President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for a woman to be elected as the next United Nations secretary general, saying the organisation’s leadership has yet to reflect the gender equality it promotes globally. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Nandi-Ndaitwah said Namibia would work with whoever succeeds outgoing secretary general António…
A man behind the wheel of a suspected stolen Tesla drove onto the Pacific Beach boardwalk in San Diego and struck a woman before he hopped out and was chased by bystanders Monday afternoon. The 25-year-old woman was struck by the electric vehicle around 12:40 p.m. at the intersection of Thomas and Reed avenues and…
Nigerian HR professional, author, social entrepreneur and gender development strategist, Mrs Izehi Hannah Agunkejoye, has been recognised as a Highpoint Africa Woman of Impact Award by the Highpoint Africa Women’s Network as part of its inaugural recognition cohort for August 2026. According to Chief Executive of High Point Africa Women’s Network, Mrs Onajevwe Akakabota, “The…
As a furious blaze raged inside a high-rise apartment building in Berlin, one woman was rescued by scaling the building’s exterior and taking a terrifying leap more than two stories down to safety. The fire erupted in a 18-story residential high-rise building in the German capital’s Friedrichshain neighborhood around 6:30 a.m. Friday, The Associated Press…
Romania’s Defence Ministry didn’t specify the origin of the drone but has previously blamed Russia for similar incidents. Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026 Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least one person and wounded seven more while a Spanish jet has shot down a drone that entered Romanian airspace. A woman was…
The operator of a boat that overturned and capsized near the Statue of Liberty, killing a woman and a five-month-old baby, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, New York police said. Officials said a large search and rescue operation was launched after the incident near the New York Harbour on Saturday night. Twelve…
Jenitar Na’amoana and her husband, Jortham, thought their family was complete after welcoming four children. Then came an unexpected surprise: four naturally conceived, identical daughters. Na’amoana, 34, gave birth to Emily, Harriet, Catherine and Alexa last week. “The fact that we’ve got four beautiful, healthy babies born at 28 weeks and four days is…
On 31st December, 2026 the second term of the current United Nations Secretary General will end – the ninth Secretary General and the ninth man to hold that position. This means that in 81 years, no woman has been selected and appointed, in spite of the Organization calling for its member states to dismantle barriers…
Alebtong, Uganda – When Lucy Everlyn Atim returned home after six years working as a child rights activist in South Sudan’s refugee settlements, her favourite shea tree was gone. Known locally as moyao, the tree had shaped her childhood. Every morning, she and her friends gathered beneath its branches to eat its sweet, creamy fruit…
The three victims, who included a 13-year-old, have been treated in hospital. The adults were seriously wounded and taken to the Nice University Hospital (CHU), while the child, who suffered minor injuries, was admitted in a non-critical condition to the Lenval children’s hospital in Nice. On Wednesday, the man was no longer in a life-or-death…
