U.S. President Joe Biden has announced a federal aid package that will provide a $770 one-time payment to each victim of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County, California. The region has been battling one of the worst wildfire outbreaks in its history, with 29 lives lost and widespread destruction. “We’re not waiting until those […]
Tiger Kills Man In Russia
An Amur tiger attacked and killed a man in Primorye Territory in Russia’s Far East area, local media reported on Tuesday. The incident happened near the village of Zimniki in the Dalnerechensky District, about 480 km northeast of the city of Vladivostok, Philipp Shutov, Primorye’s deputy minister of forestry, environmental protection, wildlife and natural resources, […]
Gates & Bezos Invest $537m In Africa’s Rare Earth Boom
THE global race for critical minerals and rare earth metals has intensified, with Africa emerging as a central battleground. Billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have made a bold move, investing $537 million into mining ventures across the continent. Their target: securing essential resources for the industries of the future. As reported by Glass Almanac, […]
How a freak space junk crash baffled residents and sparked concern
Getty Images An eerie whizzing sound followed by a big boom startled Kenyan villagers relaxing recently one afternoon with family and friends. “It sounded like a bomb, I was shocked. I started looking around, also wondering if it was gunshots,” Stephen Mangoka, a 75-year-old farmer from Makueni county’s Mukuku village, told the BBC. “I looked […]
Los Angeles Fire Incidents Take More Worrisome Dimension
Picture courtesy of BBC shows a scene at one of the fire spots. The Los Angeles wildfires incidents may have taken a more worrisome dimension, with losses and threats the neighbourhoods occasioning from many angles. Human casualty has risen to at least, 6, though some accounts quote 10, with nearly 180, 000 evacuations, reports monitored […]
WILDFIRES: President Biden cancels Italy trip
By Ambrose Sule with agency report President Joe Biden on Wednesday canceled his upcoming trip to Italy to focus instead on the federal response to wildfires raging across Los Angeles, which have razed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to evacuate. After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with […]
One of first prisoners held at Guantanamo by US sent back to Tunisia
Getty Images Detainees in jumpsuits at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, January 2002 Guantanamo Bay inmate Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi has been repatriated to Tunisia, the US Department of Defense says. He was found eligible for transfer from the detention facility after a “rigorous interagency review process”, a press statement said. Human rights groups say […]
UN Responds to Cyclone in Mozambique, Earthquake in Vanuatu
HUMANITARIANS have continued to assess the impact of Tropical Cyclone Chido in Mozambique and to support affected families. The storm struck over the weekend, affecting at least 184,000 people. According to authorities, some 45 people have been killed and a further 500 injured, primarily in Cabo Delgado province. More than 35,000 homes were destroyed […]
Close to a thousand feared dead as worst cyclone in 90 years hits French island of Mayotte
Cyclone Chido hit the far north of Mayotte at around 15:00 local time (12:00 GMT) on Saturday as an intense tropical cyclone, equivalent to a major category four hurricane. Wind speeds of 226 km/h (140 mph) were recorded as the cyclone made landfall on the island. Wave heights were also estimated to be between four […]
US Donates $400,000 to preserve ancient Nigerian earthworks at Sungbo’s Eredo
United States has provided $400,000 to preserve the ancient Nigerian earthworks at Sungbo’s Eredo According to a statement on Wednesday by the US Embassy in Nigeria, the U.S. Mission to Nigeria proudly marked the culmination of a five-year effort to preserve and document Sungbo’s Eredo, a historic 100-mile system of earthworks in southwest Nigeria. Funded […]