# A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, while Saudi Arabia reported intercepting three drones. This comes as US president Donald Trump warned Iran must act fast after efforts to end the Middle Eastern war appeared to have stalled. Emirati officials say they were investigating the […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies sê een van die wêreld se vinnigste groeiende uitdagings is die wêreldwye behuisingskrisis, wat byna 2,8-miljard mense wêreldwyd raak. Meer as 1,1-miljard mense woon in krotbuurte of informele nedersettings en meer as 120-miljoen mense is in die afgelope dekade óf in krotbuurte en informele nedersettings gebore óf het daarheen verhuis. Die […]
# The United Nations says one of the world’s fastest-growing challenges is the global housing crisis, which affects nearly 2.8 billion people worldwide. More than 1.1 billion people live in slums or informal settlements worldwide, and more than 120 million people over the last decade were either born into or moved into slums and informal […]
# ‘n Aardbewing met ‘n sterkte van 5.2 het China se suidwestelike streek, Guangxi, in die vroeë oggendure getref, wat twee lewens geëis en meer as seweduisend mense in die stad Liuzhou gedwing het om te ontruim. Die staatsuitsaaier CCTV berig dat 13 geboue ingetuimel het, terwyl owerhede die integriteit van die spoorlyn-infrastruktuur inspekteer. Kommunikasie- […]
# Die Afrika-sentrums vir Siektebeheer en -voorkoming sê die Ebola-uitbreking in die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo en Uganda is ʼn teken dat entstowwe en medisyne plaaslik vervaardig moet word. Die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie het die uitbreking tot ʼn gesondheids-noodsituasie van internasionale belang verklaar nadat 88 sterftes en meer as 300 moontlike gevalle aangemeld is. Die sentrum se […]
# A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit China’s southwest region of Guangxi in the early hours of this morning, killing two people, and forcing more than seven thousand people in the city of Liuzhou to evacuate. State broadcaster CCTV reported that 13 buildings collapsed, while railway authorities inspected the integrity of the rail line infrastructure. Communication […]
# The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda points to the need for local vaccine and medicine manufacturing capacity. The World Health Organisation has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern after 88 deaths and over 300 suspected cases have […]
# Taiwan se president, Lai Ching-te, sê sy land sal nie konflik uitlok of laat toeneem nie, maar sal ook nie sy nasionale soewereiniteit en waardigheid prysgee nie. Beijing beskou Taiwan as sy grondgebied. Die Chinese president, Xi Jinping, het verlede week aan die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, gesê die Taiwanse vraagstuk is die belangrikste […]
# Taiwan president Lai Ching-te says his country will not provoke or escalate conflict, but it will also not relinquish its national sovereignty and dignity. Beijing considers Taiwan to be a part of its territory. Last week, in his meeting with US president Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said the Taiwan question was the most […]
