India, on Thursday, formally took over the presidency of the Group of 20 (G20), according to the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said India’s G20 presidency would work to promote a universal sense of oneness. Read Related News: India records 474 new COVID-19 cases Last month Modi unveiled the logo and the theme for […]
Indonesia will appeal to the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling on a nickel ore trade dispute, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday. The European Union had sued Indonesia over its nickel ore export ban. Indonesia issued a ban on nickel ore exports in 2020 for a downstream development programme that provides more jobs and welfare […]
Some 3.6 billion people currently face inadequate access to water at least a month per year, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). WMO announced this in its State of Global Water Resources 2021 report, published on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the figure is projected to increase to more than five billion by 2050. The report assessed […]
The United States will, on Tuesday, announce new aid to help Ukraine restore electricity as its people faced another week of brutal cold and darkness. This is coming after Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s power grid caused rolling blackouts. Russia had targeted Ukraine’s power plants, transmission and distribution facilities, and water pumping stations since early […]
A super luxury cruise ship arrived at Colombo Port, on Tuesday, carrying over 2,000 passengers, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said. The “Mein Schiff 5” owned by a German operator docked at the Sri Lankan capital in the early hours of Tuesday with ceremonies and cultural shows planned throughout the day. Officials from the […]
Zimbabwe’s prolonged power shortage sets to worsen after the entity that manages the dam ordered suspension of electricity generation. The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) suspended power geration at its main hydro plant because of water shortage. In a letter dated Nov. 25, ZRA told the Zimbabwe Power Company that the Kariba South hydropower station had […]
Indonesia on Monday said it has relaunched the multiple entry visa which was deactivated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The high transmission of the virus has hit the country’s economy, said Acting Director-General of Immigration, Widodo Ekatjahjana, on Monday in Batam, Riau Islands province. Read Related Story: Boy, 6, survives 2 days under rubble after Indonesian […]
Somali security forces said they have ended a 20-hour siege on a popular hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital , killing 15 people. The deads included six attackers. Sadiq Dudishe, Spokesman of the Somali Police Force said they shot dead five of the al-Shabab attackers. Dudishe added that one of the attackers blew himself up […]
The Ethiopian government says the first round of humanitarian assistanceë has reached 450,000 people in the Tigray region after the recent signing of a peace accord. The Ethiopian National Disaster Risk Management Commission said the government has intensified humanitarian supplies to vulnerable in the region. The government used various transport means to reach the vulnerable, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater cooperation among neighbouring countries with Nigeria to better combat the multiplicity of threats across West Africa and the Sahel. A statement issued by Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), on Friday in Abuja quoted Buhari as speaking in Niamey, Niger Republic. The President […]