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Interactive effects of coffee husk biochar and NPSB rates on food barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) yield under limed and unlimed acidic soils
Scientific Reports - Interactive effects of coffee husk biochar and NPSB rates on food barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) yield under limed and unlimed acidic soils
Oct 29, 2026
BRICS leaders voice concern over 'growing risks' of nuclear conflict
In the ‘New Delhi Declaration’ adopted on the first day of the two-day BRICS Summit, being hosted by India, the leaders on Saturday also expressed concerns over the ‘growing risks…
Oct 29, 2026
Somali president: Ethiopia can access our port, but must negotiate
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Addis Ababa has yet to come to Mogadishu to negotiate access to sea ports.
Oct 29, 2026
Family of Irishman killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash awarded €25m in damages
A US jury awarded $29 million (€25 million) to the family of Michael Ryan, an Irish aid worker who died in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash.
Oct 29, 2026
US-Sanctioned Oil Tanker ‘Sibu 1’ Rescued from Somali Pirates
A US-sanctioned oil tanker, Sibu 1, has been freed after being hijacked by Somali pirates in August, the maritime police force in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said on Friday.
Oct 29, 2026
‘The Voodoo Thing’
One afternoon around 1990, as a teenager working my after-school job in an optometrist’s basement office, I was listening to a local college radio station when the DJ, needing a…
Oct 29, 2026
Experts Call for Deeper BRICS Banking Links to Boost Local Currency Trade
Experts say BRICS countries can strengthen local currency trade and cross-border investment by deepening financial markets, building banking linkages and putting robust risk-management mechanisms in place.
Oct 29, 2026
‘Tremendous costs’: Can Trump stop other countries from trading with Iran?
Iran's foreign minister has dismissed Trump’s latest threats, calling them a “diversion" from America’s own crisis."
Oct 29, 2026
Britain: Leaflet with…rules of good behavior teaches illegal immigrants not to abuse women, “sex without consent is rape”
Particular emphasis is also placed on protecting children, as the leaflet makes clear that it is illegal to have sexual contact with anyone under the age of 16 – The…
Oct 29, 2026
RSF claims key victory in Sudan's Blue Nile region
Sudan's Rapid Support Forces claim full control of Geissan in the Blue Nile region near the Ethiopian border, but the Sudanese army disputes this.
Oct 29, 2026
'Rule-Taker into Rule-Shaper': PM Modi proposes 10 governance reforms for Global South for next BRICS Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed ten global governance reform proposals for BRICS members. These proposals aim to transform the Global South from a rule-taker into a rule-shaper. He stressed the…
Oct 29, 2026
‘Why foreign airlines rule Nigeria’s skies’
By Dickson Omobola Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Mr Adedayo Olawuyi, has fingered the dominance of foreign carriers in Nigeria’s aviation market to the weakness of domestic airlines, saying the…
Oct 29, 2026