Posts by Riah Stelmack
Ukraine says its latest attack on a Russian air base blew up 96 cruise missiles
Ukraine said a recent attack on Russia’s Engels-2 air base destroyed 96 cruise missiles. Satellite images show blackened craters. Russia has used the air base to launch regular bomber attacks on Ukraine. Ukraine’s armed forces said that a recent attack on one of Russia’s key military air bases caused a stockpile of 96 air-launched cruise…
Read MoreSix feared dead after tourist submarine sinks in Egypt as embassy says all passengers Russian
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Read MoreSouth Africa’s push for greener packaging
In recent years, South Africa has witnessed a significant shift towards sustainable packaging, reflecting a global trend to minimise environmental impact. Sustainable packaging involves using materials sourced from renewable resources, designed for recyclability or compostability, thereby reducing their ecological footprint. Between 2018 and 2023, South Africa’s sustainable packaging market experienced notable growth. According to a…
Read MoreFrench-Algerian writer jailed over Morocco comments
An Algerian court has sentenced an 80-year-old writer to five years in prison after accusing him of undermining the country’s territorial integrity. Boualem Sansal was arrested last year after saying in an interview with a far-right French media outlet that, during the colonial era, France gave too much land to Algeria and too little to…
Read MoreIslamic militants kill 12 Cameroonian soldiers in an attack near Lake Chad
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — At least 12 Cameroonian soldiers were killed Monday night in an attack by Islamic militants on the border with Nigeria, according to a statement from the Cameroonian Ministry of Defense. The attack also left over a dozen soldiers wounded and occurred in the Lake Chad area near the town of Wulgo,…
Read More11 arrested in Europe-wide drug crime raids across five countries
In a coordinated operation targeting organized drug crime, police forces across Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain launched raids on residential and commercial properties early Thursday morning. A total of 32 properties have been searched and 11 arrest warrants have been executed, the office for the prosecution of organized crime in the western German…
Read MoreSouth Sudan VP Machar under house arrest, his party says
South Sudan’s First Vice-President Riek Machar, a long-time rival of the country’s President Salva Kiir, has been placed under house arrest, his party says. An armed convoy led by top security officials, including the defence minister, entered Machar’s residence in the capital, Juba, and disarmed his bodyguards late on Wednesday, said the Sudan People’s Liberation…
Read MoreBrazil ex-President Bolsonaro will stand trial over an alleged coup plan. Here’s what happens next
SAO PAULO (AP) — A panel of Brazil Supreme Court justices unanimously ruled that former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven of his associates will stand trial on five counts, including attempting to stage a coup after the far-right leader lost the 2022 election. The panel will review existing evidence, potentially gather new evidence and hear…
Read MoreSouth Sudan opposition says its leader Machar has been arrested as UN warns of a renewed civil war
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s main opposition party said its leader Riek Machar has been arrested as the U.N. called on all parties to uphold the 2018 agreement that ended the country’s civil war. The U.N. had warned on Monday that the country was teetering on the edge of a renewed civil war…
Read MoreDeath toll rises to at least 26 as South Korea wildfires rage on
The death toll from the wildfires sweeping through south-eastern South Korea has risen to at least 26, with 30 more people injured, news agency Yonhap reported on Thursday. The fires, which have been raging in the south-east of the country since Friday, have already burnt down some 36,000 hectares of forest, making them the largest…
Read MoreDr. Channa Bromley: The Antidote to the Fairytale
Fairy tales have ruined modern relationships. They tell you to be patient, kind, and selfless—to love unconditionally, and eventually, you’ll be chosen. They tell you that love is something that “just happens,” that relationships should be effortless, that if it’s meant to be, it will be. They set people up to fail. Dr. Channa Bromley…
Read MoreJapan’s natural hot springs are running low. Overtourism is to blame
Japanese hot springs—better known as onsens—are prized for their zen experience, with travelers coming from around the world to lounge in natural pools and bliss out. The country is home to 27,000 natural hot spring sources, but a surge in tourism has left some onsen towns running low on water; leaving local officials feeling anything…
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