Ethiopia has completed the final phase of filling a reservoir for its highly controversial hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile River, much to the annoyance of Egypt who fear it
Presidents and prime ministers are meeting for the annual G20 leaders’ summit in India’s capital, Delhi, from 9-10 September. The main theme for the meeting is sustainable development, but the
On the first anniversary of his reign, King Charles will be spending the day “quietly and privately” at Balmoral, with prayers and reflections on the life of his mother, Queen
A part of China’s Great Wall has been severely damaged by construction workers in central Shanxi province, who used an excavator to dig through it. Police say two people are
The future of millions of children is at risk as growing numbers are pulled out of school and into work, the head of the United Nations’ labour body has told
The future of millions of children is at risk as growing numbers are pulled out of school and into work, the head of the United Nations’ labour body has told
Why is it so often that problems seem to get worse just when they ought to be geting better? Or in a French-African context, how come President Emmanuel Macron is
Singaporeans have chosen Tharman Shanmugaratnam as their next president – but many would have let out a small sigh of disappointment as they did so. On Friday, the former top
A doctor in the US who claims to have studied more than 5,000 near-death experiences (NDE) believes that life exists after death, ”without a doubt.” Needless to say, death is
Scientists this week published information on an unprecedented case in Australia, where they found and extracted a live parasitic worm from the brain of a woman in Canberra. The worm