Garowe (HOL) - Puntland military court released six foreign men who were allegedly members of the ISIS militant group in Puntland State.

En date du 11 mai 2024 dans les enceintes de l'Hôtel King's Conference de Bujumbura, s'est tenue une assemblée générale constituante des organes dirigeants du bureau national du Réseau des Organisations de la Société Civile pour l'Économie verte en Afrique Centrale (ROSCEVAC) au Burundi. Cette séance a été organisée en marge de l'atelier régional de sensibilisation et de renforcement des capacités des leaders des organisations de la société civile de l'Afrique Centrale sur la (...) - ENVIRONNEMENT / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

More than two decades after her body was found at the side of a road, the RCMP has agreed to apologize to an Indigenous woman's family for failing to properly investigate her death.

Crown attorneys are arguing a key figure in what became known as the Freedom Convoy is guilty of crimes in part because of his presence and conduct during the weeks-long protests in 2022.

As pro-Palestinian protests continue to grow across Canadian campuses, CBC News looks at what student organizers and observers have to say about claims that the protests are being funded or influenced by outside forces.

With the vast majority of paper cheques now deposited via mobile app, a security expert says it’s cheaper for banks to reimburse clients than change the deposit system.

[allAfrica] Nairobi -- Africa continues to grapple with the harsh realities of conflict. From long-running struggles in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia to the recent eruption of violence in Sudan, these conflicts are causing untold human costs to nations already facing immense challenges - from climate change-induced food insecurity to competition for scarce water resources. The tragic consequences reverberate across the continent, with thousands of lives lost, millions displaced, and a surge in

The futuristic sculpture forms a 24/7 virtual bridge that livestreams life from across the Atlantic, but many locals on both sides have gone awol with the technology.

A training expert from Zambia is in Seychelles to assist the island nation to bring agricultural education to secondary schools so that the sector can continue to grow.   Vistah Medenda, an agricultural education and training expert, is on a one week visit and will be meeting with various people to discuss the way forward. The focus will be on capacity building and pedagogical development of agriculture in secondary schools, as well as the Seychelles Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture (SIAH). One of the main parts of this programme is the development of an agriculture curriculum for secondary schools, as well as the creation of agriculture textbooks that are tailor-made for Seychellois students. «The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Energy want to make agriculture a core subject, rather than part of other subjects taught in schools,» Mudenda told reporters on Monday. In his meeting with the Ministry of Education, Mudenda shared part of a presentation on the use of digital technology in agriculture. He said this can entice more young people to want to take up the subject. «At the moment, agriculture is seen as something that should be done mainly by the uneducated and that it is a dirty job, but the use of digital technology will hopefully help to change that perception,» he added. Mudenda said the visit will help him better understand agriculture in Seychelles and enable him to work on creating a curriculum for the island nation's needs. Mudenda has already written numerous textbooks on agriculture that are being used in schools in Zambia for over 30 years. During his visit, he will visit SIAH, meet with ministers and other experts, and visit a local farm, to get a better sense of the sector in Seychelles. Discussions on the future of agricultural education in Seychelles started last year. This was through a meeting of the Minister of Education, Justin Valentin and the Minister responsible for agriculture, Flavien Joubert.   The government will now work to facilitate exchanges between Seychelles and Zambia and look for internship opportunities for teachers, lecturers and students. Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, imports around 90 percent of its food and has, in the past couple of years, started refining its plans for food security.

Russia’s new offensive is “a nightmare” for Ukraine, CNN says in an analysis Read Full Article at RT.com

A “sweeping victory” for Israel in Gaza is unlikely, a senior US diplomat has said Read Full Article at RT.com

MIKE KEEGAN: Theatre of Dreams? Theatre of Streams was more apt. There have been many dark days since the greedy Glazers stole the keys to Old Trafford back in 2005.

Speaking to Gardeners' World, famed-gardener Alan Titchmarsh (pictured) revealed the four best plants to keep your garden slug-free this Summer.

Mohan Beckford, the consummate entrepreneur, has dedicated his life and business to discovering innovative ideas and exploring the digital landscape to bring about transformative changes in micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) businesses....

WESTERN BUREAU: With 19 murders committed in Hanover since the start of the year, lead personnel in the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Hanover Division are viewing that figure positively. “We are looking at 19 (murders) now, 25 last year to date,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite experiencing an increase in community waste-collection backlog across St James since February, the National Solid Waste Management Authority [NSWMA] is expressing confidence in its drive to promote and enforce cleanliness...

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Marcia Graham, medical officer of health for Westmoreland, says there is a critical need for blood, admitting that persons have actually died because it is lacking. “We need more blood donors. The system has come under...

Rutair Limited, which operates an air transport business, is seeking an order from the Judicial Review Court to quash a June 2018 decision, by then Minister of Transport and Mining Robert Montague, appointing Christopher Raleigh Bickford as the...

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As part of its efforts to promote mobility and intercultural understanding, the European Union (EU) has designated language learning as an important priority, and funds numerous programmes and projects in this area. Multilingualism, in the EU’s view, is an important element of Europe’s competitiveness. One of the objectives of the EU’s language policy is therefore for every EU citizen to master two languages in addition to their mother tongue. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

What was supposed to have been a straightforward car repair job turned into an ordeal for one woman, who had to call the police to get her vehicle returned.  The woman surnamed Tan told Shin Min Daily News she sent her car to a workshop located in Boon Lay Way to repair her brake light on May 7.  She only wanted the brake light repaired, but the workshop staff reportedly told her that they would have to replace the front lower control arm, steering rack and wiring — which would cost her a total of $1,280.  Out of that amount, $380 was for labour costs, and $280 for electrical wiring work. As she felt the repair cost was too expensive, Tan told the workshop staff she did not want to repair her car anymore.  «I felt that they were trying to hard sell me, because I only wanted my brake lights repaired,» said the 42-year-old, who works in the beauty industry.  A friend who consulted another car workshop also told her that something was amiss about the price she was quoted.  However, she was told that they already placed an order for the replacement parts, and had already removed parts from her car for the works.

A Singaporean biker's need for speed on a Malaysian highway has landed him in the hospital with serious injuries, and possibly in trouble with the Malaysian police. The rider, who was on a Kawasaki ZX10R, a supersport motorcycle, was speeding along the 80.3km mark of the North-South Expressway, reported the New Straits Times (NST). A nearly one-and-a-half-minute video — taken from a helmet camera and posted on Facebook group SG Road Vigilante —  shows the rider switching from the left to the right lane while going at high speed, before crashing into a white car on the right lane of the two-lane highway. In the accident's aftermath, the biker is seen lying at the side of the road and his motorcycle is completely mangled. The car, a Honda Civic, suffered significant damage as well, as seen in the video. The rider is part of a convoy of superbikers from Singapore who were heading towards Malacca when the accident happened, reported NST. He was rushed to the Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital in Batu Pahat, Johor.

The prospect of having their valuables stolen in Johor Bahru is a common concern among drivers of Singapore-registered vehicles. One Facebook post appears to have the answer to ward off car thieves across the border. A photo shared on the SGKaypoh page on May 5 shows a placard stuck on the side window of a car. It reads: «Please do not break my window again. This car has already been broken into. There is nothing to steal.» SGKaypoh wrote that vehicles from Singapore would need this sign when entering Malaysia, followed by a «laughing» emoji. The post has since garnered over 1,800 reactions and 1,700 comments. Several Singaporean netizens were tickled by the placard.

Beledweyne (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, alongside Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre and former government leaders, congratulated Ugas Yusuf Ugas Hassan Ugas Khalif, who was inaugurated in the Hiiraan region on Monday.

Officials announced on Monday that illustrated manuscripts of the ancient Ramacharitamanas and the 15th-century manuscript of the Panchatantra fables are among the 20 items from the Asia Pacific region included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Regional Register for the 2024 cycle. The decision was taken at the 10th GM of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).

Amid the vibrant colors and rhythmic beats at SIMAD University's main campus, a group of boys dressed in traditional white danced energetically, their movements in sync with the heart-pounding drumbeats of Somali folk music.

The 22-year-old woman and her child were civilian casualties of a U.S. drone strike, but the Pentagon won’t return the family’s messages.

Bosaso (HOL) — Puntland’s naval forces have apprehended a suspect and confiscated explosives following operations in Bosaso, officials reported. The captured materials included hand grenades linked to recent severe explosions in the city.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the banks of the Ganga here on Tuesday before filing his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. He also performed aarti at the ghat amid chanting of Vedic mantras. Several Union ministers, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, chief ministers of BJP and NDA-ruled states and leaders of the party are likely to accompany Modi to the collectorate for his nomination filing.

RIYADH: Experts in the poultry industry gathered in the Saudi capital to share knowledge on ways to enhance business value in the sector. The Middle East Poultry Exhibition, an annual event in its third year, is running until May 15 and expected to attract thousands of visitors. Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli, the minister of environment, water and agriculture, opened the conference being held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center on Monday.

[New Times] Opposition to the UK-Rwanda migrants deal in the United Kingdom will go to any length to stop asylum seekers being sent to Rwanda. They have tried to find fault with it, lied and invented unlikely tales, and it appears they will not stop.

[RFI] Chadian opposition leader Succès Masra has filed a legal challenge to the results of the 6 May election in which officials declared he came in second, behind junta leader and interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno.

[HRW] Nairobi -- Ex-President's Son Declared Winner; Opponent Killed in Lead Up to the Vote