Tuesday, October 5, 2021

UN warns of looming water crisis and calls for urgent reforms

The UN weather agency is urging nations to urgently adopt reforms ahead of a looming water crisis.

 

More water-related hazards such as drought and floods are expected due to climate change.

 

Lucy Hough has more. 

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PLEDGE TO TRANSFORM WAY UK SYSTEM TREATS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

The UK government has vowed to 'transform the way the justice system treats violence against women' according to the Justice Secretary. Dominic Raab made the pledge at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, following public outcry after the murders of two young women in London. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.


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More than 200,000 children abused by Catholic Church in France

An investigation into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church says an estimated 216,000 children were victims of abuse by clergy.

The report was released today/on Tuesday, as Ross Cullen explains from Paris.

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India on the brink of a power crisis, with half the coal power plants on alert for outages across the country

New reports indicate that India is on the brink of a power crisis. The country only has enough coal stocks left for a few days, and could be battling an energy crisis for as long as six months.

This is the lowest level of fuel stock India has had in years, and more than half the coal power plants in the country are on alert for outages.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports.
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UK PM: GET BACK TO WORK

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says more Britons should return to work in their offices and workplaces.

He's expected to make it a theme of his speech to the Conservative Party Conference on Wednesday.

Covid-19 cases in the UK are falling, but remain over 30 000 a day during the last week.

But Boris Johnson says fewer people should be working from home.

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NORD STREAM 2 FILLED WITH GAS

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has started being filled with gas. 

The project, which connects Russia directly to northern Germany, has long been at the centre of controversy between Germany and the United States, with Washington warning it gives Vladimir Putin extra leverage over Europe. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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Russia sends first film crew to space

A Russian actress and director have launched to the International Space Station on Tuesday to become the first ever commercial film crew in space. They took off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian Soyuz capsule, piloted by a professional cosmonaut. Julia Chapman reports from Moscow.

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New Japan PM confirms strong alliance with the US

Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said he and US President Joe Biden have confirmed their cooperation in achieving a free and open Indo-Pacific. The two sides held phone talks on Tuesday morning - Kishida's first day in the role.


Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo. 




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Billions Experience Facebook Outage

Facebook and its family of apps have begun to reconnect to the global internet….hours after they went dark. The outage began first thing in the morning (on Monday) in California, where the company is headquartered....and billions of people across the globe were affected. 

Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more. 


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Monday, October 4, 2021

Tech stocks lead rough day on Wall Street

U.S. stocks kicked off the trading week with some steep losses led by
steep declines for the tech sector.

China's economy, trade tensions and Covid-19 are also weighing on the
minds of investors.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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New government in Ethiopia


Ethiopia has ushered in a new government.


Abiy Ahmed who was on  transitional rule has been sworn in as the new prime minister of the country. The federal parliament has accepted his nomination from his party, which now has a majority, after winning controversial July polls.

 

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:

 


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Cleanup Crews Try to Contain California Oil Spill

Cleanup crews in California are trying to contain a major oil spill near Los Angeles that has closed beaches and killed wildlife.


The cause of the pipeline failure is still under investigation.


Ira Spitzer has more from California.


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'Pandora Papers' of hidden wealth names Jordan's King, Kenya's President and U.S. state of South Dakota

A new trove of documents has revealed the offshore deals and assets of 35 world leaders, hundreds of public officials and billionaires.

'The Pandora Papers' were leaked by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists or ICIJ in Washington.

It's the largest in a series of major financial data leaks that have hit the offshore wealth market since 2013.

FSN's Caroline Malone reports.


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96 percent of NYC teachers vaccinated ahead of mandate

An estimated 96 percent of New York City teachers have now received at
least one Covid-19 vaccine shot.

This comes as a vaccine mandate for all adults working in the city's
schools is now in effect.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Re: Sudan Water Resources

Thanks a lot for sharing.


Regards,

Naba 

On Mon, 4 Oct 2021, 6:34 pm Michael Baleke, <balekem@featurestory.com> wrote:

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Sudan's Ministry of Water and Irrigation has launched a 10 year strategy for water resources in the country.

Sudan has access to the longest river in the world, the River Nile, and abundant water resources - but is struggling to sustain water management and supply.

Naba Mohiedeen has more from Khartoum

 

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Sudan Water Resources

Intro;

 

Sudan's Ministry of Water and Irrigation has launched a 10 year strategy for water resources in the country.

Sudan has access to the longest river in the world, the River Nile, and abundant water resources - but is struggling to sustain water management and supply.

Naba Mohiedeen has more from Khartoum

 

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Nobel prize for medicine goes to scientists who made breakthroughs on sense of touch


Two American scientists have won the Nobel prize for Medicine for discoveries about touch and temperature that could help in developing new painkillers.

FSN's Caroline Malone reports.


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WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION PUBLISHES NEW GROWTH FORECAST

The World Trade Organisation has revised its forecasts for growth of global goods trade this year and next. The organisation, which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, says it now expects merchandise trade to grow by 10.8 per - up from its prediction of 8% in March. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.

 

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Texas National Guard ‘gearing up’ at border

Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the National Guard is "gearing up" at the US-Mexico border in anticipation of a massive new wave of migrants.

The buildup comes after the Panamanian government warned that 60,000 people are making their way north.

Toni Waterman has more from Austin, Texas.

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French president hosts call on progress report for climate change

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting an annual Summit of Sovereign Wealth Funds for the "One Planet" initiative on Monday/today/on 4th October.

The talks bring together the world's largest institutional investors for discussions on their efforts to combat climate.

From FSN's bureau in Paris, here's Ross Cullen.

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