President Putin said he had been left with no choice but to launch the operation [AFP] Updated on Thursday 24/02/2022 at 940 EAT. Russia on Thursday announced the closure of its airspace for civilian flights on the western border with Ukraine and Belarus. A Notice to Airmen or Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) was published…
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UK:Reople REFUSE To Evacuate Their Homes Along The Flooded River Despite ‘danger to life’
Updated at 1355 EAT ON February 2022. HICGI News Agency: Dozens of people living next to Britain’s longest river in Shropshire and Worcestershire were told to get out on Monday amid ‘danger to life’ warnings and fears that flood defences could fail after three storms in five days. Britons refusing to leave their homes along…
Somalia funding at risk over election delays
Election delays could mean IMF’s planned reforms will not be endorsed in time for its review by mid-May. Published On Monday 22/02/2022 at 1128 EAT. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could stop its programme in Somalia in three months if long postponed national elections encounter new delays, a senior official has told the AFP. The IMF’s programme…
A perfect storm of weather extremes and inequality.
Updated on Tuesday 22/02/2022 at 1159 EAT. The town saw a month’s worth of rain – 240 mm (9.4 in)- in just two hours. “The rain came down so hard,” Carine says. She was trapped at work, while her daughter was at home. “I had no idea that where I lived it was even worse.” …
Canada’s Parliament Approves Trudeau’s Emergency Powers.
Updated at 0804 EAT on 22nd February 2022. OTTAWA, Canada’s parliament on Monday backed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end pandemic-related protests that have blocked streets in the capital Ottawa for more than three weeks. The Emergencies Act was approved in parliament by 185 to 151, with the minority…
Putin Orders Russian Troops To Ukraine After Recognising Breakaway Regions.
Updated at 0746 EATon February 22nd 2022. MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent on Monday, accelerating a crisis the West fears could unleash a major war. An HICGI witness saw tanks and other military hardware moving through the separatist-controlled…
US troops holds military training in Ivory Coast amidst tension.
Published On Monday 21/02/2022 at 1713 EAT. The annual United States-led counterterrorism training programme for African forces has kicked off in Ivory Coast as West Africa faces the growing threat of armed groups’ attacks amid French forces’ withdrawal. Also known as Flintlock, the programme which comprises more than 400 service members from 10 African partners…
Do we know the real death toll of covid?
Updated on Monday 21/02/2022 at 1627 EAT. There has long been a debate over how COVID-19-related deaths are recorded. The Johns Hopkins University in the United States, which is widely accepted as a reputable source, puts the global death toll at more than 5.8 million people. Some COVID-deniers insist that this number is exaggerated but they…
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