Tag: Ethiopia
Ethiopia arrests French journalist
washington – A French journalist on assignment in Ethiopia is in custody after being arrested in the capital Addis Ababa. Antoine Galindo, who works for the Paris-based media outlet Africa Intelligence, was arrested at a hotel while interviewing Bate Urgessa, spokesperson for the opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). Police also arrested Bate, according to…
United Nations finally acts on Israel-Hamas conflict
NEW YORK, New York – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza. It also demands “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provision of lifesaving supplies and services for civilians trapped inside the enclave. The resolution was passed…
Latest in Ukraine: Russia targets Kiev in drone attack
Recent developments: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he expects leaders at a summit in Lithuania to send a “very strong and positive message” about Ukraine’s desire to join the alliance. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that Tuesday’s ratification of Sweden’s accession to NATO is now “only a technical matter”. Hungary and Turkey are…
Coffee – threat or remedy for health?
– In the past, it was believed that caffeine was dangerous for the heart, but that is not true, says Bertil Fredholm, who is professor emeritus in pharmacology. – Normal coffee consumers have rather better survival in cardiovascular disease than those who did not drink coffee at all. So how did it happen when coffee…
100 million women a year will need to use mobile internet to close gender gap by 2030, GSMA report reveals
PRNewswireLondon [UK], May 31: Over 800 million women will need to adopt mobile internet to close the digital gender gap by 2030 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to the latest The latest figures indicate that the gap between the number of men and women using mobile the internet will not shut down without…
Stykkishólmur church is one of the most beautiful in the world
Architecture enthusiasts in Iceland don’t have to travel far to see one of the most beautiful churches in the world because, according to Architectural Digest, there is such a church in Stykkishólmur. Last Tuesday, the magazine published a list of the ten most beautiful churches in the world, which included the building from Stykkishólmur. Other…
US laws to promote homegrown industries will hurt African economies
The Biden administration has stepped up protectionism and industrial policy amid sharp increases financial tensions with China. Legislation passed in 2022 unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in stimulus subsidies domestic production of renewable energy and electric vehicles, and to support other emissions targets. The legislation is also designed to support homegrown strategic industries such…
Shortage of healthcare workers strongly linked to increased mortality: Study
Washington [US]May 11 (ANI): Shortages of health workers such as doctors, nurses and midwives are strongly linked to higher death rates, especially for certain diseases such as neglected tropical diseases and malaria, pregnancy and birth complications, diabetes and kidney disease, according to a study of 172 countries and territories published in The BMJ. The findings…
Which countries are evacuating citizens from Sudan
NICOSIA, Cyprus – As continued fighting raises fears that Sudan could slide deeper into chaos, foreign governments are scrambling to get their diplomats and other citizens out of the country safely. Most countries deployed military transport planes to fly people out, including France, which used its air base in neighboring Djibouti for the airlift. But…
Countries evacuate diplomats, citizens from Sudan
Countries are rushing to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, as fighting between the two rival factions in the northeast African country’s capital continues. Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States are among the nations using planes and convoys to evacuate foreign nationals from Sudan. Jordanian citizens and other…
Countries evacuate diplomats/citizens from Sudan
Countries are rushing to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, as fighting between the two rival factions in the northeast African country’s capital continues. Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United States are among the nations using planes and convoys to evacuate foreign nationals from Sudan. Jordanian citizens and other…
Huge ecological footprint places Denmark among the world’s worst over-consumers of resources
The inconvenience knows Earth Overshoot Day will not disappear, despite Denmark’s emergence in recent years as a green superpower. If Denmark were the entire planet, it would use an entire year’s worth of resources in just under three months, meaning it would need the equivalent of four Planet Earths to support its needs, according to…
Pakistan in ‘critically water insecure’ category: UN report
Islamabad [Pakistan]March 25 (ANI): A report published in the United Nations Institute for Water, Environment and Health has placed Pakistan and 22 other countries in the ‘critically water insecure’ category, Dawn reported. The United Nations University on Thursday released the Global Water Security 2023 Assessment, which determined that 33 countries from three different geographic regions…
Support for Ukraine largely limited to Europe, the US and allies
In October 2022, about eight months after the war in Ukraine started, the University of Cambridge in the UK harmonized surveys conducted in 137 countries on their attitudes to the West and to Russia and China. The results in the studywhile not free from margin of error, are robust enough to be taken seriously. These…
Expats, immigrants, internationals, non-Danes… we salute you all
It’s crazy that we haven’t had an ‘Expat of the Year’ before. One of the problems is the word ‘expat’. A lot of people don’t like it. Expats are foreigners who know that one day they will return to their home country, but many move to Denmark who are open to the idea of staying…
Living Faith: Walking in Wonder Towards the Light
I wonder as I wander” say the words of the Christmas carol, and I do the same as I stroll around the streets of Copenhagen this Christmas time. This is my fifth year here and yet I still yearn for the light in the enveloping darkness of winter. I’m not used to it. As I…
Danish News Round-Up: Four films in the running for the Oscars
Two Danish documentaries among the shortlist‘A House Made of Splinters’, a documentary film shot in a Ukrainian orphanage and directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont is nominated in the Documentary Feature Film category, while ‘The Territory’, a Danish-Brazilian-American film shot in the Amazon about indigenous people and the environment , is also among the nominees in…
Taste buds: Being at home away from ‘home’
Christmas can be a sentimental holiday for most people. It’s the day we celebrate the joy of Santa’s big day with the family, and even some aunts and uncles you don’t really like, while crazy kids high on sugar scream bloody murder. Such a joy! Hong Kong stickyGrowing up in Hong Kong, Christmas was always…
Today, the world’s population reaches 8 billion people
The annual World Population Prospects report, released on Monday to coincide with World Population Day, also says the world’s population will grow at its slowest rate since 1950, falling to less than 1 percent in 2020. While it took 12 years for the world’s population to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion, it will…
Nobel prize season arrives amidst war, nuclear fear, hunger
This year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of near-unbroken peace in Europe and raised the risk of a nuclear disaster. The secretive Nobel committees never hint at who will win the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace. It’s anyone’s guess who might win the awards…
Xinhua World News Summary at 0030 GMT, June 12
Kyiv – The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said here on Saturday that the Commission will complete the assessment of giving Ukraine EU candidate status by the end of next week, reported the news agency Ukrinform. “The European Commission is currently preparing its recommendations – the so-called conclusion for EU member…
Live: Finland formally confirms offer of NATO membership
The Finnish government on Sunday officially announced its intention to join NATO, while Sweden’s ruling party is holding a crucial meeting that could pave the way for a joint application when the alliance’s military alliance leads to a historic expansion prompted by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments.…
International Round-Up: Strong evidence for Russian cyber attack on eve of war, says Danish foreign minister
Russia has been accused of orchestrating a destructive cyber attack on satellite equipment used by US-owned satellite company Viasat on 24 February – the same date it invaded Ukraine. It is believed the attack had the aim of paralyzing the communication channels of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Certainly, tens of thousands of Europeans, including many…
Misinformation, censorship, trigger the global retreat of press freedom
Washington – Following the Kremlin’s example, a global increase in disinformation and propaganda has a catastrophic effect on independent news around the world, a new report shows. In its 2022 The World Press Freedom Index was released on TuesdayThe Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has contributed enormously to the…
Finnish Somalis are wary of NATO membership, Russia’s reaction
I sit in the living room of an apartment in Helsinki in front of a temporary “green screen”, Hassan Kaafi Halane adjusts its microphone in preparation for the start of a NATO-themed webcast. He has invited guests online to discuss Finland’s possible application to join the military alliance, which has come to the attention of…
Beans with benefits: Roasting up in Valby
Did you know that Denmark is among the largest consumers of coffee in the world? In 2019, the Danes were in a total of fourth place – they consume about 8.7 kg per person each year. Yes, people here can drink coffee pretty much any time of the day and occasion. Another aspect that is…
Denmark can follow Britain’s lead in sending asylum seekers to Rwanda
Denmark is considering the possibility of transferring its asylum seekers to Rwanda, the most overpopulated country on the African continent. “Our dialogue with the Rwandan government includes a mechanism for the transfer of asylum seekers,” Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye announced this week. The agreement would aim to “secure a more dignified approach than the criminal…
10 gold produced at the World Indoor Athletics Championships
BELGRADE, March 19 (Xinhua) – Ten more gold medalists, including Olympic champion Damian Warner and world champion Sandi Morris, appeared at the Belgrade World Athletics Championships on Saturday. After a decisive 1,000m race, Canada’s Warner won the men’s melee by collecting 6,489 points, ahead of young Simon Ehammer from Switzerland (6,363 points) and Australian Ashley…
The first post-pandemic indoor athletics worlds start in Belgrade
BELGRADE, March 18 (Xinhua) – The World Indoor Athletics Championships started in Belgrade on Friday after a long hiatus. The first global senior athletics championships since the outbreak of the pandemic drew nearly 700 athletes from around the world. The first athlete to taste gold was Lazaro Martinez from Cuba who won the men’s triple…