October 08, 2024

Zimbabwe battles cholera outbreak
Zimbabwe battles cholera outbreak

Zimbabwe battles cholera outbreak

Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital, Harare, to combat a cholera outbreak. A struggling public health sector has made it worse and now authorities are appealing for local…
3 months ago
Pakistan: What's behind the Balochistan armed insurgency?
Pakistan: What's behind the Balochistan armed insurgency?

Pakistan: What’s behind the Balochistan armed insurgency?

Last week, the Balochistan Liberation Army killed dozens of people in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. Who are these militants, and why are their activities so problematic for Islamabad?…
3 months ago
Indian workers rescued 17 days after tunnel collapse
Indian workers rescued 17 days after tunnel collapse

Indian workers rescued 17 days after tunnel collapse

Up in the Himalayan mountains 41 workers held out underground, after a landslide caused a section of the Himalayan highway tunnel they were building to collapse. Now all of them have been…
3 months ago
Will Google's Power fade soon?
Will Google's Power fade soon?

Will Google’s Power fade soon?

Using Google search is often more of a reflex than an actual choice. Is this too much power? The outcome of the antitrust trial against Google in the US could have consequences…
3 months ago
Rwanda starts vaccine trials for Marburg virus
Rwanda starts vaccine trials for Marburg virus

Rwanda starts vaccine trials for Marburg virus

In Rwanda, the Marburg virus has already killed 12 people in two weeks. The country has started distributing 700 doses of a vaccine that's still in the testing phase. This is the…
3 months ago
EU Commission president unveils key economic portfolios
EU Commission president unveils key economic portfolios

EU Commission president unveils key economic portfolios

After weeks of negotiations, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled her new top team, giving key economic portfolios to France, Italy and Spain. If approved by the European Parliament,…
3 months ago
Abed Hassan, the 'German voice from Gaza'
Abed Hassan, the 'German voice from Gaza'

Abed Hassan, the ‘German voice from Gaza’

Abed Hassan, a Berliner with Palestinian roots, has become "the German voice from Gaza." Visiting his family in Gaza, he got stuck when Israel closed off the enclave in response to the…
3 months ago