As part of new restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus, Israeli state has imposed the health pass on children over three years old, authorities said Wednesday evening. Faced with an increase in contaminations in recent weeks linked to the spread of the Delta variant, the Hebrew State …
Read More »Niger : at least 52 dead in a flooding
At least 52 people have died in Niger floods with 34 being injured and thousands losing their homes, the authorities say. This includes five who died between Tuesday and Wednesday after heavy rains in the capital Niamey, causing significant damage and rendering hundreds homeless. More than 4,000 houses and 200 …
Read More »Kabylia wildfires death toll is increasing, 69 dead
Wildfires in Algerian Kabylia region continue wreaking havoc. While all around the world, calls are launched to come in aid to the populationeath toll is increasing. It is a hard situation that Algeria is going through. While authorities are struggling to find out solutions to wildfires the death toll is …
Read More »Kabylia wildfires: Emmanuel Macron to send 2 Canadairs to stop fires
Facing the wildfires which continue wreaking havoc in the Kabylia region, French president Emmanuel Macron is not indifferent. As a gesture of solidarity, he promised to send two Canadairs and a command plane in order to stop the advance of fires. Through a Tweet, the French president called Algerians “friends …
Read More »Ethiopia: Tigray forces say they seek new military alliance
Forces from Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region said on Wednesday they were in talks to forge a military alliance with insurgents from Ethiopia’s most populous region, Oromiya, heaping pressure on the central government in Addis Ababa. The move could signal an escalation in the country’s nine-month-old war and comes a day …
Read More »Peak heat in Italy, also affected by fires
Italy is hit this week by a heat peak accompanied by fires in the south of the country, especially in Sicily and Calabria, where a UNESCO listed natural park is threatened. The peninsula is currently facing its hottest week of summer, with temperatures already reaching over 47 degrees in Sicily …
Read More »Wildfires in Algeria: fundraising is organized to support the victims (video)
While wildfires continue wreaking havoc in Algeria, appeals for international help multiply on social media. In order to come to the aid of households hard hit by fires, offers of material and medical assistance have increased in recent hours. Donations are still being collected in Algiers, the capital, as shown …
Read More »DR Congo: two soldiers jailed for life for fighting
Two army officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sentenced to life in prison by a military court in North Kivu province for fighting at Goma airport. Videos of Major Rimenze Kangingo Bisimwa and Captain Mukando Muzito Paulin insulting each other and throwing punches were shared on social …
Read More »Scientists in UK say collective immunity is impossible with Delta variant
In UK, researchers after a study, concluded that it would be impossible to reach collective immunity with the Delta variant. Professor Andrew Pollard, head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said it on Tuesday in a meeting with British parliamentarians. “I think we are in a situation, with this variant where …
Read More »Nigeria: 24 people die after consuming poisoned meal
Twenty-four members of the same family have died after consuming a suspected poisoned meal in north-western Nigeria. The incident happened in Danzanke village a remote community in the north-west Sokoto state. The state’s health commissioner, Ali Inname, told journalists that the family mistakenly used fertiliser chemical that looked like salt …
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