Category: Latest News

Oct 29
‘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 country lacks strong local and regional op…

Oct 29
Immunization timeliness and its determinants among young children in Baghdad, Iraq: A cross-sectional study using documented vaccination cards

Background Childhood immunization is a critical public health intervention, yet timeliness remains a challenge in post conflict affected settings like Iraq. This study assessed timeliness of immunization, missed doses, and associated factors with delay among …

Oct 29
The World’s Biggest Cities Ranked by Climate Resilience—See Where Yours Lands

A geospatial AI company evaluated the climate resilience of 72 major cities. The ranking may surprise you.

Oct 29
The Story Behind Phil Collins’ Live Aid Outfit And The Day It Crossed The Atlantic

Why Phil Collins’ Live Aid outfit could be one of music’s most remarkable pieces of memorabilia and the incredible journey that made history.

Oct 29
African Union holds Kigali talks as fighting continues in eastern DRC

Three former African presidents discussed security commitments, refugee protection and regional cooperation.

Oct 29
Xi Jinping lands in Delhi for BRICS summit, Modi meeting to test India-China reset

President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Summit. He will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the summit's sidelines. This visit marks Xi's first trip to India in nearly seven years. China aims to enhance communication and coope…

Oct 29
The war Abu Dhabi didn’t need to fight

The UAE shares no border with Sudan and faces no refugee crisis from its war. It has only an interest in the country’s gold, ports, and in making sure a popular revolution doesn’t spread.

Oct 29
The Wexford Touch

Among all the music and opera festivals of Europe, Salzburg might be the grandest, or it certainly thinks it is; the Schwarzenberg Schubertiade is the prettiest, with Schubert played and sung amid the lovely hills of the Bregenzerwald overlooking the upper Rh…

Oct 29
Ethiopia: Where does the Tigray conflict go from here?

Fighting in and around Tigray is testing Ethiopia's fragile 2022 peace deal. With old enemies forming new alliances, experts warn that the conflict could enter a dangerous new phase. The fighting reported in and around Ethiopia's northern Tigray region marks …

Oct 29
Recurrent evolution of cryptic triploids in cultivated enset increases yield

Author summary Duplication of a species’ entire genome (polyploidization) plays an important part in evolution. Domestication may have favoured polyploid crops including wheat, coffee, potato, cotton, strawberry, and banana. It has been proposed that this tre…