The Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) has accused the Malawi Congress Party(MCP) of attacking its supporters at Mponela in Dowa last evening. Director of Public Relations and Marketing Officer for the Party Chris Taulo has told Nyasatimes that at the time, the party supporters were doing preparations for the Mega rally that the party intends to […] The post Chaos in Mponela as MCP and Aford members attack each other, leaving several injured appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

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The 35 American and other international doctors came to Gaza in volunteer teams to help one of the territory’s few hospitals still functioning. They brought suitcases full of medical supplies and had trained for one of the worst war zones in the world. They knew the health care system was decimated and overwhelmed.

Waxaa 13kii bishaan Maajo 2024, degaanka Daaro-Ugaas ee nawaaxiga Degmada Halgan, si rasmi ah uga fulay munaasabad si weyn looga soo qaybgalay ku astaysan Caleemo-saarkii iyo Caano-shubkii Ugaaska 21aad beesha Xawaadle: Ugaas Yuusuf Ugaas Xasan Ugaas Khaliif Ugaas Rooble.

May is one of the most important months for Somaliland, it is the month when Somaliland regained its independence from Somalia. Historically Somaliland’s independence goes back to June 26th 1960 when the nation gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) F-16 crash at Tengah Air Base on May 8 was due to an aircraft component malfunction, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) stated in a press release on Saturday (May 18). American aerospace and defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin (LM) and the RSAF had conducted investigations following the crash of the F-16 last Wednesday and determined the cause of the accident to be the simultaneous malfunction of pitch rate gyroscopes. «The flight data recorder recovered from the crashed F-16 showed that its pitch rate gyroscopes gave erroneous inputs to the flight control computer,» the statement read. «This led to the pilot being unable to control the plane at take-off.» According to the release, all F-16 fighter jets are fitted with four such gyroscopes. The simultaneous failure of gyroscopes is «very rare», so LM has no stipulated maintenance for the component. Mindef also stated that this is the first such simultaneous malfunction of the pitch rate gyroscopes for the RSAF's entire F-16 fleet over the course of their 35 years of operation.

A routine walk with her dog took a terrifying turn when a woman saw monkeys making a beeline for her and her pet. Speaking to AsiaOne, the 30-year-old social media content moderator, who wished to be known as Rohini, said she was taking her dog on their usual walk along Yishun Ring Road around noon on (Wednesday) May 15. She then spotted a pair of monkeys on the opposite side trying to cross the road. Finding their behaviour endearing, she momentarily stopped to take a quick video of them from a distance before continuing on. However, Rohini forgot to stop recording and unintentionally captured the moment the monkeys began running across the road towards her and her dog. In the video, which was later posted to TikTok, one of the monkeys is seen running up to Rohini and her dog while she screams in fear and starts running.

SINGAPORE – Singapore is seeing a new Covid-19 wave, with rising cases of infection in the last two weeks, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Saturday (May 18). “We are at the beginning part of the wave where it is steadily rising,” said Mr Ong. “So I would say the wave should peak in the next two to four weeks, which means between mid to end of June.” He urged those who are at greatest risk of severe disease, including individuals aged 60 years and above, medically vulnerable individuals and residents of aged care facilities, to receive an additional dose of the Covid-19 vaccine if they have not done so in the last 12 months. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the estimated number of Covid-19 cases in the week of May 5 to 11 rose to 25,900 cases, compared with 13,700 cases in the previous week. The average daily Covid-19 hospitalisations rose to about 250 from 181 the week before. The average daily intensive care unit (ICU) cases remained low at three cases, compared with two cases in the previous week.

it should be enough to make sure that US, French and British-made long-range weapons don’t reach Russia, including the country’s new regions, Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of Russia’s National Defense magazine told TASS

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar was detained on Saturday in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal, officials said. Kumar was picked up from the chief minister's residence by a Delhi Police team around noon, a senior police officer said. He has been taken to the police station for interrogation.

Indian students in Kyrgyzstan, in fear are scared for their lives, as locals have targeted them in Bishkek. They have shut themselves up in their accommodation but during a stone pelting incident the window panes were damaged. In a desperate call for help, the Indian community called up the Indian embassy late on Friday night. An Indian student pursuing his medical studies told TOI from Kyrgyzstan that the vandals had also entered two universities, apart from targeting Indian and Pakistani students for attacks in Bishkek.

Mor Severios Kuriakose, the Metropolitan of the Knanaya archdiocese, was suspended by the Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II for alleged lack of concern and action on Indian Orthodox priests conducting services in Knanaya parishes in the USA. The Patriarch said the explanations given by Kuriakose were not satisfactory. ​​«We are unconvinced about your explanation regarding the reception given to the Catholicos of the Indian Orthodox Church,» the Patriarch said in the communication.

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The Kiev regime’s attempt to use a fixed-wing drone to carry out a terrorist attack on targets in Russia was foiled, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement

According to the broadcaster, the raids are being carried out in a town south of the city of Qalqilya, a town west of the city of Salfit and settlements south and northwest of Nablus

Ukrainian media outlets reported explosions in the city of Mirgorod

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AAP MP Swati Maliwal, who was allegedly assaulted by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's personal aide Bibhav Kumar, has bruises over her left leg dorsal and right cheek, according to her medical report. This comes as Maliwal filed an FIR against Kumar for assaulting her at CM's residence on Monday. In the FIR, Maliwal claimed that Kumar hit her with «full force again and again» and she was «kicked and slapped seven to eight times».

The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) will undertake the construction of the Aldabra House at Providence and rebuild the research station on the Aldabra Atoll in the coming months to improve its services. The Royal Society, one of the oldest scientific societies in the world and also the United Kingdom's National Academy of Sciences, built the Aldabra research station during the colonial era, and work was completed in June 1971. The station is administered today by the SIF, a non-profit charitable organisation established as a public trust by the government of Seychelles in 1979. SIF manages and protects Seychelles' two UNESCO World Heritage Sites - the Aldabra Atoll and the Vallee de Mai Reserve on Praslin Island - the second most populated island. The chairperson of the SIF board of trustees, Bernard Georges, told reporters, «There is a need to rebuild the station as there has been erosion at the site, and we now have to move the building.» Another reason for rebuilding the station is that there has been an increase in the number of people now living and working on the Aldabra.   The chief executive of SIF, Dr Frauke Fleischer-Dogley, said while the Foundation is contemplating moving the station due to the effects of climate change, «research has shown that this is the most vibrant place to have the station on Aldabra.» She said SIF will be carefully analysing the situation before making concrete decisions on the move. Georges also spoke about the two settlements on Aldabra and said the old settlement was built when the island «was still being exploited for its wood fish and tortoises for employees to live in. Although it is now dilapidated, it can still be seen.» The Aldabra Atoll consists of four main islands, namely Picard, Polymnie, Malabar and Grande Terre. Another construction that SIF will be undertaking this year is the Aldabra House, which will be built at Providence on the main island of Mahe. The previous plan to build the Aldabra House was cancelled in 2019. With the board announcing that the project was being revisited, it is expected to be completed in 2025. «We want to give people who will not have the chance to visit Aldabra, the chance to experience it on Mahe,» said Georges. He added that the building is expected to be an «iconic structure, that will house the SIF headquarters as well as provide accommodation for staff who are usually based on Aldabra.» At the time of conception, it was estimated that it would cost SIF $15 million to complete the building. The CEO said, «Some money has already been set aside for the project, although we have also received some help from the CEPF Fund in the United States.» The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is the largest in the world focused on conserving the planet's most biologically diverse and threatened ecosystems. It mobilises local, regional, and international partners to protect what nature provides for free to their communities.

Ils menacent de démissionner sous dix jours. Les 26 chefs de service du CHPF réclament 500 millions de francs pacifiques pour le recrutement de personnels et 700 millions pour combler les besoins matériels. Le ministère de la santé promet 1,7 milliard pour cela et 1,9 milliard xpf pour le paiement des dettes.

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SINGAPORE - Concrete pieces from the roof of a Marine Parade Housing Board flat fell off and damaged a car’s windscreen on May 15, prompting the estate’s town council to bring forward its inspection of the building facade for residents’ safety. In response to The Straits Times’ query, the Marine Parade Town Council said on Friday (May 17) that they were alerted to the incident at Block 47 Marine Crescent at about 7.25am on May 15. Staff were deployed to assess the area immediately, the town council said, adding that no one was injured. But the rear windscreen of a car parked near the block was damaged “due to the spalling concrete”, said the town council. “We have since reached out to the owner of the vehicle to provide further assistance,” it added. The town council said the affected area has been cleaned up and cordoned off, and it has arranged for the repairs of the external facade. The last inspection on the building facade was done about five years ago, the town council said, adding that such inspections are held once every seven years.