Monrovia (Fides News Agency) – Liberia has announced the establishment of a task force to combat illegal mining. The new body, called the Protect Our Resources Taskforce (PORT), has been created to strengthen inspections, improve enforcement of mining regulations and enhance government oversight of the phenomenon. According to the Liberian newspaper The New Dawn, the…
A pair of earthquakes, the first measuring a magnitude of 7.2 and the second measuring 7.5, were reported Wednesday evening in northwest Venezuela, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There was heavy damage in the Venezuelan capital and largest city of Caracas, with video and images showing collapsed buildings and search and rescue crews scouring…
INFOGRAPHIC/EYEWITNESS MEDIA GROUP. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] African climate stakeholders have called for urgent reforms to the UN’s Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), warning that current global responses to climate impacts are “grossly inadequate.” Speaking at the 5th African Regional Conference on Loss and Damage in Lilongwe, Malawi, the Pan African Climate…
At least 11 people are injured as Israel strikes near the Lebanese Italian Hospital in Tyre, damaging the facility. Published On 4 Apr 20264 Apr 2026 A hospital in the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre has been damaged by Israeli air strikes on nearby buildings that injured 11 people, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public…
NewsFeed Video shared online shows the destruction caused to buildings and vehicles in Iran’s capital after a reported strike near Mehrabad international airport. Published On 11 Mar 202611 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
The IAEA has found a drone degraded the shield in February, in a strike Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out. Published On 6 Dec 20256 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share A drone strike has damaged a protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, rendering it unable…
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Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president convicted of plotting a coup, has blamed medicine-induced “paranoia” for damage he caused to his ankle monitor – a day after he was removed from house arrest into detention. At a hearing in Brasília, he admitted trying to open the monitor with a soldering iron on Friday until he…
Our countries did not light this fire–but we are burning in its heat. And the smoke does not stop at our borders. –Evans Njewa, Least Developed Countries Group chair, when talking about the importance of the Loss and Damage Fund for LDCs BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 13 2025 (IPS) – Least Developed Countries have hailed the…
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