A local official says armed men killed at least 13 farmers in an attack in north-central Nigeria. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred in the state of Niger on Wednesday. Akilu Isyaku, a local government official, told a radio station that local herders and kidnappers are suspected in the killings. North-central Nigeria has been plagued by fights for control over water and land resources between nomadic herders and rural farmers. The violence has killed hundreds in the region so far this year. Читать дальше...
The report said the FY25 budget has laid out a glide path of fiscal consolidation. Supported by strong revenue collection, discipline in revenue expenditure and robust economic performance, the fiscal deficit is projected to decline. At the same time, it said, capital expenditure is maintained at high levels, supporting the fledgling private investment cycle.
Although I love writing about beauty products, I don’t always enjoy using them. For instance, I wouldn’t say I like wearing makeup. Maybe it’s because I wore stage makeup growing up when I was on a dance team — or perhaps it’s because I came of age during the era of YouTube tutorials and “baking” and felt like I […]
The world’s largest coffee shop chain Starbucks recently announced that it poached Chipotle’s current CEO Brian Niccol, and that he will be super commuting from Newport Beach, California to Seattle, Washington every week to meet Starbucks’ hybrid work policy. The distance between John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana,…
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz took the stage to introduce himself to Americans Wednesday night during the third day of the Democratic Convention. The event closes out Thursday when Kamala Harris accepts her historic nomination. President Biden in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed the urgent need to seal a deal for a Gaza ceasefire. Protests in Indonesia and flooding in Bangladesh. Plus, a look at how AI is being used to give real-time alerts to swimmers about polluted water.
Unlawfulness of actions of the Finnish side is confirmed by decisions of Russian courts, which bind the Finnish railway operator to continue performing contracts made by it
Sugarcane farmers in the US burn their fields to speed up harvests. Brazil is ending sugarcane fires, due in part to its growing ethanol industry.
A sport coat for your feet.
Republican strategist Karl Rove suggested Wednesday that independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsing former President Trump could help the GOP nominee in Georgia and Arizona, two key swing states in November. "My gut tells me it probably helps Donald Trump, because the people who were for him because he was a Kennedy, I think...
A special court has granted the CBI permission to conduct polygraph tests on former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and four other doctors in a case involving the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for stricter laws to address such crimes.
Northamptonshire struggle to 167-7 on a rain-hit opening day against Middlesex at Merchant Taylors' School Ground.
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has expressed its belief that a prominent member of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's cabinet should be replaced without delay.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the next entry in the classic turn-based fantasy strategy series, and it's looking to combine old and new.
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A new type of water-powered bandage could make it much easier for slow-healing wounds to close up. The bandage is technically “electric,” but it is …
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A six-year-old boy missing for four days was found alive in a forest in a mountainous part of northern Vietnam, police said Thursday.
Photographer Nicolò Filippo Rosso documented his recent trips to a refugee camp in Adré.
The current of the Seine River wasn't the only "challenge" American swimmer Katie Grimes encountered at the Olympics.
BWSSB is struggling to manage its finances, making a water tariff hike unavoidable, regardless of any opposition, says the Deputy Chief Minister
UK tycoon Mike Lynch's body is recovered from the wreck of the yacht Bayesian, but his daughter Hannah is still missing.
UK tycoon Mike Lynch's body is recovered from the wreck of the yacht Bayesian, but his daughter Hannah is still missing.
That love and joy that come from Tim Walz at every appearance as he holds his hand to his heart and purses his lips in appreciation, is why the sleazy attacks on his honorable military service aren't working.
A new study reveals significant alterations in growth, photosynthetic activity, and gene expression of freshwater algae due to cerium oxide nanoparticles. This research highlights the complex interactions between these microscopic pollutants and key aquatic producers, providing essential insights into the ecological impacts of nanomaterial pollution.
