Displaced families in Baidoa, southern Somalia, say that a greenhouse farming project set up to provide sustainable livelihoods for them has uplifted their living standards.

Garowe (HOL) - Two members of the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group surrendered to Puntland security forces in the Balidhidhin area of the Bari region on Sunday.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has called for an immediate end to the deadly inter-clan conflict in the Luuq district of the Gedo region.

Malawi’s de facto Ambassador to Israel David Bisnowatty has been embroiled in abuse of public resources allegations barely months he was nominated into the job. Highly placed sources in Malawi’s Ministry of Finance have revealed that Biznowatty convinced the Malawi government that he would work in Israel as Malawi representative pro-bono. The source further revealed […] The post Embassy theft: Ambassador Biznowatty, Minister Nancy Tembo siphoning billions at Malawian Embassy in Israel appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

La rencontre annuelle de la coalition Tournons La Page (TLP) a eu lieu ce samedi 06 juillet 2024 à Libreville au Gabon. Il était question, lors de ce rendez-vous, de présenter la vision et les objectifs de Tournons La Page au niveau international ? Aussi, était-il question de mettre à la disposition des membres des différentes organisations de la société civile gabonaise, les perspectives et les opportunités de la coalition. Les questions d'alternance démocratique et de bonne (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Emma Raducanu has been attacked by social media trolls who branded her a 'serial choker' after she lost her fourth round Wimbledon match.

Britain's wealthiest households rushed to make swift but sweeping changes to their finances before the election. This is what those in the know have been doing behind the scenes.

The Indian leader’s visit to Russia is of great significance, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov Read Full Article at RT.com

No one can guarantee Ukraine it will join NATO within a decade, Jens Stoltenberg has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The US media outlet WURD Radio has cut ties with host Andrea Lawful-Sanders, who agreed to ask President Joe Biden pre-approved questions Read Full Article at RT.com

«As for the conflict near Hungary, we highly appreciate your peace initiative,» Viktor Orban told Xi

Andrey Marochko noted that during this period, Russian units have eliminated nine tanks, four Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles, 111 field artillery guns, 11 radio-electronic warfare stations, 55 field munitions depots and over 150 Ukrainian combat vehicles of various kinds

The Ukrainian military has intensified bombardments of the Donetsk People’s Republic amid the supplies of Western armaments to the Kiev regime and ahead of the upcoming NATO summit, Denis Pushilin said

The Chinese president noted that «China, on its part, is actively working for peace and facilitating negotiations by encouraging and supporting all efforts aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the crisis»

More than 20 cooperation agreements have been concluded with aircraft equipment producers and foreign countries’ bodies similar to the IAC, Oleg Storchevoy noted

For the past three years, a Marine Parade resident has been frustrated by the wall of plants outside his neighbour's flat. Gulam Rasul aired his gripes about the «neglected garden» on the seventh floor of Block 19 Marine Terrace on Facebook group Complaint Singapore last Wednesday (July 3).  In his post, he pointed out that the «overgrown garden» was causing «significant» health and safety issues for the community, such as providing «a breeding ground for mosquitoes» and encroaching on the common corridor space. Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, the 44-year-old said his neighbour, a woman, moved into the unit next door about 10 years ago and started placing plants outside the flat about three years ago. The number of plants has since grown to cover an entire stretch of wall, including her corridor-facing windows.  «Some of the potted plants have dried up and become flammable,» said Gulam, who has been living at the block for 17 years. «There are also a lot of plastic bottles and cups piled up outside, and it's a breeding ground for mosquitoes.» 

SINGAPORE — Fancy some lychee balls with crispy chilli crickets or sushi with superworms? The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on July 8 that it has approved some 16 species of insects for consumption, much to the delight of industry players who have been gearing up for this long-awaited moment. The insects include various species of crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, mealworms and silkworms. House of Seafood restaurant's chief executive Francis Ng is cooking up a menu of 30 insect-infused dishes. Of the 16 approved species, the restaurant will be offering superworms, crickets and silkworm pupae on its menu. The insects will be added to some of its seafood dishes, such as salted egg crab, for example. Prior to the approval, the restaurant had been getting five to six calls daily inquiring about its insect-based dishes, and when customers can start ordering them, Ng said. «Many of our customers, especially young people who are under 30 years old, are very daring. They want to be able to see the whole insect in the dish. So I'm giving them many options to choose from,» he said.

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WESTERN BUREAU: The island’s agricultural sector took a significant hit with last week’s passage of Hurricane Beryl. The Ministry of Agriculture has reported significant damage to several facilities and agricultural projects across the island,...

NEW YORK: In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States has intensified its efforts to support the island’s recovery. Using a preliminary list of much-needed items and supplies provided by the Office of Disaster...

WESTERN BUREAU: Since Hurricane Beryl swept by last week, it has been common to witness people throughout Hanover parish coming together in large numbers, armed with tools, to clear roads and lend a helping hand wherever needed. With at least one...

Nicolette Dinham’s entire house in Compound, Alligator Pond, was blown away when Hurricane Beryl struck last Wednesday, causing widespread damage to homes and businesses in this southern Manchester fishing community. “A movie alone mi see dis inna...

Democratic lawmakers held a crisis call on Sunday afternoon to discuss President Joe Biden's viability as their 2024 candidate amid growing concerns.

Kiev’s intelligence services have attempted to bribe a pilot of a Tu-22M3 aircraft, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said Read Full Article at RT.com

A survey conducted by ARD-DeutschlandTREND revealed overwhelming dissatisfaction with the governing coalition Read Full Article at RT.com

Singapore — Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Candy Ko, 32, overcame multiple challenges, such as building up her fitness after piling on 27kg during her second pregnancy and raising a child who had kidney cancer, to become the first and only woman to join the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). The PTU responds to public order and public security incidents, such as riots and terrorist threats, and is under the Special Operations Command (SOC). The SOC has been described as the Singapore police's elite force. Officers have to complete a rigorous three-month-long Police Tactical Course, which equips them with the skills and capabilities to deal with public order and public security incidents, to join the PTU. ASP Ko is the first woman to complete the course and was the parade commander during the graduation ceremony in April. She said: «I was happy and proud of myself. It was quite tough for me as the course was tiring and intense.» ASP Ko also has the distinction of being the first female officer to be given the SOC red beret, a symbol of «bravery and sacrifice».

SINGAPORE — Shortly after she asked a senior executive at work for career guidance, Clarissa (not her real name) received two calls from an anonymous person informing her that the colleague was a married man. The 40-year-old sales executive said their relationship was a professional one, and she was offended by the caller's insinuation that she was having an affair with him. The calls marked the start of two years of torment when she was harassed and stalked online by a person who assumed false identities in various social media accounts. She later realised that the harasser was her colleague's wife. Clarissa, who is single, said: «I was very spooked. I didn't know what she was capable of and what falsehoods she could spread. »I was afraid she would spread false­hoods and kill my career opportunities." Among other acts of harassment, the wife started about a dozen social media accounts under fake identities, at times using the names of Clarissa's colleagues, presumably so that Clarissa would accept her friend request.

Quality art demands a high price - but this TikToker has expressed doubts that what she was recruited to model for is really art to begin with. A woman in Singapore has put up a warning on TikTok after she received an email inviting her to model for a sexually suggestive photoshoot, she said in a video uploaded to her TikTok on July 2. Lai Yi Jing, 21, was contacted by an email address under the name of Gavin Choo, who claimed to be a freelance photographer working on a «unique project» that required the use of models. «He was offering a compensation of $8,000 - indoor shoot, two hours, and it's a clothed shoot,» the junior designer said in her video. At that point, she felt it sounded too good to be true and reached out to Choo out of curiosity. She requested for Choo's portfolio which he did not provide, but in his reply he revealed that his photoshoot would be sexually themed.  Shoot will involve 50 men As someone who respects art, however, Lai also humoured the photographer and continued to consider the details of the shoot, letting Choo know about her interest.

[RFI] Senegal's recently elected president, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, has promised to renegotiate mining, gas and oil contracts signed with foreign companies. At a top-level summit in Paris this week, his mining minister set out how the new government plans to break away from old practices and alliances.

[Nyasa Times] A March 2024 European Commission report monitoring Malawi's economy says many people in Malawi depend on piecework for a living.

[Daily Trust] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been re-elected as chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States and Government for another one-year term.

Given the trusting nature of relations between New Delhi and Moscow, the leaders have many issues to address when they meet this week Read Full Article at RT.com

Chinese President met with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing

DHAHRAN: Dhahran was the big winner in the Saudi segment of the F1 in Schools National Championships powered by Aramco, with teams claiming first and fourth places in the competition held at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, or Ithra, at the weekend. The 2024 national champion title went to Dhahran’s Shaheen, second place to Al-Ahsa’s Venture, third to Riyadh’s Clad, and fourth — an additional award added for the first time — to Dhahran’s Oryx.

AL-BAHA: The second Fruit Festival concluded on Saturday in Baljurashi, Al-Baha region, with the participation of several government entities, associations, and the Culinary Arts Commission. Fahd Al-Zahrani, director of the local branch of the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, said that more than 20 exhibitors and productive families participated in the festival, showcasing various unique products and goods based on the region’s abundance of fruit crops.