Double Olympic medallist Daniel Wiffen and bronze medallist Mona McSharry have been announced as the Team Ireland flagbearers for the closing ceremony of Paris 2024 on Sunday night.Twenty-three year old Wiffen, from Armagh who made history in Paris, spoke about the honour: “I’m so happy, I think it’s a great privilege to hold the flag, and I’m going to hold it high around the stadium and I really can’t wait; it’s a dream come true for me.”Sligo’s McSharry, who won the first medal of these Games for Team Ireland said: “I was so shocked when they selected me among so…
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The directive affects people located in parts of eastern and central Khan Younis as well as the Al Salqa area of Deir Al-Balah. Initial estimates indicate that more than 15,500 people had been living in those areas, which comprise more than 30 neighbourhoods, according to UN partners monitoring population movements in Gaza. Obligation to civilians “Once again, we call for all parties to the conflict to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, including by taking constant care to spare civilians and civilian objects,” said UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq, speaking at a press briefing in New York. “This includes allowing…
The continent is witnessing an “unprecedented” spike in mpox cases since January, with 15 countries reporting outbreaks. As of Thursday, 2030 cases and 13 deaths were confirmed this year, compared with 1,145 cases and seven deaths in the whole of 2023. Mpox is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus (commonly abbreviated as MPXV), a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. Common symptoms include a skin rash or mucosal lesions that can last for two to four weeks accompanied by fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy and swollen lymph nodes. It can be transmitted to humans through physical…
The conflict, which erupted last April between rival militaries – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has left over 12 million people displaced, both within Sudan and across its borders. “Heavy rains and flooding have already impacted tens of thousands of people across Sudan, causing further displacement, injuries and deaths,” UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado told journalists at a regular press briefing at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG). In the past two weeks, refugees in eastern Kassala province have been impacted by severe floods, including many families who recently arrived after fleeing violence in Sennar…
Indigenous Peoples represent around six per cent of the world’s population, and their knowledge and traditions are believed to help solve many of today’s challenges in the areas of climate action and biodiversity. The focus of the International Day this year is on the approximately 200 groups of Indigenous Peoples currently living in voluntary isolation in remote forests, and initial contact with them. These communities live detached from the rest of the world, surviving by hunting and gathering, fully depending on their ecological environment. ‘Their survival is our survival’ “Their stewardship signifies an outsized contribution to our global community”, UN…
“Civilians pay the highest price in this war,” Denise Brown said in statement. “We must not allow this to be normalized. International humanitarian law must be respected, and civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times.” According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), increasing attacks in the Donetsk and Sumy regions over the past two days killed and injured many civilians and damaged infrastructure. The attacks also heightened the needs of about 60,000 people in vulnerable communities, and mass casualties have affected people in the towns of Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk and Toretsk. OCHA said…
Published: Sat 10 Aug 2024, 4:39 PM Last updated: Sat 10 Aug 2024, 5:29 PM Ireland have a chance of winning another medal in the Paris Olympics when they compete in the Women’s 4×400 metres final. Ireland finished third in their semi-final on Friday, behind Jamacia and Netherlands to earn an automatic qualifying spot in their first ever Olympic final. Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Kelly McGrory and Sharlene Mawdsley completed the race in a time of 3:25.05 , who will be boosted by the return of Rhasidat Adeleke. Adeleke confirmed after finishing fourth in the 400m final she will be…
In remarks to commemorate the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, Denise Brown also noted that boys and girls in frontline regions have had to spend the equivalent of seven months underground in bomb shelters because of relentless attacks. “I will not stop repeating that the entire international community must never accept as normal what is happening in Ukraine. Children should not grow up in the middle of a war,” she said. “War is not normal, and we must not get used to it.” Youthful dreams deferred Ms. Brown said she has met many lovely, joyful and smiling…
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom, and the European Union. Four years on from the fraudulent 2020 presidential election and the appalling human rights crackdown in Belarus, the United States of America, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom stand in solidarity with the people of Belarus who, in spite of continued repression by the Lukashenka regime, have peacefully and courageously pressed for democratic change, respect for human rights, and the release of all political prisoners. We affirm that the sanctions we have recently announced represent…
Employers: Dada Guru Hospitality Inc. operating as Quality Inn, Jackson, Michigan Prakash Patel Pratyush Patel Actions: U.S. Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act consent judgment Courts: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganCourt Action: The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $11,969.50 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for a total of $23,939 for two front desk employees. An investigation by the Wage and Hour Division found Dada Guru Hospitality Inc. and its owner/operators Prakash Patel and Pratyush Patel paid two front desk workers a flat monthly rate ‒ regardless of the number…