The death toll from a landslide at a vast rubbish dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 13, according to police, as rescue personnel continued to dig for survivors. After torrential rain in recent weeks, a chunk of rubbish from the city’s only landfill site broke off late on…
Police have hurled tear gas at protesters calling for the president’s resignation in the Kenyan capital as a new cabinet is sworn in. The protests in Nairobi on Thursday were organised by activists upset with President William Ruto even after he dismissed almost all of his ministers and added opposition…
British police are preparing for another night of violence amid concerns that anti-immigration groups planned to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting and disorder driven by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. Police anticipated more than 100 events on Wednesday, the United…
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters have crowded into a central Dhaka square for mass protests, demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign following a deadly police crackdown. Asif Mahmud, one of the key protest leaders in a nationwide civil disobedience campaign, asked supporters to be ready to fight. “Prepare bamboo sticks and…
Venezuelan security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters angered by the announcement that Nicolas Maduro won Sunday’s presidential election. Thousands of people flooded the streets of the capital, Caracas, on Monday, chanting “Freedom, freedom!” and “This government is going to fall!” The opposition has questioned the…
Bangladesh has enjoyed a shaky calm amid a curfew as protesters set the government a 48-hour deadline to meet their new demands. Widespread disruption of telecoms persisted on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court scrapped most of the controversial job quotas that led to the rallies. Clashes between student…
Some 20,000 protesters have hit the streets of the Mallorcan capital Palma in a huge demonstration against mass tourism. The rally on Sunday saw demands for changes to a touristic model that protestors say is harming the Spanish Mediterranean island. Under the slogan “Let’s change course and set limits on…
On a clear day, Chile’s towering 5,400-metre (17,700-foot) El Plomo mountain can be seen from the capital, Santiago. The glacier-capped Andean peak has been climbed and revered for centuries, with the Incas carrying out human sacrifices at the summit. The route to the top is still the same path paved…
Along the rice fields of Porto Tolle in Veneto, the areas damaged by salt seeping into the soil are clearly visible. It has been caused by both direct irrigation with brackish water and by saltwater rising from the subsoil. In the Po Delta, the problem is particularly bad because the fields…
Student protesters demanding an end to quotas for government jobs in Bangladesh have called for a complete nationwide shutdown after six people were killed and hundreds injured in clashes this week. Angered by high youth unemployment, with nearly 32 million people out of work or education in the total population…
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