Category: World

Near the Norwegian border somewhere in the depths of the Arctic Circle in Russia lies the deepest hole ever drilled, once called “the entrance to hell.” The hole was a man-made creation through drilling, creating a depth of over 12 kilometers; which is the height of Mount Everest and Mount Fuji combined. According to the […]

Geneva/ Nairobi, 8 May – Weeks of heavy rainfall and flooding in the East Africa region has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands displaced across Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania. So far 637,000 people have been affected including 234,000 displaced as of 3 May 2024 according to the UN Office for Coordination […]

  Did you know that you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits for a mental health injury or illness resulting from work?   Studies show that 30-50% of adults have a mental illness at some point in their life, while the myriad effects of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant increase in conditions such as […]

Northgate reports that it has experienced major growth in the take-up of its telematics offering over the past 12 months. More than 10,500 units are now in use across its customers’ fleets and non-Northgate hire vehicles, with the biggest growth coming from camera telemetry. With the fitment of camera telematics, fleet operators have access to […]

“Wildlife crime inflicts untold harm upon nature and it also jeopardizes livelihoods, public health, good governance and our planet’s ability to fight climate change,” said Ghada Waly, UNODC Executive Director. The agency’s World Wildlife Crime Report takes stock of the efforts to counter poaching worldwide. Although there are positive signs that trafficking of some iconic species […]

With attention over the weekend focused on the Middle East he said the conflict between the national army and Rapid Support Forces militia had turned into “a war being waged on the Sudanese people.” “It is a war on the many thousands of civilians who have been killed, and tens of thousands more maimed for […]

(New York Jewish Week) – A group of 16 Republican senators is asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate nonprofits that support National Students for Justice in Palestine – including the group’s fiscal sponsor, the suburban New York nonprofit Wespac. The senators’ letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, dated May 9, says the agency should […]

Geneva / Ma’rib, 06 May – Amidst the ongoing regional conflicts and socio-economic instability, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) underscores the need for urgent funding to support its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme in Yemen, which plays a pivotal role in facilitating the safe and voluntary humanitarian return of migrants to their countries of […]

Acting Secretary Julie Su provides opening remarks at the UI Transformation Convening. Building on the momentum generated by historic American Rescue Plan Act investments in unemployment insurance modernization, the Department of Labor has released a comprehensive plan for transforming the unemployment insurance (UI) system, entitled Building Resilience: A plan for transforming unemployment insurance. The plan […]

Protegrity has launched a new research report ‘The State of Data Security Optimisation and Monetisation’. The research reveals that while organisations are using data to drive innovation and new strategies, fewer than 2% of respondents can access sensitive and classified data in less than a week. Despite 92% of respondents agreeing that the innovation resulting […]