Image copyright Getty Images The world could be free of malaria – one of the oldest and deadliest diseases to affect humanity – within a generation, a major report says. Each year there are still more than 200 million cases of the disease, which mostly kills young children. The report says eradicating malaria is no […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A number of people are being evacuated from Great Abaco to the capital, Nassau Authorities in the Bahamas have defended their response to Hurricane Dorian after it hit the island last week. Residents on the Abaco islands have accused the government of failing to provide assistance and prevent looting. Dorian […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Typhoon Faxai battered the Japanese capital with winds of up to 210km/h (130mph) More than 900,000 homes have been left without power after Typhoon Faxai made landfall near Tokyo. With winds of up to 210km/h (130mph), Faxai is one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in a […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Groups of men also interrupted a speech by the police minister earlier in the week South Africans have disrupted a speech in Johannesburg by a veteran politician who was trying to quell tensions following a recent wave of deadly riots and xenophobic attacks. Mangosuthu Buthelez was heckled by a […]
Image copyright AFP An estimated one million people attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on the outskirts of Madagascar’s capital city, Antananarivo, the Vatican said. Worshippers braved the windswept dust to ensure a place at the Mass. Image copyright AFP Catholics turned up early in the morning for the service at 10:00 local time […]
Somalia centre-back Mohamud Ali plays for National League North side Curzon Ashton Not every driving instructor can claim to have been part of one of the biggest upsets in the history of international football. But for Curzon Ashton’s Mohamud Ali, that is all part of a week’s work. Well, not quite. Thursday was certainly no […]
Image copyright AFP An estimated one million people attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on the outskirts of Madagascar’s capital city, Antananarivo, the Vatican said. Worshippers braved the windswept dust to ensure a place at the Mass. Image copyright AFP Catholics turned up early in the morning for the service at 10:00 local time […]
Somalia centre-back Mohamud Ali plays for National League North side Curzon Ashton Not every driving instructor can claim to have been part of one of the biggest upsets in the history of international football. But for Curzon Ashton’s Mohamud Ali, that is all part of a week’s work. Well, not quite. Thursday was certainly no […]
Somalia centre-back Mohamud Ali plays for National League North side Curzon Ashton Not every driving instructor can claim to have been part of one of the biggest upsets in the history of international football. But for Curzon Ashton’s Mohamud Ali, that is all part of a week’s work. Well, not quite. Thursday was certainly no […]
Image copyright AFP An estimated one million people attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on the outskirts of Madagascar’s capital city, Antananarivo, the Vatican said. Worshippers braved the windswept dust to ensure a place at the Mass. Image copyright AFP Catholics turned up early in the morning for the service at 10:00 local time […]
