As big pharma exits Nigeria, asthma patients face spiralling costs | Health
Ibadan, Nigeria — When Gloria Mofifoluwa’s friend informed her in March that the price of inhalers had risen in Nigeria, she did not think much…
In Scotland, support grows for Labour as SNP’s dominance looks set to fade | Elections News
Glasgow, United Kingdom – When the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) defeated its Labour rivals by a single seat in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election,…
How Team USA became the unexpected darlings of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
When USA opened the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 with a seven-wicket win over Canada on June 1, the result was met with a…
From Disney child star to performing on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour… why Sabrina Carpenter is pop’s hottest rising star
THE world is waking up to Espresso pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter who wowed Wembley Stadium dressed in an England football shirt. The US singer-songwriter is…
‘Sovereign flex’: How a tribe defied a US state with a cannabis superstore | Indigenous Rights News
Cherokee, North Carolina – In a converted bingo hall deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Myrtle Driver led the charge to defy the state of North…
Will South Africa’s new coalition gov’t change tack on Israel-Palestine? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Cape Town, South Africa – When South Africa, under its ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…
‘Double attack’: The curse of natural gas and armed groups in Mozambique | Human Rights News
Palma, Mozambique – It was late afternoon and darkness was approaching when Awa Salama* heard pops of gunfire and explosions: The fighters were coming. As…
The Beast dumped me in a 3-min call days after we celebrated anniversary – it was brutal & beastly, says Hayley Palmer
THE Chase star Mark Labbett has been branded “beastly” by his former girlfriend – after he callously dumped her in a three-minute phone call. Jilted…
‘My crew are my brothers’: Inside Tunisia’s dance revolution | Arts and Culture
Tunis, Tunisia – It is a balmy Thursday night in Tunis and the region’s coolest crowd is escaping the city centre. Headed north towards the…
G7 leaders put on good show of unity, but look fragile at home | Gaza News
Fasano, Italy – This year’s G7 summit bore the hallmarks of a fragile club, yet one that still manages to put up a good fight…
Working in ‘hellfire’: Gig workers bear the brunt of India’s heatwave | Business and Economy News
New Delhi, India – Every morning before stepping out of his rented accommodation in New Delhi, India, gig worker Aman fills three plastic bottles with…
Basket Pour Toutes: Fighting against France’s sports and Olympics hijab ban | Paris Olympics 2024 News
Paris, France – Diaba Konate was a rising star in French basketball. Called up by the French Federation of Basketball (FFBB) at 17, she went on…
Photos: Female deminers step in to clear up Ukrainian land | Russia-Ukraine war
Deminer Tetiana Shpak crouched down in a once tranquil poppy-strewn field in southern Ukraine, now littered with Russian mines. Just a few years ago this…
A House in Jerusalem holds the memories and grief of Nakba, dispossession | Arts and Culture
Palestinian film director Muayad Alayan has barely begun talking when he’s interrupted, a producer asking him to slightly move so that he can get a…
‘The future is dark’: Inside the Brazilian businesses shattered by floods | Floods News
Rambo’s store is one of around 45,000 businesses in the state capital that have been impacted by these devastating floods. Porto Alegre’s Chamber of Store…
Apple announces new features, operating systems that more fully employ AI
1 of 3 | Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday speaks during the 2024 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on the campus of Apple Park in…
After Israel’s massacre in Nuseirat … when will the world see us? | Israel-Palestine conflict
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Yesterday was anything but ordinary. It felt like descending into the depths of hell, the war returned to its brutality and…
Israel occupying Palestine echoes France colonising Algeria: Analysts | Israel-Palestine conflict
Thousands of protesters gathered in a town under colonial rule in the 1940s. They raised national flags and placards and called for self-determination. The authorities…
The Zimbabwean musician bringing the marimba and mbira to township youth | Music
Harare, Zimbabwe – Dzivarasekwa, a nondescript township on the southwestern rims of Zimbabwe’s capital, copies the 1907 template of the first ghetto, Harari (now Mbare):…
Climate crisis stings Nepal’s honey gatherers, threatens tradition | Climate Crisis
Aita Prasad Gurung dangles off a cliff in Nepal, carefully manipulating a long pole with a blade at its end to cut away chunks of…