Pope Francis allegedly told Italian bishops to not permit gay men to train for the priesthood, with two Italian newspapers claiming that the 87-year-old pontiff made a homophobic slur in a closed-door meeting last week. Citing sources from inside the meeting, the Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica newspapers reported Monday that the Pope had…
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UN assembly approves resolution to consider Palestine UN member state
Updated Ronald sserwadda The United Nations General Assembly has enhanced Palestine’s rights within the organisation and called for it to be accepted as a member. Palestine has had non-member observer state status since 2012, which allows some rights short of a full member. Membership can only be decided upon by the UN Security Council. The…
“South Africa building collapse leaves many missing.”
Rescuers in South Africa are urgently searching for 42 missing people following the collapse of a five-story residential building on Monday. At least 33 people were rescued from the debris after the accident in the coastal city of George, with seven confirmed dead. Earlier on Tuesday, rescuers heard from 11 more survivors in the ruins….
son of a Sudanese military leader has passed away due a motorcycle accident in Turkey.
Updated by Ronald sserwadda On Friday, it was reported by Turkey’s state-run news agency that the son of Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah Burhan, has passed away in a hospital in Ankara. He had been severely injured in a motorcycle accident two months prior. Mohammed Fattah Burhan Rahman had been receiving medical treatment at…
Zimbabwe’s ZiG is the world’s newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis.
Zimbabwe has taken a major step in its efforts to recover from the economic crisis that has plagued the country in recent years. On Tuesday, the government began circulating a new currency called the ZiG, which is intended to replace the old currency that has been severely affected by inflation and has lost much…
US to ‘temporarily’ pull troops out of Chad.
By ronald sserwadda The US will temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, days after agreeing to remove all its soldiers from the neighbouring Niger. US Pentagon Press Secretary Maj Gen Pat Ryder said on Thursday that the US plans to “reposition” some of its military forces from Chad, but did not say…
UN summit calling to end plastic pollution starts today in Ottawa.
By Ronald Sserwadda, 23-04-2024 Scientists and experts from around the world will descend on Ottawa in time for Earth Day as part of a global effort to end plastic pollution on Earth. The fourth of five rounds of negotiations as part of a United Nations delegations aims to develop an international legally binding treaty on plastic…
Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought sweep southern Africa.
An estimated 20 million people in southern Africa are facing what the United Nations calls”acute hunger” as one of the worst droughts in more than four decades shrivels crops, decimates livestock and, after years of rising food prices brought on by pandemic and war, spikes the price of corn, the region’s staple crop. Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe have all declared…
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