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Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are learning about the risks involved thanks to the UN drugs and crime agency, UNODC.
“I used to transport sugar from Malawi,” said an anonymous driver, who was arrested for migrant trafficking.
Families said to have run away with nothing as three forces fight in South Kordofan state
Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum
Thousands of people have fled their homes in the capital of South Kordofan state in Sudan after an attack by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North rebel group, one of three forces now fighting in the area.
KOHIMA, Aug 19 (NEPS): Today marks the dedication of the Panchayat Multi-Purpose Building cum Office of the Naga Hospital Colony Panchayat at the Naga Hospital Colony in Kohima.
Chairman of the Naga Hospital Colony Panchayat, Kohima, Vizetuo Solo, opened the Multi-Purpose Building cum Office and proclaimed the day “red letter Day” for the residents of the Naga Hospital Colony.… Read the rest
Water scarcity threatening agriculture faster than expected, warns Cop15 desertification president
Fiona Harvey Environment editor
The world is likely to face major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target, the president of the UN’s desertification conference has warned, as the impacts of the climate crisis combine with water scarcity and poor farming practices to threaten global agriculture.
State media urges citizens to focus on ‘ensuring the safety’ of propaganda relating to the Kim dynasty
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
North Koreans have been told to do everything possible to protect portraits of the Kim dynasty, as the country braces for heavy rain and strong winds caused by tropical storm Khanun.