By Editor, June 19th, 2023. Nine Egyptian men have been accused of causing the fishing boat Andrianna sinking disaster last week when an overloaded vessel carrying hundreds of people sank off the Greek coast have appeared in court in Greece and pleaded not guilty. Meanwhile 14 men have been arrested in Pakistan. The nine suspects […]

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By Editor-June 19th, 2023. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping today, as the U.S. Secretary of State put the final touches to his  two-day visit to Beijing which had been aimed at easing increased tensions between the two superpowers. The 35-minute meeting at the Great Hall of the People […]

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By Editor-June 19th, 2023. Last week the 2023 Bridgetown Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health was launched, to address some of the world’s deadliest diseases in Small Island Developing States, which are especially at risk. The Declaration is a key outcome of the SIDS Ministerial Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health, […]

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By Editor-June 19th, 2023. Two men have been arrested after 1.6 metric tons of cocaine disguised as bags of charcoal with a street value of more than £120m was discovered in a container at the Port of London. The drugs were found on 8 June when customs officers, who were working with the NCA, searched […]

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By Editor-June 19th, 2023. Juneteenth is a US federal holiday, and this year, at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognise it as a public holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. It marks the day on June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the country were set free […]

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By Editor-June 19th, 2023. The European Space Agency (ESA) says that Britain is surrounded by unusually warm water, reports BBC News. Water temperatures are as much as 3 to 4C above the average for this time of year in some areas, according to analysis by ESA and the the London Meteorological Office. The sea is […]

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By Editor-June 18th, 2023. It may not be just that election season is approaching in the United States, but it seems that this week is seeing some thawing in diplomatic relations between the United States and China which have been deep frozen of late. First Bill Gates, the former chief of Microsoft and now head […]

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By Editor-June 19th, 2023. The situtation is deteriorating rapidly in Haiti and up to half the population don’t have enough to eat. The international community must take urgent action now. That was the message from speakers at the UN Economic and Social Council today during its Special Meeting to discuss Haiti. At the outset, the […]

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Editor-June 18th, 2023. Michel Xavier Biang, Ambassador of Gabon to the UN and Chairman of the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations (UN) was this week on an official three-day mission to Haiti, to meet with the authorities and put together a list of people who will be sanctioned by the UN for their support […]

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By Jonathan Mason-June 18th, 2023. “Zero tolerance” can be the only approach to  racism in football and referees at all levels must stop matches if such incidents occur, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said. Infantino met Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, a Brazilian player,  to discuss racism in the sport after the Brazil international spoke out when […]

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