The rainy season has set off and in the swampy villages of Budaka district in eastern Uganda, Joyce Nabejja tills her hybrid rice field in anticipation of greater yields. Nabejja is one of the thousands of Ugandan small scale farmers benefiting from an agriculture project that is run by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization […]
Islamic State (IS) fighters are completely “trapped” and “the last road out of Mosul” has been cut off, claimed a US envoy Sunday in Baghdad. “Just last night, the 9th Iraqi armydivision, up near Badush, just northwest of Mosul, cut off the last road out of Mosul,” said Brett McGurk, U.S. envoy to the anti-IS […]
South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Company (HEC) signed a three-billion euros (3.2 billion U.S. dollars) of contract with Iran’s Ahdaf Investment Company on Sunday for construction of the second phase of Kangan Petro Refining Complex in Iran’s southwestern Bushehr province, Tehran Times daily reported. According to the report, the contract, which is in the form of […]
Turkish leaders has threatened Dutch government to retaliate in the “harshest ways” after Turkish ministers were barred from holding rallies in Rotterdam for a referendum on constitutional amendments to expand the president’s powers. “You will pay the price if you sacrifice ties between Turkey-Netherlands. We have yet to do what is required,” Turkish President Recep […]
Zambia on Sunday lifted the 2017 Under 20 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Senegal in the finals during a pulsating match played at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, the country’s capital. The Junior Chipolopolo overcame a spirited Senegalese after two goals scored by striker Patson Daka in the 17th minute and midfielder Edward […]
More than 40 pairs of running shoes, five oranges, boxes of peanut brittle and his legs. Kai Markus Xiong from Germany did not bring much when he began his super marathon on Sunday, which started from Hamburg’s landmark concert hall by the Elbe river, Elbphilharmonie, to Shanghai, on foot. Even Xiong himself considered his adventure […]
U.S. Senate Republicans are seeking alternative plans to House Speaker Paul Ryan’s tax reform package, which includes a controversial border adjustment tax that’s facing lots of resistance in the upper chamber, according to local media. “Senators are laying the groundwork for a new direction, expecting the House plan will either fail or require substantial revisions,” […]
Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe have signed five agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation ranging from agriculture to tourism. The agreements are on cooperation in areas of agriculture, animal resources, tourism trade, air transport, and visa waiver. Rwanda’s foreign minister Louise Mushikiwabo, and her counterpart Urbino Botelho signed the agreements on behalf of their respective […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the terrorist bombings in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday, saying that those responsible for the bombings “must be held accountable.” “The secretary-general is appalled by the utter disregard for human life displayed by the perpetrators, and extends his deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of […]
The Moroccan authorities said it seized 7.42 tons of cannabis late on Saturday at the Guerguarate crossing point near the border with Mauritania. According to a police statement, the banned substance was packed in bags of agricultural fertilizers in a Morocco-registered truck heading to an African country. Despite efforts to crack down on cannabis farming […]
New exotic destination is added in the historical West Bank city of Bethlehem, which is a hotel with a view overlooking the Israeli built apartheid wall, and it has opened to visitors amidst controversy and criticism. The controversial hotel is an art project by the unknown guerrilla artist Banksy, world famous for his highly politicized […]
France on Sunday called for de-escalation of tensions between Turkey and some European Union (EU) countries over Ankara’s political campaigning among Turkish immigrants, French top diplomat Jean-Marc Ayrault said. “Given the current tensions between Turkey and several member states of the European Union, France calls for calm,” Ayrault said in a statement. “France also calls […]
Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said on Sunday that he had proposed delaying the planned visit to Denmark by Turkish Prime Minister Prime Minister Binali Yilderim. In a press release, Rasmussen said the decision was made in light of the increased tensions between Turkey on the one hand and Germany and the Netherlands on […]
The al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front claimed responsibility on Sunday for the deadly bombings that rocked the Syrian capital Damascus a day earlier and claimed the lives of 74 people. The announcement came a day after another rebel group called the Levant Swords said in a statement that the deadly bombings were its doing. The rebels claim […]
Iran’s Energy Ministry inaugurated a 55-megawatt (MW) wind farm in town of Takestan in Qazvin province on Sunday, semi-official Fars news agency reported. “Iranian MAPNA group of companies has invested over 92 million U.S. dollars for the project, and the wind farm will be able to supply 15 percent of Iran’s electricity,” an Iranian energy […]
On the 39th National Tree Planting Day that falls on Sunday, Ngodrup Wangmo made a wish to make Tibet a more desirable place to live and help more people shake off poverty, by planting trees. Ngodrup Wangmo, 42, has been planting poplars in a village near Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, for […]
Tanzania has started revamping the camp that was being used by famous archaeologists, Dr. Louis Leakey and Dr. Mary Leakey at the Olduvai Gorge in Ngorongoro area located in northern part of the country in an effort to lure more tourists. Jumanne Maghembe, Tanzania’s Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism said on Sunday that the […]
The Saudi Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that police forces killed another fugitive during a raid on hideouts of terrorists in the eastern Province of Al Awamiah. The ministry said in its statement that the raid targeted old, deserted houses in the area which terrorists were using as shelters. Sunday’s police raid was in response […]
The ongoing operations to free the western side of Mosul from Islamic State (IS) militants have pushed up to 100,000 civilians to flee their homes, the Iraqi government said on Sunday. “The latest statistics of the Iraqi ministry of migration shows 99,852 displaced people since the launch of operations to free the neighborhoods of Mosul’s […]
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Sunday apologized for unfinished presidential term through her spokesman. Former presidential spokesman Min Kyung-wook read Park’s short statement, saying Park made her apology for the unfinished five-year term of her presidency. Without the impeachment, Park’s five-year term was supposed to end in February next year. Park was sworn […]
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