ALGIERS, Algeria — Algerians are demanding justice for a student who says he was raped and tortured by security forces after participating in a pro-democracy demonstration. Widespread condemnation by human rights activists and political activists moved Algeria’s General Prosecutor’s Office to open an investigation into alleged abuses suffered by the student, Walid Nekkiche, during his 14 months in prison in pre-trial detention. “I’ve been through hell,” 25-year-old Walid Nekkiche said, following his release from prison on Feb. 2. “Especially the six days spent at the Ben Aknoun barracks.” Nekkiche was arrested on Nov. 26, 2019, in Algiers for taking part in…
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Managing diabetes, a preexisting condition that requires a daily insulin injection, just got easier. Insulin can now be stored in temperatures ranging from 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit) to 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) for four weeks. That’s the finding of a joint study by Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and the University of Geneva published in PLOS ONE, which is especially important for those living in resource-poor settings without refrigeration. “For far too long, we were unable to send people with diabetes back to their homes with insulin, due to its cold-storage…
Hikers needing assistance or rescue often find themselves without cellphone reception, but those in Israel can now look for red signs indicating an emergency hotspot along trails. The unique new network has already saved lives, according to Shachar Katzir, manager of the SOS WiFi project for Bein Hashitin, the nonprofit that developed the technology and is installing the hotspots in cooperation with the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. “In one incident last year, a teenager hiking in the Golan Heights got bitten by a snake and needed to get to the hospital quickly and, thanks to our system, was evacuated…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Overfishing and climatic changes are the main reasons behind the rising deaths of seals and sea lions last year in Argentina as per the Mundo Marino Foundation report. The foundation report also mentioned the key threats to the survival of marine fauna in Argentina. “Over the course of 2020, we responded to 259 situations involving animals, including mammals, birds and marine reptiles. Of those, 85 were found dead during the monitoring process, but we still managed to attend to 174 animals,” said the foundation. Due to the pandemic, conservationists faced a lot of problems in nursing the…
TENERIFE, Spain — A British DJ along with his toddler son is on a journey to take on the Ironman challenge to raise money for charity. Ben Simington, the DJ, overcame drug and alcohol addiction to take part in the event. Simington embarked on a grueling mission to complete a triathlon, cycle up to Mount Teide and back down (a 2,500-metre ascent over 100 kilometers), half an Ironman and a full Ironman, all in four months with his 19-month-old son Kingsley. “My dream was to work as a DJ, I got some great opportunities and played all over the world…
GUANGZHOU, China – Huang Mou, aged 22, stopped his car in the middle of a busy highway to perform some stunts. He climbed on the roof of the car and showed some dancing moves to the rushing cars around. The incident took place in the Nansha Port Expressway, in the middle of Guangzhou, in the south Chinese province of Guangdong on Feb 5. It has been found that Guangdong and Hubei are the main provinces with the highest number of traffic fatalities. The video footage shows how Mou’s car is abruptly switching lanes. Suddenly, coming to a halt in the…
MOSCOW, Russia – The former acting chairman of a commercial bank has been extradited from Serbia to Russia amid multimillion-pound fraud claims from 2017. Former acting chairman of Eurostandard Bank, Daria Gnezdich, was extradited after the Russian authorities managed to establish her whereabouts in October last year, and the prosecutor’s request for her extradition was granted. The accused was detained and handed over to Russian officials for delivery to Moscow from the Serbian capital Belgrade on Feb 8. “According to the investigation, in November 2017, Gnezdich, being the acting deputy chairman of the board of CB Eurostandard, using her official…
When PayPal entered India in 2011 with its cross-border transactions business, the Reserve Bank of India imposed restrictions on export-related payments as the government was worried about violation of foreign exchange rules. Payments into a PayPal account had to be transferred to a domestic bank account within a week and export-related payments could not exceed $500 per transaction, according to the Reserve Bank’s guidelines. This was the first bump for the firm that was still trying to set up a base in the country — one of the fastest-growing markets in the world for digital payments. The country processed the…
FUSHUN, China – Chinese firefighters risked their lives to transfer blazing liquefied gas cylinders from a building on fire on Feb 6. These firefighters carried out their task of putting out the fire despite intense heat and risk of an imminent explosion. The Fushun Fire Rescue Detachment received an alarm about several stores catching fire. The incident occurred at night in the Dongfuping Road Market in the city of Fushun in the south Chinese province of Liaoning. “Two water guns were immediately ordered. It was positioned in such a manner that it could reduce or stop the spread of fire,”…
HEFEI, China – A passionate Chinese fan has been re-creating Marvel Comics iconic superhero weapons with incredible accuracy and bringing them to life which has got him a dedicated fan following. “During the shooting of the videos for more than a year, the guidance and support from my mother gave me a lot of confidence, and that is also my biggest motivation,” said Wang Fei, a 30-year-old animation major graduate from the city of Hefei, in the Chinese province of Anuhi. Fei started recreating realistic weapons and props from anime and movies. Now, he has millions of followers online. Now,…