A view on the High-Level Energy Dialogue on September 24,2021. The Dialogue aims to address the twin crises of climate change and energy poverty by accelerating action toward clean, affordable energy for all
Patrol of youth volunteers Trying to safeguard their neighbourhood in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria, against armed gangs who are kidnapping residents. They said that they had no choice but to carry a gun because the government has failed to protect them. The state of Kaduna has been the epicentre of civilian abductions that have traumatised the country
Taiwan is considering removing a landmark statue of former President Chiang Kai-shek as a reference to the country’s authoritarian past. However, the proposal has generated mixed reactions
Survivors of an earthquake earlier this year in a Tibetan-populated county in northwestern China’s Qinghai say they fear that homes and monasteries demolished in the quake will be rebuilt by authorities in a Chinese style, destroying their traditional Tibetan appearance, sources say
In recent weeks, the Thai government has stepped up its vaccination campaign, with an estimated 39 percent of the country’s population receiving their first dose vaccines by mid-September and planning to reopen tourist spots
On the issue of climate and security, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Security Council meeting on international peace and security
Richard Arinze Ogbunuju, a Nigerian who has lived in Georgia since 1996, is the city’s first Black mayoral candidate
With the financial sector collapsing in Lebanon,an increasing number of people are turning to crypto Currency for safe transactions
Jerusalem is a diverse city, with Palestinians making up more than a third of the population in East Jerusalem. The majority of them are permanent residents rather than citizens, and Arabic is their first language, not Hebrew. Many East Jerusalem women, however, have expressed an interest in studying Hebrew, and an Israeli non-profit organisation is assisting in meeting the demand
The democratic island of Taiwan has ranked fifth globally for online freedom, according to the latest annual report from the Washington-based watchdog Freedom House