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Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands as residents were urged to stay indoors. The storm started passing through the island of Rota Monday morning local time, according to the National Weather Service….
Winning the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) as head coach of the Super Falcons was the culmination of years of dedication and experience for Nigeria manager Justine Madugu. Having served in multiple coaching roles across different WAFCON campaigns – Equatorial Guinea 2012, Namibia 2014, Ghana 2018, Morocco 2022, and 2024 editions respectively- the…
A former high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence official has been sentenced to life in prison for spying for Russia’s FSB security service. Col Dmytro Kozyura was found guilty of high treason under martial law, Ukraine’s prosecutor general said. He was previously chief of staff of the Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU) anti-terrorism centre. An operation codenamed “rat”…
United Nations — A new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights the vast, overlapping climate threats affecting children worldwide, which is leaving them increasingly vulnerable to escalating risks across health, security, and education. The report, Children’s Climate Risk Report, emphasizes that while these risks are most pronounced in heavily vulnerable regions in…
Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, flow of matter and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet despite their abundance and ecological importance, many of them have long remained invisible to science. This gap is largely due to the methods environmental virologists have used –isolating viruses…
Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s president and chief operating officer, interviews with CNBC during the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on June 12, 2026. Adam Jeffery | CNBC As SpaceX was poised to hit the Nasdaq following the largest initial public offering on record, Elon Musk’s second-in-command, Gwynne Shotwell, didn’t dismiss the…
Night has fallen over the town of Zémio, in the east of the Central African Republic. In a few hours, the December 2025 presidential election is due to take place, but the rebels of the “Azande Ani Kpi Gbe” (AAKG) militia have launched an offensive to seize the city and derail the polls. The Senegalese…
Pope Leo XIV highlights the vital role of Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the life of the Church Pope Leo XIV. PHOTO/VATICAN. By PATRICK MAYOYO Pope Leo XIV on Saturday welcomed representatives of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal to the Vatican, praising the movement as one of the spiritual gifts through which God continues to renew and…
NewsFeed With almost 750 suspected Ebola cases in the DRC, health measures intensified along the DRC–Uganda border. At the busy Mpondwe crossing near outbreak zones in Beni, authorities deployed health workers and shut weekly border markets, measures that residents say are threatening their livelihoods. Published On 23 May 202623 May 2026 Click here to share…
