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Nearly 49 million more face food insecurity due to El Niño: WFP

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:23:51 GMT

GENEVA, Switzerland: A strong El Niño weather pattern could push nearly 49 million more people into serious food insecurity across some of the world's most vulnerable regions by the end of next year, according to the World Food Program (WFP).

In its latest report, the UN agency said there is an 81 percent likelihood that a very strong El Niño will develop. Sea surface temperatures are already at th

Xiplomacy: From promise to progress

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:15:26 GMT

BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- On a crisp autumn day in Beijing, a clear blue sky stretched above the Chinese capital as world leaders gathered for the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting.

The azure skies of Beijing soon became known as "APEC blue," though some viewed the phenomenon as a fleeting moment confined to the summit period.

At the welcoming banquet, Chinese Presid

El Nino presents acute hunger threat to 49 million people UN

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:51:01 GMT

Southern Africa is expected to be among the regions hardest hit, according to the World Food Programme

The unprecedented strengthening of the El Nino in the Pacific Ocean could force at least 49 million people into acute food insecurity worldwide in 18 months, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.

This year's "extremely anomalous" El Nino is set to surpass the existing record level

FIFA backs Infantino but apologises over World Cup investment plan

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:01:11 GMT

FIFApresidentGianni Infantinohas received the "full support" of senior directors on Wednesday but world football's governing body apologised for the controversy of the now-shelved plan to open theWorld Cupto privateinvestment.

Facing a barrage of criticism following the aborted plan, FIFA's leadership acknowledged "errors", while nonetheless backing under-fire Infantino following acrisis meetinginMorocco.

Zambia partially lifts suspension on livestock imports from South Africa

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:15:39 GMT

LUSAKA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Zambia has partially lifted its suspension on imports of certain livestock and livestock products from South Africa as the country's foot-and-mouth disease situation improves.

Charles Maseka, director of veterinary services at the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, said in a statement released late Wednesday that imports of selected cloven-hoofed animals and animal products will now

Zed Beats: how home studios reinvented Zambian pop music and gave young people a voice

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:05:30 GMT

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Zed Beats is a music movement that evolved in the late 1980s when young producers started using computers to blend western music with local languages and flavour. Today it's an umbrella term for popular urban music in Zambia.

Zambia marks TAZARA's 50th anniversary of commercial operation

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:15:13 GMT

LUSAKA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony was held on Tuesday in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the commercial operation of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA).
Held under the theme of "TAZARA@50: From Liberation to Transformation," the ceremony marked the culmination of a month-long series of celebration activities held in Zambia and Tanzania.
Describing TAZARA as a road