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South African women’s land rights activist Sizani Ngubane is one of three finalists for the 2020 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, which is referred to as the Nobel Prize for human rights. Land is a hot topic in South

Ebola response workers were killed in attacks carried out by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday. “We are heartbroken that our worst fears have been realized,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of

WHO invites you to visit the Air Pollution Pods at the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid, between December 2nd and 13th.  Immersive art installation at COP25 recreates air pollution experienced daily by millions, representing a major public health issue. According to

A man stabbed and injured three people in the centre of The Hague on Friday, Dutch police said on Twitter. Medical response officials rushed to the scene at the Grote Marktstraat, a busy shopping street in the city centre, the ANP

Police shot dead a man suspected of stabbing several people near London Bridge on Friday in what detectives declared a terrorist incident. The Metropolitan Police said “a number” of people were wounded but gave no information on the number or their

what can be expected from COP25? Spanish capital, Madrid, on 2 December host the 25th Conference of Parties (COP) will kick off in Madrid, Spain. It was moved from Chile in “a complete affront” to Chilean civil society, which had called

The Bank of Ghana has introduced GH¢100 and GH¢200 notes in the country’s currency denomination mix. It has also introduced GH¢2 coins. This was announced by the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison at a press conference in Accra

President Donald Trump paid a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan, where he announced the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and said he believes the Taliban wants a ceasefire. In his first trip to the site of