Travel Guides

Set on Ukraine’s eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under three kilometres from the devastated city centre. ADVERTISEMENT Yet between 700 and 1,000 local residents remain, most of them living in the basements of apartment buildings, without running water, heating or electricity. The only place to charge phones is […]

Cape Town — Ghana and Kenyan innovators were among the five winners of the Earthshot Prize for their innovative solutions to help repair our planet.  Ghana’s Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) won in the Clean Our Air category and Kenya’s Keep IT Cool took home the prize for Build a Waste-Free World. They were selected from 15 innovators and entrepreneurs

Twelve days have passed since catastrophic flash floods carved a muddy scar through eastern Spain, killing over 200 people. Photos shot by AP. ADVERTISEMENT Survivors say that 15 minutes was all it took for a drainage canal that was crucial in the disaster to go from empty to overflowing. Abutting homes channelled the rushing water

Addis Ababa/Geneva/New York/Oslo — The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for nine countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge. In collaboration with affected countries and donors, this decision aims to ensure that the limited doses are used effectively

The residents of Italy’s capital are feeling the heat with record-high visitors. ADVERTISEMENT Tourism in Italy has not only recuperated since the COVID-19 lockdown days: visitors are coming back in droves at unprecedented levels, particularly in the Italian capital of Rome. Last year, a record 35 million people flocked to the Eternal City. And, with

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reaches 123 million, with ongoing conflicts in Lebanon, Sudan and other areas driving further displacement. In a statement to the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Mr. Grandi highlighted the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation

New medicines, access to treatments, infectious disease monitoring, and more are on the table. ADVERTISEMENT US President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to put America first in his second term – but his domestic health agenda could impact those beyond his own country. Public health became an unlikely hot topic in the waning days of the

Geneva — Every day, many millions of children around the world experience violence in their homes and communities, schools, and conflict-affected areas. This reality is unacceptable. Every child has the right to live in a world where they are respected, protected and safe, and it is our responsibility to make this a reality. As co-hosts