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Japan International Corporation Agency(JICA) says it is impressed with the interventions taken by the country’s water utility boards in reducing the non -water-revenue challenges. Assistant resident representative for Jica Malawi office Kenta Mikami said this in an interview on Wednesday in Blantyre during the two day long workshop aimed at assisting water providers to improve […] The post Jica commends water boards for reducing non-water revenue challenges appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Rishi Sunak is branding Keir Starmer 'dishonest' as they go head-to-head on BBC One barely a week before the country goes to the ballot boxes.

In 'I Am: Celine Dion' we see the icon diminished, holed up amid Las Vegas splendor, crippled by agony, sustained by boatloads of Valium, literally seizing, weeping - shrieking - on camera.

L'ONG Malachie, avec l'appui du Bureau Régional des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique Centrale (UNOCA) a organisé l'Atelier sur la participation des femmes, des jeunes et des personnes vulnérables dans le processus de transition Post-Dialogue. C'est l'hôtel Sainte Jeanne de Lambaréné sis au quartier Fanguinoveny qui a abrité, le mercredi 26 juin 2024, ledit Atelier. Au total 52 participants ont été sensibilisés et outillés. Les sessions de sensibilisation et de formation ont porté sur les (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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Kenyan demonstrators prepared to resume protests Thursday, a day after President William Ruto made a dramatic U-turn and withdrew contentious tax hikes following deadly rallies earlier in the week. The demonstrations were sparked last week by the 2024 finance bill and took Ruto's government by surprise as the initially peaceful rallies gathered momentum across the country. But dramatic scenes Tuesday outside parliament, which saw the partly ablaze complex breached and ransacked, left the nation reeling as a state-backed rights group counted 22 dead nationwide in the aftermath and vowed an investigation. Addressing a shocked nation on Wednesday afternoon, Ruto said he would not sign the bill, and «it shall subsequently be withdrawn». «The people have spoken,» he said, adding that he would seek «engagement with the young people of our nation». It was a marked shift from his tough-talking late-night address Tuesday when he likened some of the demonstrators to «criminals». However, prominent protesters dismissed his comments, with one, Hanifa Adan, labelling it a «PR» move after the violence at rallies earlier in the week. Adan said earlier that protesters would «march peacefully again as we wear white, for all our fallen people», with some supporters planning to bring flowers in memory of the dead. «You cannot kill all of us,» she said on X. - No need for deaths - Nelly, 25, told AFP that she intended to join the march on Thursday, criticising Ruto's approach as a case of too little, too late. «He could have done this earlier without people having to die,» she said. «So let it be known that we are marching tomorrow for a better future Kenya.» The death toll on Wednesday stood at 22, with 19 in the capital alone, according to Roseline Odede, chairwoman of the state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights. «This is the largest number of deaths (in) a single day protest,» Odede said, adding that 300 people were injured across the country. Simon Kigondu, president of the Kenya Medical Association, said he had never before seen «such a level of violence against unarmed people». An official at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi said Wednesday that medics were treating «160 people... some of them with bullet wounds». Outside parliament -- where the protesters converged on Tuesday -- an AFP journalist saw dried blood on pavements, with the smell of tear gas still lingering in the air on Wednesday morning. Rights watchdogs have also accused the authorities of abducting protesters. The police have not responded to AFP requests for comment. - Debt fears - The Kenyan leader had already rolled back some tax measures last week, prompting the treasury to warn of a gaping budget shortfall of 200 billion shillings ($1.6 billion). Ruto said Wednesday that withdrawing the bill would mean a significant hole in funding for development programmes to help farmers and schoolteachers, among others. The cash-strapped government had said previously that the increases were necessary to service Kenya's massive debt of some 10 trillion shillings ($78 billion), equal to roughly 70 percent of GDP. The unrest has alarmed the international community, with Washington on Wednesday calling on Kenya to respect the right to peaceful protest and the UN urging «accountability» for the bloodshed. Ruto's administration is under pressure from the IMF, which has urged the country to implement fiscal reforms in order to access crucial funding. © Agence France-Presse

The outgoing United Nations humanitarian chief warned Wednesday that a spread of the Israel-Hamas war to Lebanon would be «potentially apocalyptic», as fighting raged in the southern Gaza Strip. Martin Griffiths described Lebanon as «the flashpoint beyond all flashpoints», especially its southern border with Israel which has seen daily cross-border violence since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. «It's beyond planning. It's potentially apocalyptic,» warned Griffiths whose term as UN humanitarian coordinator ends this week. A war involving Lebanon «will draw in Syria... it will draw in others», he told reporters in Geneva. «It's very alarming.» Germany on Wednesday echoed a Canadian warning from the day before, urging their citizens in Lebanon to leave the country. «German nationals are urgently requested to leave Lebanon,» updated foreign ministry advice in Berlin said. «The current heightened tensions in the border area with Israel could escalate further at any time.» On Tuesday, Ottawa advised Canadians to leave Lebanon «while they can». The UN's Griffiths spoke as witnesses reported intense fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, amid the fears of a wider war. With the conflict nearing its 10th month, Israel's top ally the United States warned of the risk of a major conflict with Hezbollah following an escalation in threats after months of cross-border fire. However, Israeli bombardment in Gaza appeared to ease days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war's «intense phase» was nearing its end, and as his defence minister was in Washington. «Another war between Israel and Hezbollah could easily become a regional war, with terrible consequences for the Middle East,» US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his visiting Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant. «Diplomacy is by far the best way to prevent more escalation,» Austin said. Gallant, for his part, said: «We only fight those who seek to harm us.» He also said «significant progress» had been made in addressing Israeli concerns about the flow of US weaponry. Netanyahu has publicly accused US President Joe Biden's administration of slowing down the weapons deliveries, claims officials in Washington have repeatedly denied. Top Israeli officials, including the premier, have indicated openness to a diplomatic resolution of the Lebanon border tensions, though Gallant said Israel should be ready for «every possible scenario». Israel's military said last week plans for a Lebanon offensive had been «approved and validated», prompting new threats from Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. In Rafah, on Gaza's border with Egypt, witnesses reported overnight clashes, and Israel's military said warplanes struck a rocket launch site. Mohammad al-Mughayyir, a civil defence official in Hamas-run Gaza, told AFP rescuers had recovered 15 bodies «from various areas in Rafah city». - Aid group 'outraged' - The civil defence agency and medics said at least four people, including three children, were killed in a strike on a house in Beit Lahia, in the north. However, agency spokesman Mahmud Basal told AFP «there have been almost no attacks» and «the rest of the areas in the Gaza Strip are calm compared to yesterday». An air raid on Tuesday killed Fadi al-Wadiya, an employee of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) whom Israel's military called a «significant operative» for the Islamic Jihad group which has fought alongside Hamas. MSF posted on X that it was «outraged» by the killing in Gaza City of Wadiya and «five other people including three children» as he cycled to work. Israel's military said Wadiya had «developed and advanced the terrorist organisation's rocket array». UN and humanitarian agencies have repeatedly warned that aid workers are not safe in Gaza, impeding their desperately needed efforts delivering aid for Gaza's 2.4 million people. In Cyprus, USAID officials said just 1,000 tonnes of the 7,000 tonnes of aid shipped to Gaza had been distributed because of looting and security problems. - 'Rolling operations' - The bloodiest ever Gaza war started with Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of 1,195 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli figures. The militants also seized about 250 hostages, 116 of whom remain in Gaza although the army says 42 are dead. Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 37,718 people, also mostly civilians, Hamas-run Gaza's health ministry said. The deaths include 10 members of Qatar-based Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh's family, including his sister, who Palestinian officials said were killed on Tuesday. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini warned of the war's dire impact on children. «We have every day 10 children who are losing one leg or two legs on average,» Lazzarini told reporters, adding «that means around 2,000 children after the more than 260 days of this brutal war». Netanyahu on Sunday said «the war in its intense phase is about to end in Rafah», which the Israeli military sees as Hamas's last stronghold, with some troops to be redeployed to the northern border with Lebanon. Mairav Zonszein, an International Crisis Group analyst, said the military would likely «move to rolling operations» in Gaza and «always keep some troops on the ground» in strategic areas there. © Agence France-Presse

Juan Arnes Salvador was the second to be detained after the attempted military coup, Bolivia TV said

Nikolay Sofinsky noted that president «will promote further development of constructive cooperation» between Moscow and Mexico

Military is storming the cities of Karfadan and Beit Rima

This time, 70 out of 180 balloons landed in Seoul and northern areas of the most densely populated Gyeonggi-do province, Yonhap said

Officials are taking all necessary security measures, Edmundo Novillo Aguilar said

Kenya’s President William Ruto says he will withdraw a finance bill containing controversial tax hikes after deadly protests which saw parliament set ablaze on Tuesday.

The Australian government has committed an additional funding for humanitarian aid in the Horn of Africa region.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Police in Mogadishu have arrested nine members of the army who fired celebratory live ammunition on the Independence Day anniversary on Tuesday night.

The discussion revolves around the critical issue of Indian adults failing to meet WHO physical activity guidelines, leading to various health risks. A sedentary lifestyle is linked to a surge in lifestyle-related diseases, impacting both physical and mental well-being. Prioritizing wellness and combating the dangers of sedentary habits is essential for a healthier lifestyle.

India is enhancing its training programs for foreign military personnel to strengthen defense ties with countries in the Gulf, ASEAN, and Africa. This effort includes advanced training and military exchanges, demonstrating India's military expertise. Additionally, India aims to increase exports of its defense equipment, such as BrahMos missiles and Tejas fighters, to bolster international partnerships.

Owen Aru has been sentenced to 6 years and 11 months for raping his niece and threatening to kill 5 members of his family.

The soldiers involved in the “coup attempt” have withdrawn from Bolivia’s capital Read Full Article at RT.com

The Doctors Without Borders worker killed by an Israeli airstrike was an Islamic Jihad operative, the IDF has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

SINGAPORE - At least 60 victims have fallen prey to a scam targeting businesses in the renovation, food and beverage, retail and service industries, with at least $831,000 lost since April 12. The police on Wednesday (June 26) warned of the re-emergence of bulk order scams, which usually begins with scammers posing as customers of renovation contractors, restaurants or other businesses. These scammers call or text the businesses via WhatsApp under the pretext of making bulk orders or reservations, and would typically request for additional items, or an item from a brand that the businesses do not stock, or quantities that retailers are unable to fulfil on short notice. The scammer would then recommend a fake supplier for the victims to buy the items from. The police said in some cases, scammers would pretend to be Singapore teachers looking for contractors for painting or plumbing jobs, to buy items like bicycles or tyres, or to engage photography services.

The housewife had packed her unwanted items into five boxes and placed them neatly beside a recycling bin on the ground floor of her HDB block last Thursday (June 20). But passers-by later started picking through the items to look for «treasure», causing a «mountain of trash» to build up, Wu Shiyan (transliteration), who lives at Block 125 Pasir Ris Street 11, told Shin Min Daily News. The 45-year-old said: «I already told them not to rummage through the discarded items as the cleaners will have a hard time clearing it, but they wouldn't listen.» Indeed, four town council cleaners reportedly had to work overtime - until as late as 9pm - over three days to clear the mess. One worker recounted: «On Thursday, we cleared three barrels of rubbish, which included DVDs and audio equipment. »On Friday, we cleared another three barrels, where there were fragments of glass and ceramic. Saturday was a little better, but we still cleared two barrels."

Though both Anne and the Princess of Wales were absent, Princess Margaret's grandson Sam Chatto was among guests at a State Banquet honouring the Japanese Emperor and Emperess.

The actor, 56, announced on X, formerly Twitter , on Wednesday he went to the doctors over concerns about an 'unusual' spot on his face, only to be told it is cancerous.

Suri Cruise's new name is a heartfelt tribute to her mom Katie Holmes - as the teenager drops her last name amid her estrangement from dad Tom Cruise.

As temperatures hit 28C in Somerset, festival attendees warned of 'mass strokes' as they moaned about the lack of available water stations while queuing for hours to enter Worthy Farm.

The first two secret sets of Glastonbury 2024 has been announced on Wednesday, just hours after Worthy Farm opened up its gates to thousands of festival goers. 

Phase 2 of the Vanuatu Hospital Redevelopment Program will commence soon, following the approval of clinical services models for three hospitals: the Vila Central Hospital (VCH), Norsup Hospital on Malekula and Lenakel Hospital on Tanna.

The Director of the Vanuatu Correctional Services (VCS), Johnny Marango, has called for clearer guidelines on the presidential pardoning process.