The United Democratic Front (UDF), one of the oldest pioneers of multiparty democracy in Malawi and former ruling party, has scheduled its elective National Conference for 3rd August 2024 and invited “interested bona-fide party members to contest for any party positions that suits their eligibility criterion”. The conference will be held at COMESA Hall in […] The post UDF elective conference slated for August: presidency, secretary general reserved for long-serving members appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

President Lazarus Chakwera, who is also Patron of the Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS), has today inaugurated the MRCS 2024 flag week with a donation of K2 Million. This year’s flag week is being commemorated on the theme “Keeping humanity alive” and it is specifically in memory of volunteers who risked their lives saving people […] The post Chakwera launches Malawi Red Cross 2024 Flag week, donates K2m appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Parsing what is potentially the most consequential exchange of the Trump hush-money trial so far.

The currency has become a major player in the country’s foreign trade with the region in light of Western sanctions Read Full Article at RT.com

Que se passe t-il entre Airtel et 2JTH ? La question taraude les esprits des abonnés de l'opérateur économique de téléphonie mobile. L'affaire fait grand bruit depuis quelques jours déjà. Selon les informations reçues ici et là, le conflit qui oppose les deux structures date des années 2014-2015. C'est une affaire qui fait couler beaucoup d'encre et de salive. Le conflit entre Airtel Gabob et 2JTH fait des vagues, tant sur les médias que sur les réseaux sociaux. Au commencement de leur (...) - SOCIETE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Somali government deployed a large number of heavily armed troops to the Middle Shabelle region, where deadly inter-clan fighting has occurred over the past two weeks.

Somali government intercepted an unknown value of substandard flour dumped at Mogadishu port on Wednesday.

US authorities have imposed tariffs on Chinese electric cars to stifle competition, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

A dead serial sexual offender and killer has been linked to four homicides in the 1970s in Alberta, RCMP say.

Twins Marnie and Mylah, from Burnley, were walking in a park when they thought they would stop for an ice cream. But they both got a shock when they found out how much it now costs.

Sydney Thomas, 26, was driving over the Clark Memorial Bridge in March when a pickup truck crashed into her and sent her careering over the side of the crossing .

Latest updates as schools across Devon close after hundreds of residents were struck down by a mystery illness caused by contaminated water.

The UK warned Ukraine about Russia’s offensive in Kharkov Region, but it failed to set up defenses, The Guardian reports Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU has banned from broadcasting four additional news outlets, which it accuses of spreading Russian propaganda Read Full Article at RT.com

The planned Russia-China mega gas pipeline project could see an extra conduit laid for crude oil, President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Hungary has vetoed the Council of Europe’s resolution on Ukraine which promoted only President Vladimir Zelensky’s peace plan Read Full Article at RT.com

Beijing has always sought a peaceful solution in Ukraine, its Foreign Ministry insists Read Full Article at RT.com

At Andrew Lake Lodge — a remote camp in the extreme northeast corner of Alberta — owner Dan Wettlaufer is looking forward to welcoming the first of this year's crop of tourists this weekend.

A young child has died of measles in Ontario, marking the first death in the province from the highly contagious virus in more than 10 years, a Public Health Ontario report confirms.

A rainy Thursday in and around Fort Nelson was exactly what fire crews were looking for.

The Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) new headquarters are nearly complete and on Friday the Chinese Ambassador Lin Nan officially handed over the technical equipment they will use once they move in. Nan handed over the equipment to the SBC's chief executive, Berard Dupres, in a ceremony held at the newly built SBC House. The SBC House project began in 2018 and after several delays, it is now nearing completion with the handing over being a significant part of the project. «This handing over is a comforting milestone that ensures us that we are indeed close to the finish line,» said Dupres. He added that while the past six years have not been easy, he acknowledges the hard work that the contractors Hunan Construction Investment, have put into the project. The building is located on the outskirts of the Seychelles' capital, Victoria, at Union Vale where the former SBC radio station was, and comprises several buildings separated by stairs and open gardens. One of the buildings will house its two radio stations, another will be home to the television operations, and an office building will be at the back end of the SBC House. Ambassador Lin Nan officially handed over the technical equipment SBC will use once they move in. (Seychelles News Agency) Photo License: CC-BY  The project is financed by a grant from the Chinese government and the contractor is Hunan 6 Engineering Company. The grant is inclusive of furniture and equipment.   «During the project implementation, we overcame many difficulties,» said Dianwei Cai, the chairman of Hunan Construction Investment, who added that the project will significantly advance the progress of digitalisation in broadcasting and television. He said, «The SBC House, which has been built on the shore of the Indian Ocean, marks the friendship and efforts of China and Seychelles.»   After the official handing-over ceremony, guests were taken on a tour of the facilities, which feature new cameras, fully equipped television studios, with cameras, lights and even an audience sitting area, among others. The project was approved and initiated by the Ministry of Commerce of China and managed by the Agency for International Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce of China.

SINGAPORE — Former political detainee Teo Soh Lung's claims that the Government's drug laws and policies are ineffective are regrettable, and Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam stands by what he said in Parliament, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). MHA, in a statement on May 17, said Teo, a former lawyer and politician, also appears to imply that in some unspecified way, it was wrong of Shanmugam to make a ministerial statement in Parliament because it confers parliamentary immunity. Shanmugam, it added, now waives parliamentary immunity for everything said in the ministerial statement. «If Teo or anyone else feels that the statement's contents are actionable — they can take action,» it said. On May 8, Shanmugam touched on Singapore's drug control policies in a wide-ranging speech in Parliament. He reiterated the reasons for the strict stand against drugs, and the reasons for the policies. He also mapped out plans to tackle drug threats both new and old, especially among the young.

Ce jeudi 16 mai s'est tenue à Kigali au Rwanda la Cérémonie d'ouverture de l'Africa CEO Forum 2024 marquée par l'intervention de Son Excellence Paul Kagame, Président de la République du pays hôte. La Délégation gouvernementale gabonaise conduite par M. Alexandre Barro Chambrier, Vice-Premier Ministre en charge de la Planification et de la Prospective, y représente les plus Hautes Autorités de la Transition, en tête desquelles le Président de la Transition, Président de la République, (...) - INTERNATIONAL / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Enforcement Directorate files charge sheet against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his party AAP in a money laundering case, alleging their involvement in the Delhi excise scam and corruption. Kejriwal is accused of being the 'kingpin and key conspirator' in the case, with the ED seeking charges under PMLA.

The West’s import bans and restrictions on numerous Russian and Chinese products will push up inflation, President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The employees of the Húsatóftir golf course in Grindavík were fully preparing for the opening of the golf course, which will take place on Saturday when a photographer and a journalist from mbl.is took a look at the course yesterday.

Captain and two pilots of the cargo ship Longdawn have been arrested on suspicion of abandoning a man in a shipwreck.

In a report published Thursday, Public Health Ontario said the child was not vaccinated against the highly infectious respiratory virus. It did not indicate when or where the child died, or their specific age.

Locals in Brixham, Boohay, Kingswear, Roseland and north-east Paignton in Devon were all told to boil water as a precaution.

Philip Morris International (PIM), through its implementing Partner; Pyxus Agriculture Malawi, has launched the Malawi Entrepreneur Mechanism Initiative which aims at supporting tobacco farmers with tractors on loan. In this initiative, farmers will get a tractor on loan after paying 20% deposit, with an 11% interest. The loan will be paid back in five years. […] The post Belgium company, Philip Moris International, partners Malawi Govt in accelerating mechanization of agriculture appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.