From the first days after the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, Israel has accused Hamas terrorists of committing widespread sexual violence. The Israeli authorities say they are investigating reports of sexual assault and have compiled considerable evidence — from witnesses, emergency medical workers and crime scene photographs — that they took place. But they say […]
The corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel resumed on Monday, bringing back into focus the legal and political challenges he faces even as he presides over the Israeli military’s war in Gaza. Israeli courts stopped hearing non-urgent cases after Hamas launched its surprise attack from Gaza on Oct. 7, but on Friday […]
Haiti – News : Zapping…04/12/2023 10:54:41 700,000 disabled people need humanitarian assistance In Haiti, there are 4.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. 14%, or 700,000 people, live with a disability. And the situation of insecurity and violence affects these people more strongly. Student Jalson Verilus released against ransom Released on December 1st for […]
A rocket most likely fired by Hamas militants during their Oct. 7 attack on Israel struck an Israeli military base where, experts say, many of the country’s nuclear-capable missiles are based, according to a visual analysis of the attack’s aftermath by The New York Times. While the missiles themselves weren’t hit, the rocket’s impact, at […]
He had 40 years under his belt as a firefighter and inspector, but nothing could have prepared Boet Hamman for what he saw when he entered a cluster of dark buildings on Davies Street in downtown Johannesburg that about 600 people unlawfully called home. Switching on his cellphone flashlight, he stepped onto a concrete floor […]
Haiti – Society : Mastery of English Haiti very poorly ranked in the Region and throughout the world04/12/2023 09:53:26 In the 2023 Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) Report which assesses English proficiency in Latin America and across the world, Haiti is ranked 98th (just behind Cambodia) on 113 participating countries and last of […]