China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births
(BBC) Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in the government’s first nationwide subsidy aimed…
People in Gaza Going for Days Without Eating
BBC-Almost one in three people in the Gaza Strip are going for days without eating, the UN’s food aid programme has warned. “Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children…
World’s oldest president to seek eighth term
(BBC) The world’s oldest head of state, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has said he will run once more for re-election in October aiming to extend his 43 years in…
“THEY AREN’T REAL JOBS; THEY ARE TRAPS”…Zambian CSOs call on govt to probe Alabuga Start programme as Botswana’s Interpol moves in
By Richard LamuRight next door, in Botswana, Interpol has commenced investigations into reports of alleged human trafficking by Russia’s Alabuga Start Programme, an initiative targeting girls between 18 and 22…
US asks China to stop Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz
BBC – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important shipping routes. His…