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A person searches for water at a dry riverbed in eastern Kenya. — courtesy World Bank/Flore de Préneuf
Flash appeal launched as 2.5 million face ‘dire situation’ in Kenya
GENEVA — Immediate action is needed to respond to the severe drought that is ravaging communities in Kenya’s dry regions — categorized as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) — the UN’s humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said on Friday.Two and half million people are already experiencing deep food insecurity after two back-to-back rainy seasons failed.By November, it will have nearly tripled since the same time last year, OCHA warned. “People in the ASAL region are facing a dire situation,” said Stephen Jackson, UN Resident Coordinator for Kenya, as he launched the humanitarian Flash Appeal for the Kenya Drought response.Speaking from Nairobi Jackson said people in Wajir, Northern Kenya, had not seen rain for over a year. Acute malnutrition rates are rising rapidly, posing an...
October 02, 2021

Flash appeal launched as 2.5 million face ‘dire situation’ in Kenya

Lava from the volcano has traveled six kilometers and reached the Atlantic Ocean, shown in the satellite image.
Satellite image shows lava from Cumbre Vieja volcano flow to Atlantic Ocean
LA PALMA — The volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands blew open a new fissure on Friday, triggering a series of small earthquakes.Authorities said they have recorded eight new earthquakes up to magnitude 3.5.They were waiting to see whether lava from the new fissure would join the main flow, which has traveled six kilometers and reached the Atlantic Ocean, shown in the satellite image.The molten rocks have solidified upon contact with the seawater, creating a kind of peninsula.On Thursday afternoon, the surface area of this expansion was approaching 19 hectares, compared with 10 at the beginning of the morning, David Calvo, spokesman for the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands (Involcan) said.Experts have warned it is likely to have a devastating short-term impact on...
October 02, 2021

Satellite image shows lava from Cumbre Vieja volcano flow to Atlantic Ocean

File photo of former Georgia president Mikheil Saakashvili.
Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili arrested after returning to country
TBILISI — Georgia goes to the polls for crucial local elections on Saturday amid aggravated political tensions the day after former president Mikheil Saakashvili was arrested hours after returning to the country from exile.His arrest was announced by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. Saakashvili, 53, had said in a video posted on Facebook earlier in the day: "I risked my life and freedom to return!"The politician, who said he was in the Georgian coastal city of Batumi, called for protests and for people to "save Georgia" at the weekend’s elections."We all need to understand that voting for The Dream party will be the signature of the death penalty for Georgia. That’s why on Oct. 2, we should all go to the elections to save Georgia. And on Oct. 3, from the...
October 02, 2021

Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili arrested after returning to country

The North Sea Link power cable connecting UK and Norway.
North Sea Link: World's longest undersea power cable is now operational
BLYTH -- The world's longest undersea power connection was switched on Friday, allowing Norway and the UK to share renewable energy.The North Sea Link should see the UK reduce its carbon emissions by 23 million tonnes by 2030.The 720-kilometre cable connects Blyth in Northumberland, in north-eastern England, to Kvilldall, a small village in south-western Norway.North Sea Link joins Blyth, in north-eastern England, to Kvilldal in south-western Norway.It will initially have a maximum capacity of 700 megawatts (MW) which will be gradually increased to reach 1,400 MW in about three months' time.The UK's National Grid, which operates the interconnector in a joint venture with Norway's Statnett system operator, said in a statement that once at full capacity, the North Sea Link...
October 01, 2021

North Sea Link: World's longest undersea power cable is now operational

Producer, singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur AY Young performed during the opening ceremony of the World Food Forum.
Youth-led World Food Forum kicks off
ROME --The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of young people, and featuring speeches from heads of state and senior UN officials, opened on Friday.Streaming virtually from Rome, the goal of the five-day event is to transform food and agriculture and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 2 "No hunger".Pope Francis joined young farmers, singers, innovators at the opening session.“Look into the eyes of the youth that are asking for change. And listen”, said the Pontiff. “Listen to their concerns and be inspired by their vision, because our present will define their future.”Costa Rica President, Carlos Alvarado Quesada; Queen Letizia of Spain, an FAO Special Goodwill Ambassador for...
October 01, 2021

Youth-led World Food Forum kicks off

Eighty-seven people have been detained in Belarus in a mass crackdown on dissent.
Mass arrests in Belarus as Lukashenko cracks down after shooting
MINSK -- Eighty-seven people have been arrested in Belarus for commenting on social media about a shoot-out that claimed two lives, BBC reported quoting human rights workers.It is the latest crackdown by Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, since he claimed victory in discredited elections over a year ago.An IT worker and a KGB security agent were shot dead during a raid on a flat in the capital Minsk on Tuesday.Friends said Andrey Zeltser, 31, was an opposition supporter.It is unclear how he and the agent were killed, and critics have cast doubt on a state video purporting to show the raid taking place.Human rights group Viasna96 said mass detentions began on Wednesday in reaction to social media posts about the shooting. They continued on Thursday and the Belarusian leader said on Friday...
October 01, 2021

Mass arrests in Belarus as Lukashenko cracks down after shooting

Firefighters put out a blaze at the COVID-19 ICU section of the Hospital for Infectious Diseases in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, Friday.
At least 9 dead in Romania hospital fire
BUCHAREST -- At least nine people are dead after a hospital fire in Romania on Friday.Romania's emergency situations inspectorate said it happened in the port city of Constanta, on the Black Sea.It said the fire had now been extinguished and all patients evacuated.At the time of the blaze, there were 113 people being treated at the hospital, 10 in intensive care.The causes of the fire are not known at the moment, Health Minister Attila Cseke said, adding that an investigation had been opened.President Klaus Iohannis said in a statement Friday that the Romanian state “has failed in its fundamental mission to protect its citizens”,“I am horrified by the tragedy that took place this morning at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Constanta,” he said. “It is a terrible new drama...
October 01, 2021

At least 9 dead in Romania hospital fire

For 35 years police have been hunting the serial killer known as Le Grêlé.
DNA reveals ex-officer as French serial killer
PARIS -- For decades the crimes of a notorious serial killer have haunted the Paris crime squad.But now a former military police officer is said to have confessed to being the murderer known as Le Grêlé -- the pockmarked man -- before his death, BBC News reported.Named locally as François Vérove, his DNA has been matched to several crime scenes linked to Le Grêlé.His murders and rapes shocked Paris between 1986 and 1994 but until now were never solved.Among the shocking crimes attributed to him was the murder of 11-year-old Cécile Bloch. She was reported missing after failing to show up to school in Paris in 1986."We won't ever know all the crimes Le Grêlé committed," said Didier Saban, a lawyer representing the families.Vérove is linked to four murders and six...
October 01, 2021

DNA reveals ex-officer as French serial killer

Sarah Everard
London police warn women to be wary of lone officers after Sarah Everard murder
LONDON -- London's Metropolitan Police has issued advice to women approached by lone police officers in the wake of Sarah Everard's murder, including telling them to run "into a house," "wave down a bus" or call the police on 999 if they do not believe the officer is "who they say they are" after questioning them, CNN reported.Prosecutors said Everard was walking to her London home on March 3 when serving police officer Wayne Couzens used his police identification and handcuffs to deceive her into getting in his car under the pretense that she had violated Covid-19 rules. He raped her and strangled her with his police belt later that evening.Couzens was sentenced Thursday to a whole-life prison term, which is very rare in the United Kingdom and...
October 01, 2021

London police warn women to be wary of lone officers after Sarah Everard murder

The surface of Spain's La Palma island is expanding as lava from a volcano that erupted 11 days ago has reached the sea.
Lava from La Palma flowing into sea expands Spanish island
LA PALMA — The surface of Spain's La Palma island is expanding as lava from a volcano that erupted 11 days ago has reached the sea.Copernicus, the European Union's Earth observation program, said Thursday that its satellite imagery showed a D-shaped tongue of molten rock building up on the island's western shore measured 338 hectares (835 acres) by the end of Wednesday.The lava has traveled about six kilometers and reached the sea on Tuesday evening. The meeting between the lava and the sea did not produce explosions of volcanic material, as feared, but it did produce potentially toxic gases.In order to avoid poisoning, the local government of the island asked the inhabitants of several districts of Tazacorte, the municipality where the lava flowed into the sea, to isolate...
October 01, 2021

Lava from La Palma flowing into sea expands Spanish island

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