A total of 1,057 natural disasters hit Vietnam in 2022, leaving 175 persons dead and missing, local media cited the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority as reported on Wednesday.
Read more: Natural disasters leave 175 dead, missing in Vietnam in 2022
The man responsible for the deadly 2019 mosque attacks in New Zealand has claimed he only pleaded guilty under duress of torture on Thursday.
Read more: New Zealand mosque attacker claims plea made under duress of torture
Police in Brussels arrested some 100 people amid clashes over the end of Morocco’s 2022 World Cup fairytale run, as the team was beaten 2-0 by France in the semi-finals on Wednesday.
Read more: Some 100 people arrested in Brussels after Morocco World Cup defeat
The United Nations on Wednesday called for more resources to sustain and scale up humanitarian interventions in northern Nigeria.
Read more: UN seeks support to scale up humanitarian interventions in Nigeria
Read more: New UK plan for migrants limiting opportunity to seek asylum in country – UN
Brazilian football legend Pele is in stable condition after he was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday to re-evaluate his cancer treatment, the hospital said in a statement on Wednesday.
Read more: Pele in stable condition after admission to hospital
Twitter Inc on Friday suspended Kanye West’s account again, just two months after the rapper’s account was reinstated, as his tweets violated the social media platform’s rules.
Read more: Again Twitter suspends Kanye’s account for violating rules
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday mourned the death of the former President of the People’s Republic of China, Jiang Zemin, who died at the age of 96.
Read more: UN chief mourns former Chinese President, Jiang Zemin
