Month: January 2024

Schools and communities are being urged to plant trees as a woodland conservation charity is giving away thousands of trees. The Woodland Trust still has 300,000 trees up for grabs as part of its free trees scheme. The charity encourages the community …

After meeting with the players and staff at Manchester United, the first feelings about Sir Jim Ratcliffe have been revealed, according to reports. Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos finally announced that an agreement had been reached over the 25 per cent ac…

After meeting with the players and staff at Manchester United, the first feelings about Sir Jim Ratcliffe have been revealed, according to reports. Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos finally announced that an agreement had been reached over the 25 per cent ac…

Tunisian authorities have arrested an Al Jazeera reporter, the network’s bureau chief said Thursday, as campaigners voiced concern over the growing number of journalists behind bars in the North African country. “Samir Sassi, a journalist at the Al Jaz…

The start of the year is coupled with a slew of good resolutions for many people, who seek to quit smoking, eat less sugar or slash their alcohol intake. It might make it easier to remember that New Year’s resolutions do not always have to mean doing w…

Egypt’s cabinet said Wednesday that it would approve the sale of some tracts of land to foreign companies in US dollars, in an apparent bid to overcome a shortage of foreign currency. The land up for sale in US dollars will be for a range of uses, incl…

Pope Francis has pushed back against criticism from Catholic conservatives over his newly issued declaration on the blessing of same-sex couples, in a document issued by the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican on Thursday. The response emphasized that…

Kuwait’s new ruler announced his prime minister on Thursday as he bids to end the chronic political stalemate afflicting the major oil-producing Gulf nation. Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, who was sworn in as emir last month, named Sheikh Mohammed Sa…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has promised support to the areas in Germany affected by floods, including for the subsequent repair of the damage. “It is clear that this will only be possible together, and this must also be done in a spirit of solidarit…

Hamas remains a formidable fighting force in the Gaza Strip, the US has said, despite months of indiscriminate Israeli attacks that have wrought devastation on the enclave’s civilian population. The US has estimates for the number of members of the Pal…