Millions of Lives Under Threat In Ukraine This Winter – WHO
The lives of millions will be under threat in Ukraine this winter, the World Health Organization has said. Half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure is either damaged or destroyed, and 10 million are currently without power, said Dr. Hans Henri P Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe. Temperatures are predicted to plummet as low as -20C (-4F) in some areas. The WHO has...
Elon Musk To Pardon All Banned, Suspended Twitter Accounts
Owners of sanctioned accounts on the microblogging platform, Twitter, will be pardoned and will get their accounts back, Twitter owner Elon Musk has said in what’s a system-wide clemency. A wide range of processes to restore Twitter accounts that were suspended under the former ownership will commence next week, Musk confirmed. The decision followed an online poll. Multiple Twitter accounts, especially those...
Tanzania To Introduce Cable Car On Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzanian tourism officials have announced that plans to install cable cars on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, are nearing completion. The Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mary Masanja, stated that the process of introducing the cable car on the mountain is on track and will begin very soon. Masanja stated at a press conference in Dodoma that the cable...
EU May Use Russia’s $18bn Frozen Assets To Repair Ukraine
The European Union (EU) is set to discuss the possible confiscation of Russian assets in order to rebuild Ukraine. The meeting of permanent representatives will take place on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium. It follows the approval on Monday to include circumvention and violation of European sanctions on the list of EU criminal offences. The list of themes to be raised at the...
Deadly Landslide Engulfs Motorway In Brazil
A landslide on a motorway in southern Brazil has killed at least two people and left dozens missing. A torrent of mud fell onto the BR-376 highway in the state of Paraná, hitting at least 16 vehicles, authorities said. Rescue workers at the scene said bad weather and the remote location were complicating the search effort. Local authorities told a news conference...
Ukraine Losses 13,000 Soldiers To Russia’s Invasion – Official
As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers may have been killed in action since Russia invaded the nation nine months ago, according to Mykhailo Podolyak, one of the Ukrainian President’s advisers, according to Al-Jazeera. Since the head of the armed forces reported nearly 9,000 deaths in late August, the adviser’s disclosure is said to be the first update on the number...
Elon Musk Suspends Kanye West From Twitter For Inciting Violence
Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of "inciting violence" over offensive tweets - just two months after his last ban. The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, posted a series of erratic tweets - one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star. Twitter's new boss Elon Musk was...
Ramaphosa Won’t Resign Despite Impeachment Threat, Says Aide
Vincent Magwenya, spokesman to Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president has stated that his principal will not step aside nor resign from office due to a ‘flawed panel report’. Ramaphosa is facing a possible impeachment threat over alleged corruption. Recall that an independent panel set up by the speaker of South Africa’s parliament said findings suggested that the president acted in a manner...
UK Sleepwalking Into Food Supply Crisis, Farmers Union Warns
The UK is "sleepwalking" into a food supply crisis and the government must step in to help farmers, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has warned. Yields of tomatoes and other crops will likely slump to record lows this year, it said, with potential supply problems ahead as already seen with eggs. Soaring fuel, fertilizer, and feed costs were putting farmers under...
US Senate Passes Bill To Curb Private Ownership Of Big Cats
A bill to restrict the private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers in the US has passed by unanimous consent in the Senate. The Big Cat Public Safety Act would stop people from keeping the animals as pets and from them being exposed to public petting and photo opportunities. Efforts to curb private ownership have increased in the wake...
