Pope Francis Meets King Charles, Queen Camilla Despite Illness
Pope Francis met King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, the day before, during the British monarch's state visit to Italy. Wednesday’s meeting was a surprise, as Buckingham palace had cancelled the planned audience due to the 88-year-old pope’s poor health. Francis, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, is recovering from five weeks in hospital with life-threatening pneumonia. It...
Many Feared Dead As Earthquake Strikes Myanmar, Tremor Felt In Thailand
The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, causing roads in the capital Naypyidaw to buckle and sending shockwaves through China and Thailand. The tremor’s epicentre was located 16 kilometres (10 miles) northwest of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 10 kilometres around 12:50 pm local time (0620 GMT), the...
Death Toll From Morocco Earthquake Hits 2,122
Using heavy equipment and even their bare hands, rescuers in Morocco on Sunday stepped up efforts to find survivors of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people and flattened villages. The first foreign rescuers flew in to help after the North African country’s strongest-ever quake killed at least 2,122 people and injured more than 2,400, many seriously, according...
Israeli Ex-Principal Malka Leifer Jailed For Sexually Abusing Australian Students
An Israeli former principal will spend up to 15 years in jail for sexually assaulting two students at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Australia. Malka Leifer raped and indecently assaulted sisters Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper between 2003 and 2007, a jury found in April. The 56-year-old was found not guilty of abusing a third sister, Nicole Meyer. Leifer's sentencing ends a...
UN Announces 12 African Countries To Receive Malaria Vaccine
The World Health Organisation, WHO, Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI), and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced that twelve African countries would receive the malaria vaccine. The agencies, in a statement issued on Wednesday, disclosed that the nations would receive eighteen million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years. The RTS, S vaccine has been overseen by more...
Ex-President Handed Over To ICC For Prosecution
Sudan will hand longtime leader Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi said on Wednesday. The “cabinet decided to hand over wanted officials to the ICC,” Mahdi was quoted as saying by state media. Bashir, who ruled Sudan with an for three decades before being deposed amid...
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