Algeria regrets 'biased' UN text on Western Sahara

Algeria on Sunday expressed "profound regret" at what it called an unbalanced UN Security Council resolution calling on all sides to resume talks toward a solution in disputed Western Sahara.
#algeria #westernsahara

New battle for strategic Ethiopian city

Ethiopian forces have mounted a fresh battle for the strategic northern city of Dessie, residents said on Sunday, hours after Tigrayan rebels claimed to have taken control of it.
#dessie #ethiopia #tigray

Fruit-shaped bomb kills two children in Ugandan village - police

A bomb that looked like a "jackfruit" killed at least two children in a Ugandan village on Friday, after being given to the children while they were playing, a senior police official said.
#uganda #ugandanvillage #jackfruit

Italian Police Transport Kidney In Lamborghini, Covers 500km In 2 Hours

Italian police took full advantage of one of their supercars to deliver a kidney for a life-saving transplant. Reaching speeds of up to 230kph (143mph) officers drove their blue and white-coloured Lamborghini Huracian LP610-4 from the northern town of Padova, 500 kilometres (310 miles) down south to a hospital in Rome.
#italianpolice #italy #rome

Tottenham Hotspur Sack Coach, Nuno Espírito Santo

Following Saturday's drubbing by Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur has announced the sack of boss, Nuno Espirito. The Club can today announce that Nuno Espírito Santo and his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias have been relieved of their duties.
#nunoespirito #tottenham #epl

WHO wants $23.4 billion for Covid plan

The World Health Organisation said Thursday it needed $23.4 billion over the next 12 months for its plan to conquer Covid-19, urging the G20 to show some leadership and pay up.
#g20 #who

Former NY governor Cuomo faces misdemeanour complaint related to sex crime - court spokesman

A criminal complaint charging former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with a misdemeanour sex offense has been filed in a court in Albany, the state's capital, a spokesman for the New York state courts said on Thursday.
#cuomo #newyork

Ocean plastic-trapping device caught 290,299kg of trash - including a fridge, and toilet seats

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, around 1,931 kilometres from shore, sits a giant vortex of rubbish known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The site is home to more than 27 trillion pieces of plastic - the largest accumulation of ocean plastic in the world.
#plasticwaste #pacificocean #plastic #pacificgarbagepatch

England may become first country to prescribe e-cigarettes

England could become the first country in the world to prescribe e-cigarettes to people who want to quit smoking, which would be a boon for an industry that is facing regulatory pressure in the US.
#england #ecigarettes #us

Protesters spill 1 000 litres of fake oil in London

Climate protesters spilled a 1 000 litres of fake oil outside Lloyd’s of London on Friday, part of a campaign to draw attention to the finance industry’s financing of fossil fuels. 
#london #climateprotesters #fakeoil