The amount of food needed to feed the world’s population by the end of the century could increase by almost 80%, a study has suggested. Researchers from Germany said a trend of increasing Body Mass Index (BMI) is resulting in individuals requiring more calories. The authors warn that failure to …
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Neymar out for four weeks says PSG.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar will be out for four weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered playing for Brazil, the French club said on Monday. Neymar limped off in the 12th minute on Sunday as Brazil drew 1-1 against Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore. PSG said that an MRI …
Read More »‘There is no Earth B’: Millions across planet demand urgent action to prevent its destruction.
Hundreds of thousands of students, office workers, and other protesters took to the streets around the world on Friday to demand global leaders gathering for a U.N. climate summit take urgent action to avert an environmental catastrophe. The global climate strike kicked off in the Pacific islands – some of …
Read More »Iraq sends first shipment of Kirkuk oil to Jordan as part of 10,000 bpd deal.
Iraqi and Jordanian officials announced that Amman would receive its first shipment this week of a planned 10,000 barrels per day (BPD) of oil from Iraq’s province of Kirkuk as apart of an agreement made between the two neighboring countries in early 2019. Hala Zawati, Jordan’s Minister of Energy and …
Read More »Tutankhamen head set for London auction despite Egyptian protests
A brown quartzite head of young king Tutankhamen was due to be auctioned in London with an estimate of more than $5 million on Thursday, in the face of Egyptian demands for its return. The more than 3,000-year-old sculpture, on display at Christie’s London auction house, shows the boy king …
Read More »Oil tanker blast kills at least 50 people.
At least 50 people died, and 101 people were injured after they rushed to scoop fuel from an overturned tanker and the vehicle exploded in central Nigeria, officials said Tuesday. The incident happened on Monday afternoon after a fuel tanker trying to avoid a pothole overturned and fell off the …
Read More »Militant attack on a military camp in Niger kills 18.
Eighteen soldiers were killed when “terrorists” struck an army camp in western Niger, the government said Tuesday, adding the US and France had provided air support to help repel the assault. The attack took place on Monday afternoon at a camp at Inmates on the border with Mali, the defense …
Read More »Boko Haram terrorists kill 11 Chadian soldiers in Lake Chad.
Boko Haram terrorists have killed at least 11 Chadian soldiers in the Lake Chad region bordering Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. “The Chadian army lost 11 men including three officers… and six soldiers were wounded,” the regional authority told media on Sunday, adding that Chadian soldiers killed “26 Boko Haram …
Read More »China will no longer be the most populous nation.
India is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous country in less than a decade, according to a new United Nations report. China and India currently account for about 37% of the entire global population of roughly 7.7 billion, with China currently home to about 1.4 billion people …
Read More »Facebook busts Israeli influence campaign that targeted elections on 3 continents
Facebook has uncovered an extensive Israeli-run political influence campaign that has been ‘changing reality according to clients’ wishes’ targeting elections in African, Latin America and Asian nations for years. The social media platform has shut down 65 Facebook accounts, 161 pages, 23 groups, 12 events, and four Instagram accounts run …
Read More »Facebook says removes 265 ‘fake accounts’ linked to Israel.
Facebook said on Thursday it had removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, groups and events linked to Israel due to what it called “inauthentic behavior” targeting users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa. The move is part of wider efforts by Facebook to address concerns over privacy lapses …
Read More »Pope blames US, Europe for deaths of people in war zones
Pope Francis says arms sales by the United States and Europe are to blame for the deaths of people, including children, in such places as Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan. “The rich Europe and America sell weapons… used to kill children and kill people,” said the pontiff, in unprecedented remarks made …
Read More »Homeless refugee child crowned as New York chess champion
An eight-year-old homeless refugee from Nigeria has been crowned chess champion in New York’s annual state-wide tournament. Tanitoluwa Adewumi, who lives in a Manhattan homeless shelter with his family, beat off several children with their own private chess tutors to win the third grade title. Known as Tani to his …
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