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It is thought to have been decades since Mokwa has experienced such destruction from floods
More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods
MOKWA — The official death toll after deadly floods hit the Nigerian town of Mokwa on Thursday has risen to more than 200, officials say. Another 500 people are still missing in the town in the central Niger State however, local official Musa Kimboku told the BBC that rescue efforts had ceased because authorities no longer believe anyone could still be found alive. The floods, said to be the worst in the area for 60 years, swept through the Mokwa districts of Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa after torrential rains. In an effort to prevent disease in the area, authorities will soon start to dig out corpses buried underground, Mokwa's district head Muhammadu Aliyu said. Recounting scenes of catastrophe, local residents told the BBC that they saw their homes and family...
June 03, 2025

More than 700 believed dead in devastating Nigeria floods

The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has set up four aid distribution centre in southern and central Gaza
UN calls for investigation into killings near Gaza aid distribution site
NEW YORK — The UN secretary-general has called for an independent investigation into the killing of Palestinians near an aid distribution center in Gaza on Sunday, amid disputed reports that Israeli forces had opened fire.Witnesses reported being shot at while waiting for food from the center in Rafah run by the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).The Red Cross said its hospital received 179 casualties, 21 of whom were dead. The Hamas-run Civil Defense agency put the death toll at 31.On Sunday, the Israeli military denied its troops fired at civilians near or within the site and said reports to this effect were false.The GHF said the reports were "outright fabrications" and that it was yet to see evidence of an attack at or near its facility.Israel does not...
June 03, 2025

UN calls for investigation into killings near Gaza aid distribution site

A voter casts a ballot for the presidential election on June 3, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea
South Korea is voting for a new president after six months of political chaos
SEOUL — After half a year of political turmoil, uncertainty and division, South Koreans began voting on Tuesday for a new president to succeed Yoon Suk Yeol, the disgraced former leader who plunged the democratic nation into chaos by declaring martial law in December.This election feels particularly significant; the country, a US ally and Asian economic and cultural powerhouse, has floundered for months with a revolving door of interim leaders while navigating Yoon’s impeachment trial and a multipronged investigation into the fateful night of his short-lived power grab.All the while, South Korea’s economy has suffered, with US President Donald Trump’s trade war and a potential global recession looming in the background. Two men are each promising to help the country recover if...
June 03, 2025

South Korea is voting for a new president after six months of political chaos

Massive plume of ash billows above Mount Etna as it erupts again
ROME — Sicily's Mount Etna has erupted again with an intensity not seen since February 2021. The eruption has sent a cloud of ash, smoke and lapilli a few kilometres above Europe's largest active volcano.Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) says the spectacle was caused when part of the southeast crater collapsed, resulting in hot lava flows. It was the 14th eruptive phase in recent monthsVolcanic material, according to preliminary observations, have not crossed the the Valley of the Lion, the end point for tourist trips on the approach to the summit. INGV also noted in a social media post that "explosive activity from the Southeast Crater has become a lava fountain."The volcanic tremor reached very high intensities during the eruptive...
June 03, 2025

Massive plume of ash billows above Mount Etna as it erupts again

Bill Gates, who founded tech giant Microsoft, is the fifth-richest person in the world
Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa
ADDIS ABABA — Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years.The 69-year-old said that "by unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity".Speaking in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, he also urged Africa's young innovators to think about how to build Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare on the continent.Gates announced last month that he would give away 99% of his vast fortune — which he expects to reach $200bn (£150bn) — by 2045, by when his foundation planned to end its operations."I recently made a commitment that my wealth will be given away over the next 20 years. The...
June 03, 2025

Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa

Russia's (left) and Ukraine's (right) negotiating teams with Turkish officials (center in Istanbul
Russia and Ukraine again fail to agree ceasefire but commit to prisoner swap
ISTANBUL — A second round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only a deal to swap more prisoners of war.Ukrainian negotiators said Russia had again rejected an "unconditional ceasefire" — a key demand by Kyiv and its allies in Europe and the US — but the two committed to return the bodies of 12,000 soldiers.The Russian team said it had proposed a two- or three-day truce "in certain areas" of the vast front line, but gave no further details.At Monday's talks, which were held in the Turkish city of Istanbul and lasted just over an hour, the two sides did agree to exchange all sick and heavily wounded prisoners of war, as well those aged under 25.Expectations were low even before the talks started, with...
June 03, 2025

Russia and Ukraine again fail to agree ceasefire but commit to prisoner swap

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on a float during the daily Festival of Fantasy Parade at Walt Disney World on 3 April, 2025, in Orlando, Florida
Disney lays off hundreds more as it cuts costs
ORLANDO — Disney says it is laying off several hundred more people around the world, with workers in its film, television and finance departments impacted.The entertainment giant has been under pressure as viewers move away from cable TV subscriptions in favor of streaming platforms."As our industry transforms at a rapid pace, we continue to evaluate ways to efficiently manage our businesses while fuelling the state-of-the-art creativity and innovation that consumers value and expect from Disney," a spokesperson told the BBC.The latest job cuts follow major layoffs announced in 2023, when around 7,000 workers were let go as part of a drive by chief executive Bob Iger to save $5.5bn (£4.1bn).The cuts will impact multiple teams including marketing departments for its film and...
June 03, 2025

Disney lays off hundreds more as it cuts costs

Heavy rains last month caused widespread flooding in Mumbai
Why monsoon rains wreak havoc annually in India's cities
DELHI — "Who is responsible for this mess?"The question recently echoed across India's financial capital Mumbai as thousands of residents once again found themselves stranded, soaked and frustrated.Heavy rains brought the city to a standstill, and this was before the monsoon had even begun in full swing. Roads turned into rivers, vehicles broke down mid-commute and low-lying neighborhoods were waterlogged within hours.Even a newly-built underground metro station could not withstand the heavy downpour as photos and videos of the station flooded with muddy water went viral.The pre-monsoon deluge once again exposed the city's fragile infrastructure and sparked widespread outrage on social media.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), one of India's richest civic...
June 03, 2025

Why monsoon rains wreak havoc annually in India's cities

FBI officials say the suspect threw two incendiary devices into a group of pro-Israel demonstrators
Suspect in Colorado fire attack planned for a year, FBI says
WASHINGTON — A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado on Sunday planned the attack for a year, investigators say.Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, who is charged with a federal hate crime as well as state charges of attempted murder, assault and use of an explosive device, made a brief appearance in court on Monday.Officials say the Egyptian national targeted a group of pro-Israel protesters at an outdoor mall in Boulder and shouted "Free Palestine" as he threw incendiary devices, injuring eight of them.At least 16 unlit Molotov cocktails were found nearby afterwards. Investigators say he targeted the group after finding them online.The weekly demonstration was organized by Run for Their Lives, which raises...
June 03, 2025

Suspect in Colorado fire attack planned for a year, FBI says

There is a shortage of trained health personnel in Nigeria
One death every seven minutes: The world's worst country to give birth
LAGOS — At the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming just another statistic in Nigeria, where a woman dies giving birth every seven minutes, on average.Going into labor during a doctors' strike meant that, despite being in hospital, there was no expert help on hand once a complication emerged.Her baby's head was stuck and she was just told to lie still during labour, which lasted three days.Eventually a Caesarean was recommended and a doctor was located who was prepared to carry it out."I thanked God because I was almost dying. I had no strength left, I had nothing left," Ms Salahu tells the BBC from Kano state in the north of the country.She survived, but tragically her baby died.Eleven years on, she has gone back to hospital to give birth several times...
June 03, 2025

One death every seven minutes: The world's worst country to give birth

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