[ad_1] QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A double landmine blast killed one person and wounded at least 18 Thursday in Pakistan’s southwest, a police officer said. The first landmine exploded when a truck was passing through a valley in coal-rich Duki district, Baluchistan province. The second detonated when counter-terrorism officials and civilians were examining the initial […]

[ad_1] Bee-harvesting in an urban setting. Preparations are underway for the 16th Biodiversity Convention of the Parties (COP16) in Cali, Valle del Cauca. Credit: USDA by Stella Paul (hyderabad & montreal) Thursday, May 02, 2024 Inter Press Service HYDERABAD & MONTREAL, May 02 (IPS) – In a world faced with habitat loss and species extinction, climate […]

[ad_1] NewsFeed US police have been filmed leaving the anti-war camp at UCLA after hundreds of officers were deployed to clear it, a day after attacks by a pro-Israel mob. Observers say officers could be using ‘probe and retreat’ tactics to clear the surrounded encampment. Published On 2 May 20242 May 2024 [ad_2]

[ad_1] Few famous Britons, it seems, can resist the chance to be painted by Jonathan Yeo. David Attenborough, the 97-year-old broadcasting legend, is among those who have recently climbed the spiral stairs to his snug studio, hidden at the end of a lane in West London, to pose for Mr. Yeo, one of Britain’s most […]

[ad_1] Welcome to our live coverage of the ongoing protests on campuses in the United States. Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have taken place at several universities – and there have been clashes with police. The focus now is the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where more than 1,000 protesters have been ordered to disperse by police. […]

[ad_1] Key actors in the academia and the private sector have commended Omoniyi Ibietan for his efforts at establishing how political conversations on various platforms, especially the social media, influence voters’ behaviour and ultimately impact election outcomes in Nigeria. At the book reading and further reviews of Mr Ibietan’s ‘Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography […]

[ad_1] • Sanwo-Olu laments workers celebrating amid economic challenges, downturn• Oyebanji sympathises with workers over fuel scarcity, warns hoarders• Aiyedatiwa assures Ondo workers of transparent governance, better welfare• CAPPA seeks reinstatement of sacked LSWC workers In a bid to ensure that dividends of democracy cut across the 20 local councils of Ogun State, Governor Dapo […]

[ad_1] The Earth now supports over eight billion people who collectively have transformed three-quarters of the planet’s land surface for food, energy, shelter and other aspects of the human enterprise. Wild animals must not only contend with how their habitats have been changed, but also endure the increasing presence of people in almost all environments, […]

[ad_1] Ugandan firm DOTT SERVICES ( has just flagged off its 3.8 km town roads project for motorists in Mbale City. The project is DOTT’s sixth among the others covering over 13km roads delivered in the towns of Mbale, Tororo, Soroti and Busia under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) initiative, which launched in […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China. Manele used his first speech as leader to promise to govern with integrity and to put his nation’s interests first. “I […]