Global food crisis ‘will kill millions’ by disease, health executive warns
The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the hungriest more vulnerable to infectious diseases, potentially triggering the world's next health catastrophe, the head of a major aid organisation has warned. A Russian naval...
Vienna returns as world’s ‘most liveable city’
The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most liveable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was not included this year after Russia invaded the country in late February, while...
Ten memorable moments on Wimbledon Centre Court
Wimbledon marks the 100th anniversary of its famed Centre Court at this year's tournament which gets underway at the All England Club on Monday. Australia's Gerald Patterson and France's Suzanne Lenglen were the first champions to lift the trophies on the world's most...
US swimmer rescued from World Championship pool after fainting
Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was dramatically rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after fainting at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Andrea Fuentes leapt in to rescue Team USA's Alvarez, who had sunk to the bottom of the pool and was not...
US Supreme Court divided over church-state separation
By Chris Lefkow The wall separating church and state is one of the foundational principles of the United States. Sonia Sotomayor, one of three liberal justices on the Supreme Court, is accusing her conservative majority colleagues of tearing it down. Sotomayor did not...
The EU: 65 years of pushing boundaries
By Janet MCEVOY The European Union, which at a summit on Thursday and Friday will discuss whether to make Ukraine a membership candidate, has admitted over 15 countries in the past three decades. Others are on the first rungs of the ladder or have applied to join. The...
Five things to know about Rwanda
A tiny nation with a tumultuous history indelibly marked by a gruesome genocide, Rwanda has undergone a dramatic turnaround in recent decades but is dogged by criticism over rights abuses and lack of political freedoms. The former German and Belgian colony is hosting...
What’s in a name? Why giving monkeypox a new one is a good idea
Moses John Bockarie, Njala University In its latest update on monkey pox in mid-June, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that cases had been reported from 42 member states across five of its regions – the Americas, Africa, Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, and...
NGOs urge UN to pick a ‘courageous’ rights chief
Rights groups appealed Wednesday for the next UN rights chief to be appointed through a swift, open process, calling for a "courageous" nominee to stand up to powerful countries. More than 60 non-governmental organisations, including Amnesty International and Human...
‘We are human beings’: Transgender rugby player says ban is punishment
Transgender former rugby player Caroline Layt said she was assaulted by her teammates nearly two decades ago, and now she fears a new generation of players is being punished for being themselves. The Australian decried rugby league's world governing body after it...