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Dangote Launches Kenya Refinery Amid Land Protests, Advancing Africa Industrial Push

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has launched a new oil refinery project in Kenya even as local land protests cast a political shadow over the venture. The project underscores his wider ambition to build industrial capacity across the continent by 2030, but it also highlights the recurring tensions between large-scale private investment, land rights, and state-backed development agendas.

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India & World Affairs5h ago

Jaishankar Says BRICS and UN Are Not Rivals, Calls for Reform-Driven Global Order

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said it is a "false choice" to frame BRICS and the United Nations as competing alternatives, arguing that smaller groupings are meant to support, not supplant, the global body. Speaking in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly, he said BRICS reflects bottom-up pressure for reform and alternative thinking within the international system.

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India Sports & Cricket1h ago

Suruchi-Kamaljeet Strike Gold as India's Asian Games Medal Charge Gains Momentum

India enjoyed a productive day at the Asian Games with Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet delivering a Games and Asian record in the mixed team 10m air pistol final, while Gulveer Singh claimed silver in the men's 10,000m. Baranica Elangovan also made history with a bronze in women's pole vault, even as the early exit of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in badminton provided a rare setback.

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World Politics & Diplomacy11h ago

Tenth Woman Found Dead in Johannesburg Suburb as South African Police Probe Possible Serial Killings

South African police are investigating the discovery of a tenth woman's body in a Johannesburg suburb, deepening fears that a string of violent deaths in Gauteng province may be linked. Authorities say the cases share similar characteristics, but have stopped short of confirming a serial killer, even as public anger grows over the country's epidemic of gender-based violence.

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World Politics & Diplomacy2h ago

U.S. Commits Another $267 Million to DRC Ebola Fight, Pressing Allies to Share Burden

The United States has announced an additional $267 million in direct health and humanitarian assistance to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, bringing total U.S. support for the crisis to $887 million. The pledge, unveiled during the U.N. General Assembly's high-level week in New York, expands treatment capacity, surveillance, safe burials and protective equipment while underscoring Washington's call for other capable nations to step up.

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Global Society & Public Affairs4h ago

Scientists Warn of 'Godzilla' El Niño as World Scrambles to Limit the Damage

A powerful El Niño event, described by scientists as "Godzilla-level" or "super" in intensity, is raising fears of deadly heat, crop losses and cascading humanitarian shocks across the globe. While the climate phenomenon itself cannot be stopped, experts say early warning systems, public health planning and targeted adaptation could sharply reduce the toll.

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World Politics & Diplomacy9h ago

G20 Health Ministers Back WHO Funding Push as Brazil Seeks Broader Pledges

Health ministers from G20 nations meeting in Rio de Janeiro voiced support for the World Health Organization's first Investment Round, urging all member states and partners to help fund the agency's new global health strategy. WHO says it has already secured 63 pledges worth more than $1 billion, but is pressing for additional commitments ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit in November.

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Pharma, Biotech & Global Health9h ago

WHO, Netherlands Renew Climate-Health Pact as Floods, Heat and Disease Intensify Worldwide

The World Health Organization and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have renewed their strategic partnership to confront the health impacts of climate change, with The Hague committing an additional €500,000 for 2024. The funding will support WHO's climate-and-health work, including efforts to strengthen early warning systems, climate-resilient health systems and the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health Secretariat.

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Global Environment & Science9h ago

USS George Washington Marks 200,000th Fixed-Wing Recovery in Indian Ocean Milestone

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington has reached a major aviation landmark, recovering its 200,000th fixed-wing aircraft while underway in the Indian Ocean after 34 years of continuous service. The milestone underscores the carrier's long operational history and its enduring role in projecting American sea power across some of the world's most strategically important waters.

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Kenya(1)Dangote Group(1)Aliko Dangote(1)