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African Social Entrepreneurship

Wawira Njiru, a Kenyan social entrepreneur, has been awarded the German Africa Prize for her work on providing school meals to children in Kenya. Her organization, Food4Education (F4E), started with just 25 students but has now expanded to…

Conflict in Eastern Ukraine

At least five people were killed and 11 others injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine. A Russian drone attack on a bus in the front-line city of Kherson, which was under Moscow's control from March to November 2022, killed at least four…

Hurricane Dorian Hits Florida

This article appears to be an introduction to a news bulletin from Euronews, summarizing their latest news coverage as of August 19th, 2026**. The bulletin covers various topics including European and global news, business, politics…

Earthquake Hits Southern Spain

At least 10 earthquakes struck Granada, in southern Spain, overnight between August 19. The strongest quake had a magnitude of 3.4 and was centered in Ogijares, 7 km south of Granada city. This seismic activity began five days prior and…

South Korean Flash Floods

Heavy rainfall hit the southern part of South Korea, specifically Geoje city in South Gyeongsang province, over the weekend, causing a landslide that killed one person and injured four others. The rain poured down on Saturday and Monday…

US Navy Ship Adrift Incident

A US Navy destroyer, the USS Benfold, spent four days adrift without power in the South China Sea in July. The 10,000-ton ship lost power due to an "engineering casualty involving its generators" on July 24, leaving the crew without access…

Venezuela Gas Deal Revealed

BP, a London-listed oil company, has announced plans to develop a large offshore gasfield in Venezuela, in partnership with two companies linked to the Trump administration. The gasfield is called Loran, and BP will be working alongside a…

Indonesia China Naval Tensions

On August 12, an Indonesian frigate named KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai briefly joined a naval exercise with China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) in waters off Taiwan's east coast. The drill was part of China's plan to reunite Taiwan with…

Migrant Boat Disaster

Nine bodies of migrants, including 19 people in total, have been recovered from the shores of Tajoura, a suburb of Tripoli, Libya, after their boat capsized. The Red Crescent branch said the bodies were found over the past two days, with…

Mount Etna eruption

Mount Etna, a volcano in Sicily, erupted on August 17th just a day after a tragic incident involving a US tourist from Kansas. A 29-year-old man had been hiking on the volcano when he was struck by lightning, despite being rescued by…

Helicopter Crash in Greece

A British couple on their honeymoon, Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, and their pilot, Giorgos Raikos, were killed in a helicopter crash on the Greek island of Sifnos. The crash occurred on Monday evening at around 6:15 pm, just minutes…

Brazil's Amazon Oil Plans

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has expressed support for oil drilling off the coast of the Amazon, calling it a "passport to the country's future". This development is despite opposition from environmentalists who are…