insert_link Sport Wiffen bags gold at European Short Course swimming championships Ireland's Daniel Wiffen took gold in the 400m freestyle on the opening day of competition at the European short course championships in Otopeni on Tuesday. Wiffen, who came fourth in the 1500m freestyle at the world championships in July, clipped almost three seconds off his own national record as he won in 3min 35sec. He touched over two seconds ahead of Lithuania's Danas Rapsys with Belgium's Lucas Henveaux […] todayDecember 6, 2023
insert_link Sport Germany through to Women’s Nations League final Germany booked their place at the Women's Nations League finals, where they will also fight for their spot at the 2024 Olympic Games, after grinding out a 0-0 draw in Wales on Tuesday. The Germans were level on 12 points with Denmark in Group A3 going into the game although their better head-to-head record meant they simply needed to match the Danes' result against Iceland. In the end, the Danish […] todayDecember 6, 2023
insert_link APO International African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and United Nations Group focus on Civilian Protection and Human Rights Implementation in Somalia The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the United Nations Joint Working Group (JWG) on Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP) on Sunday, convened to discuss critical areas for the implementation of the United Nations HRDDP in ATMIS. The meeting particularly focused on the protection of civilians for the Phase 2 of ATMIS drawdown. Co-chaired by the Head of ATMIS, Ambassador Souef Mohamed El-Amine, the Deputy Special Representative […] todayDecember 6, 2023 1
insert_link APO International African women on the frontline of peacekeeping For over a year, a group of United Nations peacekeepers from Ghana led by Captain Esinam Baah regularly patrolled the “blue line” or the demarcation line between Lebanon and Israel, and visited neighbourhoods in the area, checking in with local families and making sure they were safe. In 2022, Baah was one of the 173 Ghanaian women peacekeepers who served in the UN Interim Mission in Lebanon. She was also […] todayDecember 6, 2023 1
insert_link APO International Car Of The Year 2024: The new PEUGEOT E-3008 is in the final On 27 November 2023, the 59 members of the European Car of the Year (COTY) jury, representing 22 countries across the continent, chose the new PEUGEOT E-3008 (https://www.Peugeot.com/en/) from 28 shortlisted models to join the final seven contenders for the top prize. This is the 7th time in the last 10 years that a PEUGEOT model has been selected as a finalist. PEUGEOT has transformed the 3008, taking it to […] todayDecember 6, 2023 1
insert_link APO International Inaugural Global African Hydrogen Summit 2024 Launch at Conference of the Parties (COP28) United Arab Emirates (UAE) As part of Namibia’s COP28 program, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF), dmg events and Vasco Da Gama Energy are proud to announce the inauguration of the Global African Hydrogen Summit (GAh2S). The Summit is scheduled to take place in Windhoek, Namibia from 03 – 05 September 2024. Themed From Ambition to Action: Fuelling Africa’s Green Industrial Revolution, the three-day Summit […] todayDecember 6, 2023 2
insert_link World Japan Defense Minister expresses concern about US military Osprey flights Japan says it has lingering concerns with the US military continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country after one crashed last week. The US has identified the eight personnel who were on board the plane when it went down near Yakushima island on November 29. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. todayDecember 6, 2023 13
insert_link Namibia Opuwo Town Council maintains status quo The Opuwo Town Council on Tuesday re-elected its councillors in their various positions. In an election held at the town council chambers, Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo, a Popular Democratic Movement councillor, retained her mayoral position after accepting an unopposed nomination from fellow party member Kaare Lucuis Mupya. Kasipo Kakondo, a PDM councillor, will deputise Mbinge-Tjeundo. Mupya was re-elected as the management committee’s chairperson, while PDM’s Forester Matjiru Tjijahura and Swapo veteran Wilhelmine […] todayDecember 6, 2023 19
insert_link South Africa The Freedom Front FF Plus says the ANC is so far gone that it’s boasting about its failures The Freedom Front Plus says the ANC government’s illusion that it is a great achievement to have millions of South Africans dependent on social grants is shocking. The party’s, Fanie du Toit, says government is boasting that the number of social grants has skyrocketed over the past 25 years. He says the reality is that South Africa’s social service system is one of the world’s most expensive for taxpayers to […] todayDecember 6, 2023 9