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Somalia on brink of catastrophic famine after worst drought in decades – BBC News
Hundreds of thousands of people are facing hunger and the threat of starvation in Somalia, due to drought, crop failure and decades of conflict. It’s one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis, with many blaming the drought on climate change. The situation is made worse by the conflict with Al Shabab, Islamist insurgents who pose a threat in much of the country and prevent…
107-year-old Norwegian WW2 veteran knighted by France decades after helping liberation – BBC News
107-year-old Nils Severin Økland helped to liberate southern France from the Nazis in the Second World War. He has now been awarded the title of Knight of the French Legion of Honour for his service over seven decades ago. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #WW2 #WorldWar2 #BBCNews
'It’s hard to talk about dreams now': A Hongkonger reflects on two decades living in Beijing
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube There are about 370,000 Hong Kong people living and working in mainland China as of November 2020. Among them is Bing Chiu, who moved to Shanghai in 1998 then Beijing to work in the advertising industry. Bing said he initially had to adjust to the more political environment in the Chinese capital, but he went on…
Pakistan faces hottest summer in decades – BBC News
Temperatures have risen to more than 50C (122F) in Pakistan leading to serious water shortages, as the country battles an extreme heatwave. In Cholistan, the droughts have led to the deaths of livestock – devastating the livelihoods of farmers in the region. Some farmers have even spent their own money on systems to extract water from underground, but with little success. Residents say if temperatures…
Somalia faces worst drought in four decades. Can it avert famine? | Inside Story
The Horn of Africa region is facing its driest conditions in decades after three consecutive rainy seasons failed. Aid agencies say only a tiny fraction of the funds Somalia needs for food assistance has been raised as the world focuses on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Further complicating the response is the political and security situation. The armed group Al Shabab has been stepping up…
Eastern Myanmar sees fighting in scale unseen for decades, according to relief organisation
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Fighting in the eastern Myanmar state of Kayah, also known as Karenni state, has reached a scale unseen in decades, according to a humanitarian relief organisation. David Eubank, director of the Free Burma Rangers, described the situation as some of the worst fighting in the country since the Second World War. He noted there were frequent…
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Ukraine is eagerly waiting for Western aid as Russia racks up more victories on the battlefield. Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on a visit to Kyiv gave Ukraine the [...]
The nation of Kazakhstan has been rattled by the trial of former economy minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev, who stands accused of the murder of his wife, Saltanat Nukenova. Shock waves rippled [...]
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