A P-8A Poseidon aircraft of the U.S. military interferes with the operations of rights protection and law enforcement of the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the lagoon of Xianbin Jiao of China’s Nansha Qundao, Aug. 31, 2024. (Xinhua) BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — A Philippine coast guard vessel on Saturday intentionally rammed a Chinese law-enforcement…
Generative AI tools will save companies lots of time and money, promises Vik Singh, a Microsoft vice president, even if the models must learn to admit when they just don’t know what to do. Even if the model has to turn to a human in 50 percent of cases…
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to investigate former Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s assets and investments HEDA’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, emphasized the need for accountability, accusing Amosun of reckless handling of the Ogun-Guandong Free Trade Zone HEDA decried Amosun’s decision to allow Zhongfu...
Popular human rights activist Hamzat Lawal revealed that the next wave of nationwide protests in Nigeria will not occur on October 1 Lawal highlighted the worsening economic conditions in Nigeria as the driving force behind the planned protests Lawal questioned the transparency of government spending, particularly concerning the funds saved from the removal of fuel…
CNN — An Israeli strike on a humanitarian vehicle in Gaza has left four people dead amid confusion over the convoy’s travel plans through the war-torn Palestinian enclave, according to aid organization American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera). The victims were all local Palestinians involved with a transportation company contracted by Anera…
A health official said a polio vaccination campaign began in Gaza on Saturday, while an aid worker said a large-scale rollout would begin on Sunday, coinciding with a “humanitarian pause” agreed by Israel and Hamas.The vaccination drive was announced after Gaza recorded its first polio case in a quarter of a century earlier this month.Local…
A top UN aid official on Thursday questioned “what has become of our basic humanity,” as the war in Gaza rages and humanitarian operations struggle to respond.Joyce Msuya, acting head of the UN’s humanitarian office (OCHA), said that “we cannot plan more than 24 hours in advance because we struggle to know what supplies we…
Israel has agreed to three “humanitarian pauses” in the war on Gaza to allow the administration of polio vaccines in the Gaza strip, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, August 29. Each pause will be three-days long. The decision follows the diagnosis of a 10-month-old child with polio on Friday August 23…
Modern humans evolved from Homo sapiens, and a small percentage of us have Neanderthal DNA. But did you know that there were more species of ancient humans? A newly discovered girl had parents from two different species—one Neanderthal and another one that was recently discovered. This discovery will change our perception of human evolution…
TIEMS Chair Urges Humanitarian Journalists to Uphold Ethical Reporting Standards The Chairman of the International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) – Nigeria, AVM Mohammed Audu-Bida (Rtd), has called upon humanitarian journalists to adopt responsible and ethical reporting practices, particularly in times of crisis. His remarks were made during the TIEMS Capacity Building Workshop and...