At least 15 people have been killed on the second day of anti-United Nations protests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s turbulent northeastern region, in attacks UN chief Antonio Guterres said could constitute a ‘war crime’. Protests erupted on Monday as crowds took to the streets of North Kivu province’s main city Goma against the country’s UN mission – United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) – which they accuse of failing to stop armed groups’ decades-old fighting. Demonstrations spread further north to the towns of Beni and Butembo on Tuesday. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – […]
An earthquake has hit the northern Philippines, shattering windows at its epicentre and causing high-rise towers to shake more than 300km (185 miles) away in the capital Manila. The quake, which struck the mountainous province of Abra on the main island of Luzon at 8:43am local time (00:43 GMT), was measured at a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 by the US Geological Survey (USGS), 7.2 by the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and 7.3 by the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). USGS said the earthquake’s epicentre was about 11km (7 miles) east-southeast of the town of Dolores. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo joins us via Skype from Manila for the […]
At least five people have been killed and fifty others wounded on the second day of anti-United Nations protests in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma, according to the government. Demonstrators say peacekeepers have not protected them from violence in the region and want them to leave. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi from Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #DRCongo #CongoViolence #MONUSCO #UN #UnitedNations #Congo #Goma #Peacekeeper #Protests #Politics
Zimbabwe has come up with a novel idea to tackle inflation. The central bank has launched gold coins to be sold to the public. The first batch of 2,000 coins was minted abroad, but eventually they will be produced locally. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Harare, Zimbabwe. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Zimbabwe #Inflation #CentralBank #Gold #GoldCoin #Harare #Economy #EconomyCrisis
Ukraine’s president said his forces were advancing towards the southern region of Kherson, which Russia occupied early in the war. The President’s announcement comes as Ukrainian forces claim they have damaged two important bridges across the Dnipro River vital to the lines of supply to Russian troops in and around Kherson, Reuters reports. Ukraine is pushing ahead with efforts to restart grain exports, despite missile strikes on its biggest port on Saturday. Russia has admitted it launched the attack on Odesa, saying it was trying to hit military targets. The attack has raised doubts over Russia’s willingness to respect a crucial agreement to unblock Ukrainian ports. Al Jazeera’s John Hendren […]
China has launched a rocket taking a new module to its Tiangong space station. It blasted off from the island province of Hainan. Al Jazeera’s Fintan Monaghan has more. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #China #Rocket #Rockets #Tiangong #Space #Hainan #SpaceStation #RocketLaunch
Food prices in the United States are increasing, but American farmers are not reaping the benefits. They face their own rising expenses, ranging from labour costs to fertiliser. Growers on the East Coast are particularly hard hit, as the US has begun to import more fruits and vegetables. Al Jazeera’s @Kristen Saloomey reports from New Jersey, United States. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UnitedStates #FoodPrices #USA #Inflation #NewJersey
Thirteen Russian missiles have hit Ukraine’s central Kirovohrad region, according to the local governor. Fitch and Scope have downgraded Ukraine’s ratings after the war-ravaged country requested a debt payment freeze. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #BreakingNews #Ukraine #Russia #Odesa #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar #GrainDeal #Grain
President Vladimir Putin says he is willing to allow shipments of Ukrainian grain. But he says he will only do it if restrictions on Russian grain are removed. Earlier Putin held talks in Tehran with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Those discussions were meant to focus on Syria, but they were overshadowed by the effects of the war in Ukraine. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Tehran, Iran. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #TehranSummit #Putin #UkraineWar
Scientists in Chile say they’ve discovered what could be the oldest living thing on earth. The cypress tree in Patagonia, nicknamed “great-grandfather”, is estimated to be more than 5,000 years old. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from the Los Lagos region in Chile. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Chile #Tree #Oldest #Nature #History
