North Korea accuses Ukraine of having nuclear ambitions
North Korea is forging closer ties with the Kremlin amid shared isolation by the West. It supported Moscow’s position after Russia invaded Ukraine last year, including its later proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine that most U.N. members condemned as illegal. It has denied providing arms to Moscow.
The US leads the world in weather catastrophes. Here’s why
Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said. Two oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, jutting peninsulas like Florida, clashing storm fronts and the jet stream combine to naturally brew the nastiest of weather.
Bulgaria holds 5th parliamentary election in 2 years
Bulgarians are casting their ballots in the fifth general election in two years, hoping to end political instability and help overcome the economic woes fuelled by the war in Ukraine.
Activists’ network in Mexico helps U.S. women get abortions
This abortion model, in which no travel, clinics or prescriptions are needed, sparked interest in the U.S. — and a surge of requests for help — as the Supreme Court moved to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion last year. But the model was developed by Mexican activists through decades of facing abortion bans and restrictions in most of Mexico’s 32 states.
Mozambique works to contain cholera outbreak after cyclone
WHO teams are responding to five concurrent health emergencies in Mozambique: besides cholera and the Cyclone Freddy flooding, polio, Covid-19 and an ongoing humanitarian crisis in the north are causing a situation that is “overwhelming” health systems, said Von Xylander.
Cyclone Freddy destroyed more than 132,000 homes and 184,000 people were displaced, and while the floods are now receding, access to safe water is “challenging”, he said, while around a third of crops have been destroyed.
Cyclone Freddy destroyed more than 132,000 homes and 184,000 people were displaced, and while the floods are now receding, access to safe water is “challenging”, he said, while around a third of crops have been destroyed.
Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica
Costa Rica logged a record 657 homicides last year and Limon – with a homicide rate five times the national average -- was the epicentre.
The bloodshed in a country better known for its laid-back, “it's all good” outlook and its lack of a standing army has stirred a public outcry as the administration of President Rodrigo Chaves scrambles for answers.
The bloodshed in a country better known for its laid-back, “it's all good” outlook and its lack of a standing army has stirred a public outcry as the administration of President Rodrigo Chaves scrambles for answers.
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