insert_link World China’s property giant Evergrande ordered to liquidate A Hong Kong court has ordered the liquidation of property giant Evergrande. This after the indebted developer, with more than $300 billion of liabilities, failed to come up with a restructuring plan. Patrick Fok was outside the court in Hong Kong when the verdict was delivered. todayJanuary 29, 2024 18
insert_link South Africa DA Urges Gauteng Education Department to Mandate Enhanced Safety Measures for School Outings The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng is calling on the provincial Department of Education to mandate schools to implement comprehensive safety measures during outings, following the tragic passing of Latoya Temilton, a Grade Seven learner from Laerskool Queenswood in Pretoria, who drowned during a school excursion. Although the DA acknowledges the department's decision to initiate an independent investigation into the incident, Sergio dos Santos of the DA expresses deep concerns about […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 23
insert_link Namibia State Patient Arrested with 500 Grams of Cannabis During Ambulance Transport A 38-year-old man, under state care and being transported in an ambulance from Windhoek to Outjo, was apprehended on Friday after authorities discovered him in possession of 500 grams of cannabis. Inspector Maureen Mbeha, the Namibian Police Force's head of community affairs in the Otjozondjupa Region, revealed that the arrest took place at 3PM on Friday along the B1 road. The police had set up an unexpected roadblock about five […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 22
insert_link APO International Philippines Calls for Revitalized Non-Aligned Movement Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Enrique A. Manalo, delivered a statement at the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Kampala, Uganda, last 19 January 2024. Secretary Manalo highlighted the need for a renewed commitment to the principles and goals of NAM, calling for a revitalization of the movement to better address the challenges that the developing countries are facing. In his speech, Secretary Manalo expressed his felicitations to […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 2
insert_link APO International Head of Government Represents His Majesty the King at ‘Italy-Africa: Bridge for Common Growth’ Summit The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, arrived in Rome on Januray, 28, 2024 to represent HM King Mohammed VI at the "Italy-Africa Summit: A Bridge for Common Growth", to be held on January 28 and 29 in the Italian capital. The Conference is part of a series of bilateral meetings undertaken by the Italian government since it took office, culminating in the Conference on Development and Migration, held in Rome […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 5
insert_link APO International SRSG Abdulaye Bathily urges western security actors to work toward long-term stability As part of UNSMIL’s efforts to engage all stakeholders, including political actors, major institutions, elders, cultural components, women and youth, on the solution to Libya’s protracted crisis, SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily met today with more than 20 western security actors and representatives of armed formations. SRSG Bathily urged them to fulfil their duty to establish peace and stability in Libya, heal wounds, and rebuild the country. Libya is for all Libyans, […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 1
insert_link Lifestyle Pickle, anyone? 3 possible reasons women get cravings during pregnancy wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland and Katelyn Barnes, The University of Queensland From pickles and french fries to oranges and ice cream, women and other people who are pregnant report craving a range of foods while they’re expecting. A food craving is a strong urge to eat a specific food. The intense desire to eat is not necessarily related to hunger and can be difficult to ignore or […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 12
insert_link Health / Medical Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s – but our research suggests a specific brain enzyme could help protect them Shutterstock/Pavlova Yuliia Silvia Maioli, Karolinska Institutet The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s, is a progressive, life limiting, neurodegenerative condition, which damages and destroys parts of the nervous system, especially the brain, over time. Women are most likely to be affected. They make up two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s. It is not yet understood why women have greater risk of developing the disease – but there does seem to be […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 23
insert_link World Japan’s moon probe resumes mission after regaining power Japan’s space agency says its lunar probe has begun functioning again after losing power on the moon’s surface last week. The ‘SLIM’ explorer lost power days after successfully landing on the moon on January 19, but JAXA says it is now operational and restarting its mission. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. todayJanuary 29, 2024 16