Honduras and Guatemala brace for next incoming storm #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Still reeling from Hurricane Eta, Central America is expecting heavy rain and winds from Tropical Storm Iota on Monday. Still reeling from the deadly devastation of Hurricane Eta, Honduras and Guatemala are bracing for another tropical storm to hit the region. In a statement issued at 10am ET (15:00 GMT) on Saturday, the United States-based […]
Still defiant, Trump greets crowd of supporters in US capital #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Donald Trump has greeted hundreds of supporters in the United States capital on Saturday, as the president still refuses to concede defeat to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden following the November 3 election. Trump was met by cheers and applause as his limousine drove from the White House onto Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday morning. Some attendees […]
Diwali 2020: When is it and how is it celebrated? #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
This November, millions of people around the world will celebrate light over darkness amid the coronavirus pandemic. Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is the biggest festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists around the world. Its date changes every year and commemorates different things depending on local tradition and culture. This year celebrations […]
Diwali 2020: When is it and how is it celebrated? #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
This November millions of people around the world will celebrate light over darkness amid the coronavirus pandemic. Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is the biggest festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists around the world. Its date changes every year and commemorates different things depending on local tradition and culture. This year celebrations […]
‘Prophet’ wanted for fraud flees to Malawi from South Africa #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Self-proclaimed prophet and controversial millionaire Shepherd Bushiri says he returned to his native country with his wife as he feared for his life. Controversial millionaire preacher Shepherd Bushiri, out on bail in South Africa in a case of alleged fraud and money laundering, has fled to his native Malawi. The self-proclaimed prophet is known for […]
Thousands rally in Georgia to protest against election results #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Alleging electoral fraud, opposition renews demands for fresh polls in the wake of October 31 parliamentary vote. Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have rallied in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, to renew demands for fresh elections in the wake of last month’s disputed parliamentary polls. The governing Georgian Dream party led by the country’s richest man and former […]
‘I’m so tired of this’: Peru youth vow to remain on the streets #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Mass protests have erupted across Peru this week after the country’s Congress removed President Martin Vizcarra. More than two dozen people have been wounded in mass protests in Peru, as thousands have taken to the streets in recent days to protest against the dismissal of President Martin Vizcarra. Citing police and rights groups, Reuters news […]
Missing From State Plans to Distribute the Coronavirus Vaccine: Money to Do It #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Record-keeping requirements will also be an overwhelming task, officials said. The C.D.C. wants to track, in real time, the age, sex, race and ethnicity of everyone who is vaccinated — states usually provide such data quarterly, at best — so it can analyze how well the vaccination campaign is going among different demographic groups day […]
3 years after Mugabe overthrow, many Zimbabweans say life’s worse #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Harare, Zimbabwe – Having lost his job as a sales assistant in an electrical consumables shop, Amos Chivedede at first believed Emmerson Mnangagwa, the man who succeeded Zimbabwe’s longtime President Robert Mugabe in a military coup three years ago, was a godsend. The reason? Mnangagwa’s promises of jobs and democracy. “Today, we are witnessing the […]
Universal healthcare ‘critical’ in COVID-19 pandemic: Experts #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
In mid-March, American comedian Baten Phillips, also known as Baldhead Phillips, had an itch in his throat and a flight to catch. When his plane landed in Atlanta where he lives, he was drenched in sweat, felt dizzy and had trouble breathing. His wife took him to the nearest emergency room. The public hospital diagnosed […]
Egypt unveils scores of ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Egypt’s tourism and antiquities minister says discovered items date back to the Late Period from 664 to 332 BC. Egyptian officials have announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins – some with mummies inside – and some 40 gilded statues in a vast pharaonic necropolis south of the capital, Cairo. Colourful, sealed sarcophagi […]
The post-election media divide in the US #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
What will fill the space Trump once had in US news? Plus, a look at Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa's last interview. . Source link
Pakistan says it has evidence of India sponsoring attacks #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
This was a rare time officials said they prepared a mountain of evidence to back up the charges again against India. Pakistan says India is sponsoring “terrorism” aimed at destabilising the country and targeting its economic partnership with China, accusations top Pakistani officials delivered at a news conference. Pakistan and India routinely accuse each other […]
Explainer: Libya‘s war in 500 words #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
A timeline of events that led to the end of nine years of violence in the war-torn North African country. . Source link
Thousands flee as Typhoon Vamco nears Vietnam #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall on its central coast as the death toll in the Philippines rises to 53. Thousands of people fled their homes in Vietnam on Saturday as Typhoon Vamco barrelled towards central regions already pummelled by weeks of successive storms. Airports have been shut, beaches closed, and a fishing […]
We stand with Afghan scholars and students under attack #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
We, the undersigned international community of scholars, express our condemnation of the recent attacks targeting students and faculty in Afghanistan. These brutal attacks are part of a series of violent assaults against the innocent civilians of Afghanistan who are the primary victims of a protracted war. On Monday, November 2, three militants stormed Kabul University […]
Villagers burn houses ahead of Azerbaijan takeover #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked in a conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, where a separatist war was fought in the early 1990s. Villagers in Nagorno-Karabakh set their houses on fire on Saturday before fleeing to Armenia ahead of a weekend deadline that will see parts of the territory handed over to Azerbaijan as part of a […]
Iran denies claims al-Qaeda member killed in Tehran #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Tehran says Washington and Israel are trying to advance their ‘information war’ against Iran. Tehran, Iran – Iran rejected claims that a top al-Qaeda figure was killed in Tehran in August by Israeli operatives, warning United States media of falling for “Hollywood-style scenario-making” by US and Israeli officials. In a statement on Saturday, hours after […]
Afghan forces capture ‘mastermind’ of Kabul University attack #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
At least 22 people were killed when three gunmen rampaged through the university on November 2. Afghan forces captured the “mastermind” of a brutal attack on Kabul University when fighters stormed classrooms and killed dozens of students earlier this month. At least 22 people were killed and another 27 wounded when three gunmen rampaged through […]
Ethiopia says Tigray forces fired into neighbouring region #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Ethiopia’s government accused forces loyal to the governing party in the northern Tigray region of firing rockets into the neighbouring Amhara region, raising fears the ongoing fighting could draw in other parts of the country. Two airports in Amhara state were targeted late on Friday with one of the rockets hitting the airport in Gondar, […]
How to reinvent cities for the post-pandemic world #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
The once mighty financial capitals of the world have been reduced to ghost towns as they suffer the effects of COVID-19. . Source link
A postmortem of a colonial election #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
The political stalemate in the United States challenges many of the commonly held notions about democracy in the nuclear-armed, north American nation of more than 330 million people. The incumbent, authoritarian president, Donald Trump, at 74 already one of the oldest leaders in the G20, is clinging on to power and refusing to accept defeat […]
‘Time will tell’: US President Trump hints at departure #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
US President Donald Trump for the first time began to sound doubtful about his election prospects, telling reporters “time will tell” who occupies the White House from January 20 as he has made little headway in the courts with lawsuits. Trump’s supporters will take to the streets on Saturday to back his unsubstantiated claims of […]
Julius Maada Bio: Will Sierra Leone see more military coups? #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
The president of Sierra Leone discusses how his country is recovering from years of conflict and government corruption. . Source link