Regional Disparities and Maternal Sociodemographic Determinants of Full Immunization Coverage Among Children Aged 12–23 Months in Nigeria: Insights from NDHS 2018

Background Childhood immunization remains one of the most cost-effective public health interventions for reducing morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases.1,2 Globally, immunization prevents an estimated four to five million...

Divers Discover Portuguese Shipwreck Off Madagascar

Photomosaic of the Nossa Senhora do Cabo wreck excavation grid showing the lower hull framework NOSY BORAHA, MADAGASCAR—According to a Live Science report, archaeologists from the Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation believe they have...

UNESCO Cultural Chief Ottone Urges Promoting Paris as Catalyst for Peace, Guardian of Shared Heritage

Paris should continue to be promoted as a catalyst for trust and peace, a driver of sustainable development and, above all, the guardian of the common heritage all nations share, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Ernesto Ottone said...

Lost for 300 Years, Pirate-Plundered Treasure Ship Discovered off Madagascar Coast

In 1721, pirates attacked and seized a Portuguese ship carrying a massive trove of treasure en route to Lisbon. Now, researchers believe they’ve discovered its remains off the coast of Madagascar. The discovery comes from two researchers from the...

Prevalence, Etiological Patterns and Factors Associated with Bacteraemia Among Febrile Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda

Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene, a single base substitution changes from GAG to GTG, leading to the replacement of glutamic acid with valine at the sixth position of...

First Madagascar group tour-cum-cultural exchange

Shipwreck Found Off Madagascar May Hold $138 Million in Treasure

Gold coins discovered at the shipwreck site off Madagascar. Credit: Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation A shipwreck found off the coast of Madagascar may be the remains of a 1721 vessel seized by pirates—and could contain treasure worth...

Son de Metal creates ‘a music of working people’

Son de Metal’s blend of traditional Mexican and rock music is performed by a multicultural group of musicians on Vancouver Island. Photo courtesy of Son de Metal. A new subgenre of traditional Mexican folk music, created on Vancouver Island and...

I'm a Scent-Obsessed Editor, and I Recommend These 15 Nordstrom Perfumes to Anyone Who Will Listen

I collect perfume the way other people collect key chains, postcards, or any other trinket. I love the chic glass bottles and the amber-colored liquid inside. I love the way they evoke different times, places, and people. Most of all, I love the...

Archaeological traces found of an 18th-century Portuguese shipwreck.

Archaeological evidence has identified an 18th-century shipwreck on Madame Island, off the coast of Madagascar, suggesting it is the Portuguese ship Nossa Senhora do Cabo. This vessel was captured by pirates Olivier Levasseur ‘La Buse’ and John...

300-year-old pirate-plundered shipwreck that once held 'eyewatering treasure' discovered off Madagascar

The archaeological investigations have revealed wooden frames from the hull of Nossa Senhora do Cabo among the ballast stones. (Image credit: Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation)Archaeologists say they've found the submerged wreck of a...

74 visa-free destinations Filipinos can visit

Ready to trade your screens for skylines? If your passport's feeling neglected and your feet are itching for an adventure, we’ve got just the ticket — or rather, 74 of them, as per Henley & Partners (H&P) and latest updates (as of July 8, 2025)....

Call for Sadc parliamentarians to put children at the centre of climate action

The deputy speaker of the Parliament of Botswana, Helen Manyeneng CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 2 (NewsDay Live) - A Sadc regional seminar on children’s rights and climate change got underway in Cape Town this morning with the deputy speaker of...

The clock is ticking on the Senate to chop $9.4 billion of waste

President Donald Trump entered the Oval Office on a mission to reduce waste in the federal budget — what I call “spending porn.” He’s made a great start through the early work of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. There’s a problem,...

World Bank Group Appoints New Division Director For Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros And Seychelles

(MENAFN- APO Group) The World Bank Group has appointed Fily Sissoko as the new Division Director for Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles, effective today. He succeeds Idah Pswarayi-Riddihough, who held the position for the...

COP30: Churches call for 'ecological conversion'. ...

Thanks to the collaboration of the bishops of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, “A call for climate justice and the common home” was presented 10 years after Laudato Si’ and the Paris Agreement. The document warns against “false...

Q&A: Heatwaves hit schools, putting millions of children at risk

What’s the context? UNICEF warns that heatwaves are pushing millions of children out of school and calls for climate policy to protect classrooms. NEW DELHI - From scorching hot classrooms to flooded roads, climate change is forcing millions of...

Children meet animals during Weatherford Public Library event

CONTRIBUTED/AUTUMN SIZEMORE Kaitlyn Thompson with Animal Tales Southeast introduces children to a Flemish Giant rabbit during a special summer reading program event at the Red Bay Public Library. Records RED BAY — Children at the Weatherford...

Conference Counsel: Temples, missionaries, education part of hastening

Photo supplied, Intellectual Reserve Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles provides words of inspiration during the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 5, 2025....

Movement on the Fiducia Supplicans Front

This Declaration has provoked protests from a significant number of episcopal conferences across four continents, and particularly a real outcry in Africa, which, outside of North Africa, has completely rejected it. One of the main opponents,...