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Greek coastguard search for 15 after migrant boat found adrift!
Photo credit: Arab News Officials of the Greek coastguard were searching on Monday for 15 people who fell into the water from a migrant boat that was found drifting off the coast of Crete with 17 bodies on board. Neos Kosmos reports that all the 17 fatalities were discovered on Saturday on the craft, which…
Namibia’s women make history!
Photo credit: Aljazeera At the last UN General Assembly, the Namibian President, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, proudly unveiled the long strides and historic milestones that the country’s women have been making. The African Heritage reports that women make up 57% of the government. Namibia has done what no other country in the world has ever done: The country…
Coup attempt in Benin Republic!
Photo credit: BBC Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country’s army in his first public address since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou. The AP reports that a group of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state TV earlier Sunday to announce the…
Warming centres open as Toronto hit by freezing temperatures!
Photo credit: CBC Warming centres remain open on Sunday as Toronto gets hit by snow and freezing temperatures. Toronto Today reports that the city is expected to see snowfall amounts between two and four centimetres and a high of -1 °C during the day, according to Environment Canada. Sunday night could then see flurries and a…
Zohran Mamdani tells New Yorkers how to resist immigration raids!
Photo credit: Fox News New York’s Mayor-elect has said his administration will work to protect the city’s large immigrant population. India Today reports that he told them that they have the legal right not to speak to or comply with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He released a video on Sunday, days after an ICE…
Vatican returns Indigenous artifacts after a century!
Photo credit: CNN After three years of negotiations, 62 cultural items, previously held in the Vatican museums and vaults for a century, landed at Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport on Saturday. CBC News reports that the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, said, “Today is another important step, but it’s far from…
How Israel became a world leader in water innovation!
Israel’s water supply has faced a lot of challenges since the country’s establishment in 1948. Fanack Water reports that apart from the naturally arid climate, consecutive years of drought and rapid population growth, rising living standards and political tensions in the region have put great pressure on the country’s water resources. The main freshwater resources in…