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Report: South & East African Nations Suffer Spike in Cyber Threats Ahead of Festive Season
As the world celebrates Christmas and prepares for the New Year, cyber criminals intensify their attacks on online shoppers who are looking for good sales and offers during the festive season. The post Report: South & East African Nations Suffer Spike in Cyber Threats Ahead of Festive Season appeared first on .
First Nations rappers build a music studio at a controversial coal mine and go viral | ABC Australia
Subscribe ✅ and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day: http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe In remote Australia, a group of Aboriginal traditional owners have been camped out at the Carmichael Mine, owned by Adani’s Australian arm, Bravus. They’ve lived there for more than a year and have now started releasing rap music recorded on site. But Bravus says the camp is part of…
Haiti: People face cholera and famine-like conditions, says United Nations – BBC News
The United Nations has said a humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Haiti. It’s the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and almost half the population – 4.7m Haitians – are facing acute hunger. In the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the UN said 19,000 people are facing the prospect of living in ‘famine-like conditions’. People there are also dealing with a deadly cholera epidemic. Armed groups and…
Why are powerful nations unable to bring peace to DR Congo? | Inside Story
A renewed offensive by M23 fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. There are reports of extrajudicial killings, torture and rape. The rebel group has ignored international appeals for a ceasefire and is now marching on Goma, the regional capital. UN investigators have found evidence that Rwanda’s military is backing M23 fighters. Uganda has…
Mali on the conflict in the country – Security Council Media Stakeout | United Nations
Informal comments to the media by Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali, on situation in Mali. The post Mali on the conflict in the country – Security Council Media Stakeout | United Nations appeared first on .
Reverse climate change or “we are doomed” warns United Nations
Countries must prioritise tackling climate change or the world faces catastrophe. That warning comes from the head of the United Nations, António Guterres, who was speaking to the BBC in New York, before a major climate conference in Egypt. Mr Guterres warned of a tendency to put climate change on the back burner and said that if we are not able to reverse the present…