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[ad_1] SEOUL – North Korean state media said on Wednesday that around 1.4 million young people have applied to join or return to the army this week, accusing Seoul of a provocative drone incursion that it says had brought the "tense situation to the brink of war."The young people, including students and youth league officials who had signed petitions to join the army, are determined to fight in a "sacred […]
[ad_1] Geneva — While the world's farmers produce more than enough food to feed the planet's nearly 8 billion people, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "hunger and malnutrition are a fact of life" for billions. In a message in advance of World Food Day on October 16, Guterres said 733 million people globally are short of food because of "conflict, marginalization, climate change, poverty and economic downturns." The Food and Agriculture Organization was established 79 years ago on October […]
[ad_1] Nairobi, Kenya — More than 400 delegates and organizations working in Africa's farming sector are in Nairobi, Kenya, this week to discuss how digital agriculture can improve the lives of farmers and the continent's food system. Tech innovators discussed the need for increased funding, especially for women. In past decades, African farmers have struggled to produce enough food to feed the continent. DigiCow is one of the tech companies at the conference that says it has answers to the […]
[ad_1] Abuja, Nigeria — The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) is criticizing Nigeria's decision to withdraw from the 2025 AFCON qualifier in Libya and is threatening to take legal action. On Monday, Nigeria's national football team the Super Eagles walked off the fixture citing safety concerns after being stranded at a local airport in Libya without food and internet access for more than 16 hours. Tuesday's statement by the LFF accused its Nigerian counterpart, the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) of not […]
[ad_1] El Fasher / Adré / Port Sudan / Entebbe — The African Union's Peace and Security Council* (PSC) has called on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to immediately lift the siege on North Darfur's capital of El Fasher, ensuring safe humanitarian access. Following its 1235th meeting on 9 October 2024, the PSC condemned the escalating violence and humanitarian crisis across Darfur, describing the situation as an "unprecedented catastrophe." The council's communique reaffirmed the African Union's (AU) commitment to supporting […]
[ad_1] Japan is grappling with a significant shortage of private-sector volunteer probation officers, known as hogoshi, who work with the government to assist in the rehabilitation of offenders.The shortage has been exacerbated by the aging of current officers, creating an urgent need to recruit new personnel.In late September, a panel of experts appointed by the Justice Ministry to review the probation officer system released a final report outlining several proposed […]
[ad_1] Nearly 70% of laws made in China this year feature language explicitly affirming the party’s authority. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The divide could bolster Narendra Modi's image as a hawk on national security while taking the spotlight off of Justin Trudeau reportedly being asked to step down. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Efforts are being made to restore the right to vote of Iwao Hakamata, the world's longest-held death row prisoner, who has been exonerated over a 1966 murder case, for the first time in 44 years to allow him to cast his ballot in the Oct. 27 Lower House election.When Hideko Hakamata, his older sister, checked with the election committee in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, last week, an official told her […]
[ad_1] The BBC's Mohanad Hashim returns to Omdurman to find what has been left of his neighbourhood since he left in 2023. [ad_2] Source link
