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Youth Trainees Make Their Mark On Yarra
Yarra City Council Facilitated by Yarra Youth Services, four trainees have participated in a 20-week program working in our Libraries, Community Partnerships teams and the Connie Benn Centre Kitchen. The program is making a real difference in...

International student travel: What to know heading into the year about immigration policy shifts
Northwestern’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services has issued multiple warnings in the past academic year about heightened visa screening, visa application disruptions and travel risks regarding both new and returning...

Africa could have some of the cheapest electricity in the world
Africa is more than twice as sunny as the Netherlands, has 90 times more people, and is nearly 800 times larger. But the continent’s total solar power capacity last year was less than that enjoyed by the Dutch. This year, finally, imports of solar...

KEMRI Announces Major Partnership With US Billionaire Bill Gates
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has announced a Ksh516 million flagship project that aims to elevate women's health research on the continent. In a statement on Saturday, September 11, the institute said that the three-year Gates...

The UK's 'most dangerous' migrant town braces for more aylum seekers as hotels turn into taxpayer-funded bedsits
A seaside town which already has three asylum seeker hotels is bracing itself for more migrants after two tourist hotels applied to be converted into bedsit-style accommodation. The Daily Mail told this week how many locals in Bournemouth, Dorset,...

It’s All Bad: When Horners Practice Horn Diplomacy
Ethiopia wrote a letter to the UN, TPLF replied to the UN with a cc to everybody else, and Eritrea…posted an X post. It all started on October 2, 2025 when Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister sent a letter to the UN Secretary General. It was a steaming...

Haftu Strintzos wins the Melbourne half marathon
Thousands of people of all ages took part in the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday. The winner of this year’s full marathon was Jack Rayner. Among the participants were many Greeks. Notably, Greek Australian long-distance runner Haftu Strintzos who...

Understanding the global rise of artemisinin resistance: Insights from over 100,000 Plasmodium falciparum samples
As of 2024, WHO validated/candidate mutations have been identified in several countries across East and Northeast Africa, including Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, Eritrea, Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia (Fola et al., 2023; Figure 6). Concerningly, the...


Global Organizations Ignore Over One Million Dead and Displaced in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
The surgical team operates on patients, saving lives and restoring health despite the odds against them. Photo by Dr. Matthew Spreadbury. Vascular surgeon Dr. Matthew Spreadbury picked up my call as he was finishing a full day of surgery alongside...

The Nobel Peace Prize winner the year you were born
2025-10-10T18:28:44Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app The Nobel Peace Prize has been recognizing global strides in...

Today-History-Oct11
Today in History for Oct. 11: On this date: In 1521, Pope Leo X gave Henry VIII of England the title "Fidei Defensor," or Defender of the Faith. Thirteen years later, Henry severed all ties with Rome to establish the Church of England. Today in...

2026 WCQ: What Super Eagles need to qualify after 2-1 win in Lesotho
There is still a chance that the Super Eagles could yet qualify for the 2026 World Cup, after beating Lesotho 2-1 on Friday evening. Only two wins in their last two fixtures can keep Nigeria in the race. And they picked up the first three points...

Nigeria need more than words to escape World Cup qualifying quagmire
Nigeria's Super Eagles go into their final match window of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying group stage promising to fight to the end as they hope to take advantage of any slip-up by South Africa and Benin. But their bullish attitude has not yet...

Polish court rules asylum ban at Belarus border justified and lawful
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ICRC Confirms Receiving Wounded Government Soldiers and Visiting POWs Held by Fano Forces
By Zehabesha News Desk Source: Meseret Media (Addis Ababa) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that it received wounded government soldiers from Fano forces following recent clashes in Ethiopia’s North Wollo Zone....

Many Killed, Wounded In Amhara Region In Recent Days — Red Cross
Many people have been killed or wounded in recent days in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where the army and rebels have been fighting for more than two years, the Red Cross said on Friday. “Escalating conflict has caused widespread suffering,” the...

Dr. Pablo Bose and Dr. Thomas Huddleston: Vermont’s unique rural welcome of refugees
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...

Africa has ‘unlimited’ solar potential. Off-grid power could help light up the continent
Globally, more than 660 million people still lack access to electricity — and 85% of them reside in sub-Saharan Africa. Washikala Malango was one of these people. Malango was born and raised in Baraka, a village on the shores of a vast lake in the...

Who are the five Nobel Peace Prize judges deciding whether Trump gets it?
Five members of Norway’s Nobel Committee could hold the key to United States President Donald Trump’s much-desired moment of glory – being named this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Each year, the Nobel Committee, whose members are elected...