 2024. The post surfaced after local media organisations reported Sharif travelled to China in April 2024 (archived link). Pakistan’s foreign affairs ministry said the visit was “private” and did not disclose further details (archived link). Sharif was tipped to lead the country again when his […]

[ad_1] Elena López (left), one of two teachers who teach Náhuat to children in Nahuizalco, in western El Salvador, leads one of the morning’s learning practices, in which the children, walking in circles, sing songs in the language of their ancestors, the Pipil people. CREDIT: Edgardo Ayala / IPS by Edgardo Ayala (nahuizalco, el salvador) Monday, […]

[ad_1] Bengaluru, India – As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a grand Hindu temple in the northern Uttar Pradesh state on January 22, a crowd of about 100,000 devotees gathered at a mausoleum nearly 2,000km (1,242 miles) away. The sombre congregation at Mulabagilu, a small town in the Kolar district of the southern state […]

[ad_1] This week, for the first time in five years, President Xi Jinping of China is visiting Europe, with stops in France, Serbia and Hungary. Mr. Xi’s trip comes at a time of tensions with many European countries over China’s support for Russia in the face of its war in Ukraine, its trade practices and […]

[ad_1] During this period, Israeli troops would remain within Gaza. But within 11 days of the ceasefire coming into force, Israel would begin dismantling its military facilities in the centre of the territory and would withdraw from Salah al-Din Road, which is the main north-south route, and the coastal road. [ad_2]