Landslides and widespread flooding triggered by typhoon Yagi have killed more than 100 people in Vietnam, with over 130 still missing, authorities said on Tuesday as recovery and relief efforts continue. At least 16 people were killed in a mountainous province in northern Vietnam when severe flash floods unleashed by the storm destroyed an entire...
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UN warns humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip ‘beyond catastrophic’
The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is “beyond catastrophic,” the United Nations warned on Thursday. More than 1 million people did not receive any food rations in August in southern and central Gaza through humanitarian means, UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said. “Despite the challenges we face, the UN and other humanitarian organizations continue to...
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Madrid follows lead of Paris and bans rental e-scooters
Madrid has become the second Western European capital to ban the hire of e-scooter, just over a year after Paris banned them from its streets. The measure will come into force in October, Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida announced on Thursday. The licences of the three current providers will be revoked because “they have not complied...
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Polio vaccination campaign set to begin in Gaza Strip
Hundreds of thousands of children are to be vaccinated against polio in the embattled Gaza Strip from Sunday morning. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hospitals, doctors’ surgeries and mobile teams are to start immunizing 640,000 children against the virus responsible for polio within a few days. Four weeks must separate the two doses...
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Canada battling more than 800 active wildfires from coast to coast
Hundreds of wildfires are currently raging across Canada, with over 800 active fires, 223 of which are out of control, according to the latest report from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) dated Monday. Scientists note that this year’s fires are unusually widespread, affecting regions from the West Coast to the Atlantic provinces in...
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North Macedonia has the fastest internet in the region
North Macedonia has the fastest internet in the region and is one of the higher-ranked countries in Europe, according to research by Cable.co.uk, published by the statistical portal ‘Landgeist.’ With an internet connection speed of 97.9 Mbps, Macedonia is ahead of Slovenia (97.0 Mbps), Serbia (60.5 Mbps), Kosovo (57.3 Mbps), Greece (53.9 Mbps), Montenegro (49.5...
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Harris secures enough votes to be Democratic presidential candidate
US Vice President Kamala Harris has officially secured the necessary majority of delegate votes to be the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, the party said on Monday. Harris received 99% of the approximately 4,500 delegate votes cast, the Democratic Party announced. Harris achieved a majority shortly after voting opened on Friday, but voting continued until Monday...
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US journalist Gershkovich among 26 freed in Russia prisoner deal with West
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan were among 26 prisoners released Thursday in a swap deal between Russia and several Western countries, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Turkey’s presidency. Wall Street Journal journalist Gershkovich was released just weeks after being sentenced by a Russian court to 16 years for espionage. A Turkish...
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British nationals urged by foreign secretary to leave Lebanon
British nationals have been urged to leave Lebanon and not travel to the country amid mounting tensions in the Middle East. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said events were “fast-moving” and Foreign Office staff are working “round the clock” to help ensure the safety of UK citizens. Fierce diplomatic efforts are being made to prevent...
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Maduro wins third term as Venezuelan president
Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, has won a third term in office, the Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Monday. Maduro won about 51% of the vote, beating opposition candidate Edmundo González, who secured about 44%, the CNE said. Ten candidates ran in the presidential election, with several opinion polls prior to the election placing González...