Geneva (AFP) – The weather phenomenon of El Nino is likely to ‘surge’ global temperatures this year, says Wilfran Moufouma-Okia, head of regional climate prediction services at the World Meteorological Organization. El Nino is a naturally occurring climate pattern typically associated with increased heat worldwide, as well as drought in some parts of the world and heavy rains elsewhere.
Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Families evacuate after the Israeli army launched a major operation in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, killing nine Palestinians.
Miura (Japan) (AFP) – It’s cheap, recycled, and has centuries of tradition: “shimogoe” or “fertiliser from a person’s bottom” is finding new favour in Japan as Ukraine’s war hikes the price of chemical alternatives.
Managua (AFP) – The ‘La League’ project is empowering adolescent girls to achieve equal rights and freedom through football, as well as to learn about the negative impact of teenage pregnancies and child marriages in Managua, Nicaragua.
Hong Kong (AFP) – Hong Kong’s leader John Lee calls on eight overseas activists to turn themselves in a day after police put out bounties on them for violating the city’s national security law. “The only way to end their destiny of being an abscondee, who will be pursued for life, is to surrender,” Lee says.
Essaouira (Morocco) (AFP) – Young Moroccan women are bringing new and inclusive energy to the centuries-old art of Gnaoua, a spiritual musical repertoire traditionally reserved for men, which was recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.
Pittsburgh (AFP) – Anthrocon is one of the world’s largest gatherings of furries – a community of people who dress up or roleplay as animal characters. This year’s annual convention ran from June 29-July 2.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian rail company Ukrzaliznytsia has introduced the country’s first women-only carriages on four long-distance train lines, two of which depart from the capital Kyiv, in a bid to improve the safety of its female passengers.
Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Israeli forces killed eight Palestinians in a large-scale operation Monday in the occupied West Bank in what the army labelled an “extensive counterterrorism effort” involving drone strikes and hundreds of troops.
Reims (France) (AFP) – A French fireman died while seeking to douse burning cars north of Paris, during a sixth consecutive night of rioting over the police killing of a teenager, according to the interior minister. The 24-year-old fireman died fighting the fire in an underground car park in the suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis north of the capital, Gerald Darmanin says.
