ShareBy Aluta News July 2, 2021 The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on Friday agreed to pay $850 million in compensation to numerous people allegedly subjected to sexual harassment by adults in scouting. Media outlets… Boy Scouts of America to pay $850m compensation over sexual abuse claims
ShareBy Aluta News July 2, 2021 All U.S. and coalition troops have left Bagram airfield, the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, a U.S. defence official said on Friday. The base is located to the… U.S. troops leave largest Afghan base in Bagram
ShareBy Aluta News July 2, 2021 UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says refugee health challenges remain high amid COVID-19 with malaria the single most common cause of illness among in 2020. The UN Refugee… COVID-19: Refugee health challenges remain high – UN
ShareBy Aluta News July 1, 2021 In the fight against the Coronavirus, the European Union(EU) must do more to address global injustices in vaccine distribution, the African Union (AU) has said on Thursday. “The fact… AU blasts EU over vaccines as its own production starts up
ShareBy Aluta News July 1, 2021 Numbers of people continue to make the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, with nearly 6,000 reaching Britain in the first six months of 2021. Men,… 6000 migrants crossed into Britain in first quarter of 2021
ShareBy Aluta News July 1, 2021 South Africa’s top court on Thursday re-affirmed an earlier ruling that President Cyril Ramaphosa did not deliberately mislead lawmakers about donations to his 2017 campaign to lead the ruling… S/Africa’s court clears Ramaphosa of misleading parliament about donations
ShareBy Aluta News July 1, 2021 The number of registered prostitutes of all sexes fell by more than one-third in 2020 due to COVID, when brothels and similar services were closed in Germany. At the… Pandemic causes number of registered prostitutes to drop in Germany
ShareBy Aluta News June 29, 2021 The disregard for children’s rights amid war and upheaval “is shocking and heartbreaking,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday during a high-level open debate in the Security Council,… No place for children in conflict, UN chief tells Security Council
ShareBy Aluta News June 25, 2021 Adib Khumaidi, Indonesian Medical Association’s head on Friday said at least 949 medical workers in Indonesia died of COVID-19 between March 2020 and June 2021. Khumaidi said of the… 949 medical workers in Indonesia die of COVID-19: medical body
ShareBy Aluta News June 24, 2021 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said it had approved 43.86 billion shillings (about 407 million U.S. dollars) to Kenya for budget support. The fund, which is the… IMF releases $407m to Kenya for budget support