[GroundUp] Repatriation process interrupts schooling

[RFI] Dozens of people marched peacefully outside the French Embassy in Yaoundé on Tuesday, protesting new financial requirements imposed on Cameroonian students admitted to private institutions in France, ahead of the autumn academic intake.

[The New Humanitarian] Mekelle, Ethiopia -- «We didn't bring enough attention to it because it felt like doing so would diminish what was being done by the enemy.»

A woman who quarrelled with a security officer at Eastpoint Mall and threatened to make him lose his job is facing public backlash.The dispute appears to have occurred because the woman was prevented from entering the mall's nursing room to fill her daughter’s water bottle until she showed her baby to him through the intercom camera.A viral video, initially posted by Instagram user joseph_twj on Monday (July 13), begins in the Fire Control Centre where a security guard is seen refusing to give a woman filming him his name.He said: «You're not a police officer or something to ask for my name. I'm a security officer.»In their argument, the woman accuses him of speaking rudely while the officer retorts that she is no better, describing her as «yaya», or colloquial for arrogant.Incensed, she proceeds to threaten him: «I make sure you don't have your job.»In a complaint letter to the mall, the woman wrote that she had made a passing comment to a family member about the situation being «stupid», to which the security guard allegedly replied «you then stupid» over the intercom, reported Stomp.

A Singaporean man has been arrested in Bali for the alleged murder of his girlfriend at a boarding house on Wednesday (July 15).The 25-year-old suspect, identified by the initials MZ, is accused of strangling his girlfriend, AS, a 26-year-old woman from Tegal, Central Java, following a dispute in their relationship, reported Indonesian news outlet NusaBali.The victim was later found by her brother, who reportedly discovered her body under a pile of dolls in the suspect's room, according to another news outlet Detik.com.It was also reported that the suspect's new girlfriend had raised concerns about an unusual odour at the premises, but her concerns were dismissed.Denpasar police chief Leonardo D. Simatupang said police were dispatched to a boarding house along Jalan Mekar II in Pedungan Village, South Denpasar, after receiving a report at around 7pm on Wednesday about the discovery of the body.Leonardo said officers gathered several clues from the scene, including the suspect's characteristics, identity and vehicle details.

As part of efforts to transform the built environment (BE) sector and improve its productivity, Singapore is accelerating the momentum of remote site supervision (RSS) adoption, said National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat.«I believe this can be a game changer for improving industry productivity,» he said at the Association of Consulting Engineers' (ACES) 55th anniversary dinner held at Shangri-La Singapore hotel on Wednesday (July 15) evening.RSS leverages digital tools such as 360-degree cameras, smart drones and artificial intelligence-powered data tracking to allow professional engineers or qualified persons (QPs) to supervise multiple project sites virtually, including from their offices.Its adoption is expected to help QPs save the time spent travelling between project sites to conduct routine inspections.In doing so, the time saved can improve their productivity and optimise manpower deployment, while enhancing workplace safety, Chee explained.He cited the example of CapitaLand Development's ongoing mixed development J-den project at Jurong East, which has reduced its supervision man-hours during structural works by 40 per cent.

A thick, smokey haze continues to envelop the Greater Toronto Area as an orange-level air quality warning is still in place Thursday from Environment Canada.

Karnataka cabinet expansion is expected to occur very soon. Senior Congress leaders met in Delhi to discuss the long-pending cabinet appointments. Consultations are underway to fill twenty vacant ministerial positions and the Speaker's post. The party aims to balance regional and caste equations for the selections. This expansion is anticipated before the upcoming assembly session begins in August.

Urban regions are increasingly battling monsoon flooding, exacerbated by extensive concretisation. With impermeable surfaces dominating, rainwater struggles to seep in, leading to heightened runoff. Meanwhile, the decline of natural water reservoirs like wetlands further complicates the situation. In response, authorities are encouraging the use of permeable materials and green spaces. While initiatives for de-concretisation are on the rise, the swift pace of construction poses significant hurdles.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, admitted to his brother, Gurpreet, that he had used a kirpan - a Sikh ceremonial knife - to stab Mr Nowak in the face and chest.

One of Hnappadalur's salmon fishing gems, the Haffjarðará River, richly rewarded one of its most loyal visitors of more than fifty years a few days ago.

Yury Kokov drew attention to the final declaration of the NATO summit in Ankara held this month, under which «alliance members increased defense investments by more than $139 billion in 2025 alone»

Previously installed services and applications continue to function normally without restrictions

The event will take place in the Russian capital in October

Meetings of the OPEC+ ministerial monitoring committee are held every two months

Since 2023, Russia and China have been «annually reaching the bar» of over $200 bln in their combined trade turnover, Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov said

[allAfrica] South Africa is mourning the death of veteran actor and theatre stalwart Seputla Sebogodi, who had a distinguished career spanning more than five decades and helped shape the country's television and stage industry.

Malawi’s Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chimwemwe Mazabuka Chipungu, is set to deliver a statement during the opening segment of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda, taking place in New York. Malawi is co-chairing the process alongside Poland, jointly leading global consultations and […] The post Malawi to co-chair UN’s midterm review of global urban development agenda appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Three more Malawians have won K5 million ($2,900) each in the ninth draw of Airtel Money’s Tola Promotion, a cash-incentive scheme designed to encourage greater use of mobile financial services across the country. The latest winners span a cross-section of Malawi’s economy, from small-scale traders to public sector workers, illustrating the promotion’s reach beyond urban […] The post Airtel Money’s cash-prize promotion names three new millionaires in Malawi appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Malawi’s Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Technology has called for increased government subventions to public universities, warning that persistent underfunding is undermining the quality of higher education across the country. In a report presented to Parliament on Wednesday by chairperson Mutani Elliam Tambala, the committee said inadequate funding, infrastructure deficits, staffing shortages, procurement delays […] The post Malawi Parliament committee flags funding gaps at public universities, calls for increased subventions appeared first on Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times.

Neill had previously battled lymphoma with success after undergoing CAR-T therapy, a new treatment, his manager said.

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, took down Transport for London (TfL) in a four-day cyber attack that threatened to cause £56billion of 'catastrophic damage'.

If you're finding it harder to breathe in Britain, you're not imagining things. A new study has warned that Saharan dust has driven up pollution in the UK by 50 per cent over the last decade.

Jude Bellingham became embroiled in a feisty row with Argentina's Valentin Barco following the final whistle of England's World Cup semi-final, but tensions appeared to be building far earlier.

The most deadly poison in the natural world is tetrodotoxin. It might sound like the invention of a mad scientist in a bestselling thriller... but in fact it occurs naturally, in the liver of one type of fish.

A new camera angle has called into question whether Enzo Fernandez - who equalised against England to spark Argentina's late comeback - should have been on the pitch to score.

After the collision, Horsfall did not stop the vehicle to call an ambulance or check on Eddie, who was left lying severely injured on the pavement.

No10 backed calls for an inquiry into the politicising of the match, swiping: 'The World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are.'

A 67-year-old man died after the car he was driving crashed into the rear of an SBS Transit bus in Ang Mo Kio on Thursday (July 16) morning.The police told AsiaOne that they were alerted to the accident involving a car and a bus along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 towards Upper Thomson Road at about 8.35am.The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said two people were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.The man was taken unconscious to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.A 61-year-old woman who was travelling in the car was taken to the same hospital while conscious.Video of the aftermath posted on TikTok showed a red car with its front badly crumpled after it collided with the rear of an SBS Transit bus that had stopped at a bus stop.The footage also showed SCDF officers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a person. Two ambulances, two SCDF pump ladders, and a Traffic Police car were also present at the scene.In response to AsiaOne's queries, SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu said that «a Service 165 bus was rear-ended by a car while at a bus stop along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1».