Madrid (AFP) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls an early election, set for late November, after the country’s parliament rejected housing relief measures put forward by his minority government. Political pressure has been mounting in Spain, with protests erupting across the country to demand affordable housing.
Madrid (AFP) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls an early election, set for late November, after the country’s parliament rejected housing relief measures put forward by his minority government. Political pressure has been mounting in Spain, with protests erupting across the country to demand affordable housing.
Bogotá (AFP) – Throwing metal disks at a clay-filled target with the aim of striking a packet of gunpowder and setting off a small explosion, teams from 18 countries compete at the Tejo World Championship in Bogota. Declared Colombia’s national sport in 2000, tejo was invented by the indigenous Muisca people. It has been recognized as part of the country’s intangible cultural heritage since 2019.
Bogotá (AFP) – Throwing metal disks at a clay-filled target with the aim of striking a packet of gunpowder and setting off a small explosion, teams from 18 countries compete at the Tejo World Championship in Bogota. Declared Colombia’s national sport in 2000, tejo was invented by the indigenous Muisca people. It has been recognized as part of the country’s intangible cultural heritage since 2019.
Nalbari (India) (AFP) – Residents of India’s northeastern Assam state queue to enter the cabin of a medical clinic boat, part of a network of vessels bringing healthcare to communities isolated by the Brahmaputra river. The state has a population of more than 30 million, with hundreds of thousands living on “chars”, or temporary river islands and sandbars, where even basic healthcare can be a challenge. Despite recent improvements, Assam still has high infant and maternal mortality rates when compared to India’s national average, with the boat clinic system focusing mainly on this area.
Nalbari (India) (AFP) – Residents of India’s northeastern Assam state queue to enter the cabin of a medical clinic boat, part of a network of vessels bringing healthcare to communities isolated by the Brahmaputra river. The state has a population of more than 30 million, with hundreds of thousands living on “chars”, or temporary river islands and sandbars, where even basic healthcare can be a challenge. Despite recent improvements, Assam still has high infant and maternal mortality rates when compared to India’s national average, with the boat clinic system focusing mainly on this area.
Malaysia has returned nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants to their war-ravaged home country under an opaque scheme that rights monitors say cannot assure their safety.
Nadi (Fiji) (AFP) – Pacific leaders push for the world to stick to a target of limiting global warming to 1.5C, enhance access to climate finance and give more attention to the impact on oceans as the UN “pre-COP” climate gathering kicks off in the Fijian city of Nadi.
Nadi (Fiji) (AFP) – Pacific leaders push for the world to stick to a target of limiting global warming to 1.5C, enhance access to climate finance and give more attention to the impact on oceans as the UN “pre-COP” climate gathering kicks off in the Fijian city of Nadi.
Tehran (AFP) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that there is no military solution to his country’s conflict with the United States, with talks on ending the war apparently at an impasse. “If our enemies again choose the path of military confrontation, our response will be stronger than before, and we will defend ourselves with even more force,” Araghchi says at a gathering of foreign ambassadors in Tehran. “There is no military solution, nor is there a solution based on new sanctions.”
Quito (AFP) – Hundreds of people bring their pets to be blessed in front of the Church of San Francisco in Ecuador’s capital Quito’s historic center during celebrations marking the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. “I come here every year to have my pets blessed; I feel like it’s a way to baptize them and bring them closer to God,” says Karla Vilana.
Quito (AFP) – Hundreds of people bring their pets to be blessed in front of the Church of San Francisco in Ecuador’s capital Quito’s historic center during celebrations marking the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. “I come here every year to have my pets blessed; I feel like it’s a way to baptize them and bring them closer to God,” says Karla Vilana.
