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Africa: All of Africa Today - June 3, 2025
[allAfrica] Ugandan Army Foils Attack On Religious Shrine As Pilgrims Gather
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Complaints from cricket fans as Ashes tickets go on sale – as it happened
This blog is now closedAnthony Albanese shrugs off Dorinda Cox’s sharp criticism of Labor before party switchGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSocial housing waitlists grew by 26,000 households in six-year periodIn the six years to 2022, Australia’s social housing waitlists grew by more than 26,000 households, while the number of households able to get into social housing fell by 6,400,...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Malawi: Chakwera Govt Moves to Fill 26,000 Teaching Posts After Historic Promotions
[Nyasa Times] In a major boost to Malawi's education sector, the Ministry of Local Government has directed all District Commissioners to facilitate the smooth recruitment of nearly 26,000 primary school teachers across the country.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Lebanon: ceasefire for tomorrow in a country with no future
If you spend time in Lebanon, you will frequently hear the term “bukra.” Bukra translates to “tomorrow.” The Lebanese often use the term in the context of deadlines, expectations, and responsibilities. For example, “When will my car be fixed?” “Bukra.” One quickly learns that bukra is not a serious response in Lebanon. It is an […] The post Lebanon: ceasefire for tomorrow in a country with no future appeared first on...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Venezuela to Propose Law for the International Mediation Organization, Maduro Says
Nicolás Maduro announced Monday that the country will be the first to propose and possibly pass a national law supporting the newly established International Organization for Mediation.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Africa: Bill Gates to Give Most of $200 billion Fund to Africa
[DW] Bill Gates has urged African leaders to join him in advancing health and development on the continent. He says his foundation will partner with nations putting people's health first.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Dorinda Cox’s switch to Labor shows how Albanese has reshaped Australian politics
Not content with consigning the Coalition to a regional rump, PM also raises questions for the Greens with latest coupSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNot content with turfing rising star Greens out of their Queensland stronghold, and unseating party leader Adam Bandt for good measure, Anthony Albanese is now thinning the numbers of his political...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:New search in Portugal in Madeleine McCann case
German police will launch a new search this week in the holiday town where she went missing in 2007.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Mother of jailed British Egyptian activist vows to continue hunger strike despite risk of death
Laila Soueif tells the BBC she believes she has "no other choice" to secure the release of her son Alaa Abdel Fattah from an Egyptian jail.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption?’ A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna
On an explosiveness scale from Hawaii to Vesuvius, the latest from Mount Etna was relatively mild.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:What’s a ‘Strombolian eruption’? A volcanologist explains what happened at Mount Etna
On an explosiveness scale from Hawaii to Vesuvius, the latest from Mount Etna was relatively mild.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Your Say: week beginning June 2
Superannuation changes, an extension of a major gas project and reading on the toilet: an edited selection of your feedback on our stories.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Africa: Why Every Mother Deserves An Affordable Birthing Kit
[allAfrica] Nigeria accounts for 20% of global maternal deaths, one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Sepsis, hemorrhage, and obstructed labor remain leading causes, many of which could be prevented with something as simple as a sterile birthing kit. Yet, despite their life-saving potential, around 20 million Nigerian women remain without access to these kits due to cost, distribution challenges,...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Australia must resist US bullying to increase its military spending | Allan Behm
It’s up to Anthony Albanese to decide Australia’s budget priorities – rather than allowing us to get sucked into a contest between US and ChinaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, may not be the sharpest tool in President Trump’s tool kit. But, in the great American tradition, he is a top hustler. In an arrogant display that would have won Trump’s...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:UN calls for investigation into killings near Gaza aid distribution site
Antonio Guterres says he is "appalled" by reports of Palestinians being killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Cuba Introduces Internet Tariff Adjustments Following Popular Demands: Education and Health Take Priority
Cuba's state-run telecommunications company ETECSA has announced adjustments to its recent commercial measures in response to widespread criticism from various social sectors, particularly within the university sphere.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Anthony Albanese shrugs off Dorinda Cox’s sharp criticism of Labor before party switch
PM welcomes former Greens senator to party room, despite her recent claims that Labor was ‘held to ransom’ by coal and gasAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has brushed off Dorinda Cox’s recent strong criticism of the Labor government – of which she is now a member – claiming the senator made the shock party switch because the Greens...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:‘Unfair and unreasonable’ – report finds $1.9 billion in unpaid child support in system rife with financial abuse
A damning report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman has found one third of complainants believe the child support system has become ‘weaponised’ by abusive ex-partners.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:DR Congo: Rwanda-backed M23 Executed Civilians in Goma
Click to expand Image M23 fighters at the Stade de l'Unité in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 6, 2025. 2025 ALEXIS HUGUET/AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – TheRwanda-backed M23 armed group summarily executed at least 21 civilians and most likely many more in Goma, easternDemocratic Republic of Congo, on February 22-23, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.The M23 has occupied Goma, the capital of North Kivu...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:China's May factory activity unexpectedly shrinks as tariffs dent sentiment — worst drop since 2022
China has grappled with entrenched deflationary pressure, as a prolonged real estate downturn and job insecurity hamper investments and consumer spending.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:ILO: Adopt Binding Treaty to Protect ‘Gig’ Workers
Click to expand Image Opening Ceremony of the 113th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June 2, 2025. 2025 Violaine Martin / OIT (Geneva) – Governments and employers’ representatives at the International Labour Organization (ILO) conference should agree to a new treaty to protect “gig” workers, 33 civil society groups, trade unions, and human rights organizations said today. The groups released a...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Mongolia PM resigns after son's luxury holiday stirs public fury
Social media photos of a Dior bag and a lavish engagement sparked protests against Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:US: Bans on Gender-Affirming Care Harm Trans Youth
Click to expand Image Lily, a 10-year-old trans girl, said she was devastated when her family felt forced to relocate to protect her from anti-trans hostility. 2025 Illustrations by Barrack Rima, Art directed by Studio Safar for Human Rights Watch Laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth in the United States are inflicting severe harm on young people and their families as well as health care systems...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Niger: Six Month-Long Arbitrary Detention of Human Rights Defender Moussa Tiangari Must End
Click to expand Image Moussa Tiangari, Niamey, Niger, June 2024. 2024 Amnesty International (Nairobi) – Niger’s authorities should immediately release civil society activist and human rights defender Moussa Tiangari and stop using terrorism-related charges to silence dissent,Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and the World Organisation Against Torture...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Israel, Yemen: Investigate Airport Attacks as War Crimes
Click to expand Image A Yemeni officer inspects the damage following Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, May 7, 2025. 2025 Osamah Abdulrahman/AP Photo (Beirut) – TheIsraeli airstrikes onYemen’s Sanaa International Airport on May 6 and May 28, 2025, were apparently unlawful indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks on civilian objects and should be investigated as war crimes, Human...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Ukraine: Russia Using Drones to Attack Civilians
Click to expand Image 2025 John Holmes for Human Rights Watch In 2024, Russian drone strikes killed dozens of civilians and injured hundreds more in the city of Kherson, in apparently deliberate or reckless attacks that constitute war crimes.The attacks have the apparent purpose of instilling terror in the civilian population in Kherson, part of a widespread attack against that population.These attacks underscore the...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:‘Dynasty Slayers’ Gained Ground in Philippine Midterms
As expected, the country's established political clans performed well in the May 12 election – but they didn't have everything their way.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:In China, 'The Great American' burger is now made with Australian beef
But the 90-day tariff pause agreed by China and the U.S. in Geneva in May is now under threat as both sides have accused each other of breaching the terms.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:EU, Philippines to Establish Dialogue on Defense and Security Issues
The announcement is an apparent response to the geopolitical turbulence that is roiling both regions.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Iran’s Speaker in Venezuela: Paving the Way for Enhanced Cooperation
A Strategic Visit to Cement Alliances Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly, has embarked on an official multi-nation tour of Latin America, with Venezuela as the first stop. Leading a high-ranking parliamentary delegation, Ghalibaf was warmly received in Caracas by president Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and the president of […]
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Karl Marx is back—and he thinks you Americans are clowns
Karl Marx is having a moment—again. Not a polite classroom cameo. Not a dusty citation buried in a syllabus. No, we’re talkingprime-time revival, with publishers, podcasters and politicos all vying to resurrect the bearded prophet of class war. Princeton just dropped a new translation of“Capital”—the first in 50 years. Bernie Sanders remains the most famous […] The post Karl Marx is back—and he thinks you Americans are...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:As government cuts bite, public service unions can use ‘soft power’ as well as strikes to win support
For the public service, strikes are generally a last resort. But there are other sources of union power – in particular, deep connections to the voting public.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Urges Citizens to Avoid U.S. Travel Amid Human Rights Concerns
President Nicolás Maduro supports the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry’s warning against traveling to the United States, denouncing systemic violations of migrants’ human rights and urging the return of Venezuelans currently in the U.S. Related: Venezuela Issues Maximum Travel Alert for the United States, Denouncing Systematic Persecution and Racism Against Venezuelan Migrants June 2, 2025 – Venezuelan […]
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Snowflake to buy database startup Crunchy Data for about $250 million
Snowflake will pay about $250 million, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:In her memoir, Jacinda Ardern shows a ‘different kind of power’ is possible – but also has its limits
Her new book weaves an authentically retold personal story with high political drama. But Ardern misses an opportunity to reflect more deeply on her time in power.
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