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Better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations, finds study
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2024-10-18, Phys Dot Org
Research led by the University of Oxford has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key...
New antigovernment protests kick off in Kenya with calls for Ruto to quit
Two protesters are detained by riot policemen in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Police in Kenya hurled tear gas canisters to break up protests on Tuesday in Nairobi and other major cities accusing the president of poor governance and calling for his resignation despite his dismissal of nearly the entire Cabinet last week.
AP / Ed Ram
2024-07-16, Al Jazeera
Hundreds of antigovernment protesters have taken to the streets of Kenya demanding that embattled PresidentWilliam Ruto resign. Tuesday’s demonstrations, spanning from...
Kenya on edge: Will anti-tax protests erupt again amid national strike?
Police officers fire tear gas canisters during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is due to be tabled in parliament in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, June 20, 2024.
AP / Andrew Kasuku
2024-06-25, Al Jazeera
Protesters plan to hit Kenya’s streets on Tuesday after calling for a nationwide strike as they seek to pressure the government over controversial tax reforms that are...
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 302024-12-30
China.dot.org: RAMALLAH -- Four Palestinian prisoners from Gaza died in Israeli jails, the Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) Prisoners' Affairs Commission and the Prisoners' Club said on Monday. In a joint press statement released by the two organizations, the four...
Mpox cases in Kenya rise to 312024-12-30
Xinhua: NAIROBI, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Ministry of Health on Monday called on citizens to strictly adhere to mpox preventive measures, especially during the festive season, as the number of confirmed cases increased to 31. Mary Muthoni, principal secretary for...
Kenya: Ministry of Health Reports 2 Mpox Cases in Nakuru and Mombasa, Urges Sustained Vigilance2024-12-30
All Africa: The Ministry of Health has called for continued vigilance following the confirmation of two additional Mpox cases. ......
Classical music offers young people a way out of Kenya’s slums2024-12-29
The Peninsula: The violin’s quaver steadied and swelled through the gloomy concrete staircase, escaped through the wire mesh and soared over the packed-dirt playground before dissipating in the acrid smoke drifting in from the smoldering dump site next door. It was the last...
This Somali migrant watched others around her die at sea. But she wants to try ...2024-12-29
The Los Angeles Times: IdilAbdullahi Goley’s journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500 payment to local smugglers. It ended a month later with fellow migrants around her dying at sea, one of them screaming and reciting the Muslim profession of faith....
Global happiness study aims to solve mystery of what gives us a boost2024-12-29
AOL: The science of happiness has spawned hundreds of thousands of studies, surveys, books and reviews, but what reliably lifts the spirits, to what extent, and who benefits most are still far from nailed down. Now, psychologists have drawn up plans for the world’s...