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The nationwide doctors’ strike in Kenya began on March 12, with at least 4,000 medics demanding higher salaries as part of a 2017 collective bargaining agreement, better working conditions and the employment of intern doctors. Five weeks later, there is no sign of a compromise as the government claims it cannot allocate the necessary funds. DW has put together a timeline of the row so far. Week 1: Demand for higher wages Led by the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), 1,210 intern doctors, medical doctors, pharmacists and dentists laid out their demands. These included a salary increase of up…

Kenyan military chief Francis Ogolla and several others were killed when their helicopter crashed in western Kenya shortly after take-off on Thursday, President William Ruto said. The aircraft was on a visit to troops in northwest Kenya, deployed to combat endemic cattle rustling, when it crashed, killing nine other military personnel alongside Ogolla, Ruto said. Two soldiers survived the crash and were hospitalized. An air investigation team has been sent to find the cause of the incident, Ruto said. “Our motherland has lost one of her most valiant generals,” Ruto told a news conference. “The demise of General Ogolla is…

The roads through northern Israel along the border with Lebanon are empty of cars.It is unnervingly quiet. Since the 7 October attacks by Hamas the area has been under bombardment from Hezbollah militants and tens of thousands of people have left following the government’s evacuation rules.Ariel Frish, the deputy head of security in Kiryat Shmona, a frontline city, shows me the damage in a residential area.Middle East latest: Iran warns Israel it knows where its nuclear sites are The house is gutted from fire caused by the explosion from the strike.”We got attacked by a great wave of missiles, one…

Danish emergency services on Thursday said that the facade of Copenhagen’s former Stock Exchange building had collapsed after a devastating fire weakened the structure on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, there has been a collapse of the facade,” Copenhagen’s rescue service said in a post to X, formerly Twitter. Officials said no one was injured and that all workers on site had been evacuated. Restoration ahead of 400th anniversary Half of the structure was destroyed Tuesday, and its 54-meter (1,800-foot) tall spire toppled after the fire broke out during restoration work being carried out before the building’s 400-year anniversary. The spire, it was later repoted,…

The United Arab Emirates struggled on Thursday to bring life back to normal, after an unprecedented flood inundated its futuristic Dubai city, flooding roads and highways and rendering its airport inoperable. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, partially resumed flights on Thursday, for the first time since the major storm hit the city and other UAE areas on Tuesday. Some major roads and highways in the city remained closed due to the flooding, including partially the road connecting Dubai to the capital Abu Dhabi.UAE reels from unprecedented stormTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a…

A French construction worker who confronted the Sydney mall attacker has been made an Australian permanent resident as a reward for his “extraordinary bravery”.Damien Guerot, 31, used a bollard to ward off killer Joel Cauchi, 40, at the Westfield Bondi Junction Shopping Centre last Saturday. Cauchi stabbed six people to death and injured 12 others, including a nine-month-old baby, before he was shot dead by a police officer.Mr Guerot was seen on CCTV at the top of an escalator with a plastic bollard, confronting Cauchi who was standing a few metres lower, and keeping people on his floor safe. Image:…

This year marks the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich’s birth. Under the title “Caspar David Friedrich: Infinite Landscapes” a comprehensive exhibition celebrating the milestone anniversary of the artist’s birth can be seen at the Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin from Friday. One of his most famous works shines in blue: a huge sky that stretches across almost the entire picture surface, darkens towards the horizon and finally merges into the night-black blue of the sea. At the very bottom of the picture, as if lost, stands a tiny human being. And this is Caspar David Friedrich’s “Monk by the Sea.” Contemporaries were fascinated. It…

Despite all the talk of the English Premier League’s seemingly bottomless riches and the Bundesliga struggling to compete financially, two German sides are in the men’s Champions League semifinals and England’s finest are instead licking their wounds. “I don’t think anyone thought we’d progress against Arsenal,” admitted Bayern Munich President Herbert Hainer after their quarterfinal triumph. Bayern will face Real Madrid on April 30 and May 8, while Borussia Dortmund take on Paris Saint-Germain on May 1 and May 7 for a place in the Wembley final on June 1, where UEFA bosses probably expected an English side to help supplement the…

04/18/2024April 18, 2024’Urgent need’ for Congress to pass aid package — US and Ukraine foreign ministersUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba have both stressed the need for the US Congress to pass a new military aid package for Kyiv as it fights against a Russian invasion. “At this moment, it is urgent that all of the friends and supporters of Ukraine maximize their efforts to provide … Ukraine with what it needs to continue to effectively defend itself against the Russian aggression,” Blinken said, speaking on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting on the…

In July 2022, thousands of people who had invested money in juicyfields.io, an internet platform advertising profitable investments in medical cannabis, suddenly couldn’t access their accounts anymore. The damage was significant. According to recent estimates published by Europol, around 186,000 investors had deposited a total of €645 million ($688 million) with JuicyFields. After July 2022, the case looked like a classic exit scam. From one day to the next, JuicyFields deleted its social media accounts and its management and representatives disappeared. More than 400 police officers Now, one year and nine months later, police have taken action in a major…