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World : Bare Shelves In Southern Italy As Truck Drivers Protest Rising Costs

ROME, Oct 21 (Bernama-dpa) -- Protests over high inflation are spreading across southern Italy, with truck drivers blocking roads and preventing supplies from reaching numerous supermarkets, reported…

2h ago ·bernama.com

Africa: Africa Needs More Than Envoys to Secure the Red Sea

[ISS] The Horn's proliferating diplomatic appointments have done little to bolster African influence amid new Middle Eastern alliances.

• Ansarullah seized Bab al-Mandab Strait in September, linking Horn to Middle East conflicts.
• Middle Eastern nations, especially Saudi Arabia, bolster political structures and military ties.
• African envoys and diplomatic efforts have not secured stability in the Red Sea.

2h ago ·allafrica.com

Africa: From Small Islands to Antalya - COP31 Must Move Climate Promises From Paper to People

[IPS] Victoria, Seychelles -- When you grow up on a small island, the ocean is not scenery. It is your neighbour, your livelihood, and the measure of time itself.

• Small islands serve as climate change early warning system
• COP31 in Antalya focuses on translating promises to action
• Key challenges: climate finance, debt burdens, ocean role

2h ago ·allafrica.com

Tompolo Deploys 52 Vehicles in Ondo, Gombe for Tinubu’s Re-election

The Grand Patron of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has deployed 52 campaign vehicles in Ondo and Gombe States to grassroots mobilization…

• Tompolo deploys 52 campaign vehicles in Ondo and Gombe.
• Vehicles mobilize grassroots support for Tinubu's re-election.
• Deployment aims to strengthen door-to-door campaigns.

2h ago ·thisdaylive.com