Professor Nyovani Madise has been elected to lead the Union of African Population Studies (UAPS). The elections were held during the on going 9th African Population Conference in Lilongwe. Madise takes over from Donatien Beguy who has served his four-year term. In her acceptance speech, Madise expressed gratitude for electing her to lead the Union […] The post Professor Nyovani Madise elected Chairperson for the Union of African Population Studies appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Principal Secretary for Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs responsible for urges African nations to Public Sector Investment Program Patrick Zimpita has urged African countries to find solutions that can help in the coordination and implementation of policies, strategies and programmes on population in their respective countries. Speaking during a Panel Discussion organized by Africa […] The post Malawi wants Africa coordinate in implementing population policies appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

As the Supreme Court refused to direct the Election Commission of India (EC) to release voter turnout of each polling station on its website during Lok Sabha elections, it also said the poll body's idea to launch voter turnout app was an «aa bail mujhe maar» (Come bull, hit me) move. The Hindi proverb is used for someone asking for trouble. The remark came during hearing of a plea by an NGO to publish the booth-wise numbers of voter turnout and upload copies of Form 17C (which reflects the votes polled in each polling station) on its website within 48 hours of polling.

The Portland police seized an illegal gun and arrested a man during an early morning operation in St Margaret's Bay today. The man is expected to be questioned later today. The police say an intelligence- driven operation was conducted in the...

The St James Municipal Corporation will not be approving plans for public buildings that do not include access for members of the disabled community, says Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Richard Verron. The move is in keeping with the Disabilities...

Strong recommendations are being made for Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop to be selected as the next president of the Court of Appeal, which would make her the first female head of Jamaica's second-highest court. Former President of the Court of...

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Western-supplied weaponry is commonly used by Kiev to strike Russian soil, Sergey Lavrov says Read Full Article at RT.com

The German military faces uniform and bulletproof vest shortages, Bild claims, citing a report by the Defense Ministry to MPs Read Full Article at RT.com

Wang Wenbin stressed that Beijing would not tolerate anyone supporting the Taiwanese separatists under any pretext and that the One China principle is widely supported globally

Federico Borsari noted that in the event that there was encrypted data or stored information found in the vehicle's systems, this could pose an immediate threat to the Ukrainian operators by potentially revealing their location

According to Mikhail Mishustin, this can be done by expanding joint projects in healthcare, science, culture, education and sports

The monument commemorating Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany, dedicated to the soldiers of the Soviet Army, partisans and underground fighters who died during the war was opened 70 years ago on the 10th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from German occupation

Overriding a presidential veto requires the approval of at least 76 of the 150 members of the unicameral parliament

The ICJ's top judge said that 'Israel must take effective measures to ensure the unimpeded access to the Gaza Strip [...] to investigate allegations of genocide'.

A woman in her 30s has died after she was pulled from a river nearly five miles from where she was last seen.

Morgan Spurlock, the star of the Super Size Me documentary, has died at the age of 53 from cancer.

The actress, 55, who has played the titular character in the past three films, is currently shooting the fourth instalment, Mad About The Boy, in the capital.

Joey Barton calling broadcaster Jeremy Vine a 'bike nonce' on social media did have a defamatory meaning, a High Court judge has ruled.

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Top Ukrainian officials consider Vladimir Zelensky’s goal of regaining former territories to be “unrealistic,” The Guardian says Read Full Article at RT.com

[allAfrica] Approximately 4.5 billion people (over half of the global population) do not have access to essential health services, according to the WHO and World Bank report tracking «significant» progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030.

[allAfrica] Djibouti is feeling a new buzz - mosquitoes fighting other mosquitoes - in their fight against malaria

[allAfrica] Monrovia -- A prominent campaigner against female genital mutilation urged Gambian MPs not to reverse the 2015 ban that the country's former president Yahya Jammeh signed into law. Jaha Dukureh, founder of the women's rights group Safe Hands For Girls in Gambia said genital cutting is of «no medical value» to women, and is a human rights violation.

Turkey (HOL) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received letters of credentials on Thursday from Somalia's newly appointed ambassador, Fathudin A. Mohamed, at the presidential complex in Ankara.

Mogadishu (HOL) – Somalia and Oman have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop Somalia’s fisheries sector, officials announced. The agreement, signed by Somalia’s Fisheries Minister Ahmed Hassan Adan and Oman’s Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Saud bin Hamoud Al Habsi, aims to strengthen economic ties and promote sustainable fishing practices.

Baidoa (HOL) - At least three government soldiers were injured in an ambush by al-Shabab militants in the Bardale district of the Bay region on Thursday night.