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The cholera crisis has engulfed southern Africa. As cases surge across Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lack of clean water and sanitation continue to threaten lives. Source link

US President Joe Biden “willfully retained” classified documents after serving as vice president, but he will not face criminal charges for taking them, the US Justice Department said on Thursday. Special Counsel Robert Hur said he decided not to pursue criminal charges because Biden cooperated with his investigation and would likely prove a sympathetic defendant at trial. “We have considered that, at trial, Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” Hur wrote.Classified documents were found in the garage of President Joe Biden in WilmingtonImage: Justice…

Surviving -52C temperatures by heating a chainsaw with an open flame is not a situation familiar to many Britons.But Arctic ranger Josh Spice has found himself at the mouth of a barrel stove desperately trying to heat the saw’s frozen blades to cut down enough trees to make it through the night in northern Alaska. Patrolling at the gates of the Arctic National Park, where it snows at least eight months of the year and daylight dwindles to six hours a day in winter, Mr Spice is well-placed to offer some unique tips on how to cope with the cold.With…

A volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday for the third time since December, spewing lava streams up to 80 meters (260 feet) into the air. Video footage of the crack in the earth’s surface, estimated to be three kilometers (two miles) long, showed the fissure illuminating a plume of smoke rising into the dark morning sky that could be seen 40 kilometers (25 miles) away in the capital, Reykjavik. Bright orange molten rock spewed from fissures in the ground on the Reykjanes peninsula, and lava crossed a road near the Blue Lagoon, a luxury geothermal spa,…

Ecuador’s high court on Wednesday decriminalized euthanasia following a landmark case brought by a terminally ill patient. In its ruling the court said it “considers that the issue raised relates to the rights to a life with dignity and the free development of personality. Therefore, after carrying out an examination, it concludes that life admits exceptions to its inviolability when itseeks to protect other rights.” The penalty for homicide “cannot be applied to a doctor who performs an active euthanasia procedure in order to preserve the rights to a dignified life,” the court added. The ruling directed lawmakers and health authorities…

Nine people died in a spate of attacks in Pakistan before voting closed on election day, as mobile phone services were also shut down.Thousands of troops were deployed across the country, while borders with Iran and Afghanistan were temporarily closed in a bid to ensure safety at the polls. But despite the heightened security, nine people, including two children, were killed in bomb blasts, grenade attacks and shootings.Read more:Pakistan’s election explained: A prisoner, a kingmaker and an unexpected returnAuthorities said five police officers were killed in an explosion and shooting in the Kulachi area of Dera Ismail Khan district in…

Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast have sacked head coach Jean-Louis Gasset following a disastrous group stage which has left The Elephants on the brink of elimination. “The contracts of coach Jean-Louis Gasset and his assistant Ghislain Printant are terminated due to insufficient results,” the country’s football federation (FIF) announced in a statement on Wednesday. After beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in their opening game, subsequent defeats to Nigeria (0-1) and Equatorial Guinea (0-4) have seen Ivory Coast finish third in Group A. Frenchman Gasset, 70, had indicated after Monday’s game against Equatorial Guinea, the country’s heaviest ever home defeat, that…

In the Congolese border town of Kasumbalesa, you will see one delivery truck after another, in a long queue of more than ten kilometers. Their trailers are covered with tarpaulins to protect the precious cargo: heavy copper plates and bags filled with cobalt. Trucker Tito Mandela has turned of the engine of his Mercedes truck and waits in his driver’s cabin for literally anything to happen. “Today, we have only moved maybe 500 meters. We haven’t even reached one kilometer,” the 52-year-old complains. “So now that the day is almost finishing, we haven’t even reached the border. We really need to go to the customs (office) today. But…

The US Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments in former President Donald Trump’s battle to avoid being kicked off state presidential ballots for his involvement in the 2021 Capitol attack.  Colorado’s top court had disqualified Trump from the state’s Republican primary ballot under the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment after it found that he had participated in an insurrection. Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse, some holding signs reading, “Failed Coup,” “Remove Trump” and “Trump is a Traitor.” Police set up barricades around the white marble building for security. What is the court being asked to decide? The nine justices must…

The Supreme Court has expressed scepticism of Colorado’s decision to disqualify Donald Trump from running for presidency. A landmark case to decide whether the former president can run in November’s election heard arguments from both sides of the case as Trump appeals the decision. Colorado’s court ruled Trump was not eligible to be on the ballot because he engaged in insurrection over the US Capitol riot.However, Trump’s lawyers argue that the 6 January attacks were a “riot”, not an insurrection.Chief justice John Roberts said that if the Colorado decision is upheld, other states will also hold disqualification proceedings, adding “it will…