Fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals and under 38 per cent of primary healthcare centres are partially functioning – or are doing so at minimal levels – said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for the West Bank and Gaza. Bed occupancy in major facilities is exceeding limits by large margins – Shifa […]
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Netflix has renewed its partnership with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, securing a multiyear first-look agreement with the couple’s media company, Archewell Productions. 🎥 Exclusive Content Pipeline Under the terms of the deal, Netflix will retain exclusive rights to preview and potentially acquire new projects developed by Archewell. The agreement continues a collaboration that has […]
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The European Commission has approved Naspers’ €4.1 billion acquisition of Just Eat Takeaway.com, but imposed conditions to prevent market concentration in the food delivery sector. ✅ Deal Approval with Conditions Brussels cleared the takeover by Naspers, a South African multinational, citing no significant impediment to competition from the transaction itself. However, regulators raised concerns over […]
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Four years after Taliban fighters retook the capital Kabul on 15 August 2021, gender equality agency UN Women is warning that the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan is increasingly untenable. And without urgent action, this untenable reality will become normalised and women and girls will be fully excluded. “The Taliban is closer […]
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“We stand at a pivotal moment, one that marks a profound shift from viewing these nations as isolated and constrained by geography to recognizing them as dynamic land-linked economies at the heart of Africa’s socio-economic resurgence,” said Samuel Doe, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ethiopia. A new UNDP position paper […]
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President Donald Trump’s renewed push for mass deportations has sparked debate in Washington, with lawmakers raising concerns over the financial, economic, and social implications of such a large-scale immigration enforcement effort. 💰 Financial Burden and Congressional Oversight Estimates suggest that implementing mass deportations could cost hundreds of billions of dollars over several years. This includes […]
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A priest in County Down remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital following a violent assault inside his church on Sunday. The incident, described by authorities as a “brutal attack,” occurred during daylight hours and has prompted widespread concern within the local community and religious circles. Emergency services responded promptly, and the priest […]
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Unrest began on 12 July when mutual kidnappings escalated into armed conflict between Druze groups and Bedouin tribes, drawing in Syrian security forces. The violence spiralled, with reports of extrajudicial executions, desecration of corpses and looting. Footage circulated widely on social media fanned sectarian tensions and disinformation. Nearly 200,000 displaced In a presidential statement adopted […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet on August 15 in Alaska for high-level talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The summit marks the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since Trump’s return to office and comes amid mounting pressure to broker a ceasefire in the […]
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The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht has announced €4 million in funding for 2025 as part of its ongoing strategic partnership with Coillte, aimed at enhancing recreational infrastructure and promoting tourism in rural Ireland. This funding forms part of a broader €15 million commitment for the period 2022–2026, supporting the development […]
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