It’s estimated that more than 53,000 people have fled extreme violence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, which equates to 80 percent of the city’s population. Haiti has been without a president since...
South Africa: Deadly building collapse leaves dozens trapped | BBC News
Rescuers in South Africa are searching for survivors after a five-storey apartment block under construction collapsed on Monday, killing five people and leaving at least 50 trapped. Officials in the city of George...
Japanese randoseru backpacks made into mementosーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS
Elementary school students in Japan carry their belongings in boxy backpacks called “randoseru.” Once the kids have moved on to higher grades, the randoseru are put aside… but not necessarily thrown away. Some are...
Rafah running critically low on clean water
Israeli attacks since October 7 have left the besieged Gaza Strip without enough clean water. And it’s no different in the city of Rafah, which is the last remaining shelter for more than 1.4 million Palestinians...
Train strikes: ‘We’ve gone half a decade without a pay increase’ – Mick Whelan
Rail services on some of London’s busiest commuter routes have been brought to a standstill as drivers launched a fresh wave of strikes in a near two-year long pay dispute. Aslef General Secretary Mick Whelan told Sky...
300-year-old sunken town revealed amid ongoing drought in Philippines
Extreme heat has engulfed numerous countries in South Asia, including the Philippines. Soaring temperatures can unearth all sorts of problems, but in the Pantagan municipality, it has exposed an archaeological treasure...
How much does China really need Europe? | DW News Desk
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a five-day European tour. He first met with EU power players in France, before heading onto two smaller nations where China has pursued cosier relations of late — Serbia and...