South Africa is a country in the southern region of Africa known for its diverse culture, with a population of over 60 million residents as of 2022. TotalEnergies SE, the French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company, has announced plans to withdraw from two offshore gas fields in South Africa as they could not be…
Wildfires In Jasper Leads To Evacuation
Jasper is a town in western Alberta, within the Canadian Rockies. The Jasper National Park is a popular tourist destination. The town has a population of over 4,000 residents as of 2021. According to reports, an ongoing wildfire has resulted in the destruction of several structures and led to evacuations in the town of Jasper…
Nepal: Plane Crash Kills 18
Nepal, formally known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia with a population of 30.6 million residents as of 2022. It is bordered by China and India. According to reports, a plane crashed while taking off from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and caught fire, killing 18 people on board,…
Ethiopia: Landslide Kills 229
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is a country located in the easternmost part of Africa with a population of about 126 million residents. It is bordered by Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, and Sudan. According to reports, days of heavy rainfall have resulted in 2 landslides on Sunday evening and Monday morning that left at…
Philippines Bans Online Casinos
Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an island country in Southeast Asia in the Pacific Ocean. It has 7,641 islands with a population of over 114 million residents as of 2024. According to reports, the Philippine government has banned online casinos due to their links with illicit activities, from telephone scams to human…
Amplats Cut 3,700 Jobs
Amplats, formally known as Anglo American Platinum, is the world’s largest primary producer of platinum, accounting for about 38% of the world’s annual supply. It was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in South Africa. According to reports, Amplats has laid off 3,700 employees as part of a restructuring initiative aimed at cutting costs due…
Global IT Outage Disrupts Millions
An IT outage refers to a situation where computer systems, networks, or IT services are unavailable or disrupted due to a number of reasons, from technical failures, cyber attacks, hardware or software failures or other security-related issues. According to reports, computer systems around the world experienced an outage as a result of a faulty CrowdStrike…
Paraguay: $240 Million Cocaine Seized
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a small landlocked country in South America with over 6 million residents as of 2024. It is bordered by Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. According to reports, the anti-drug agency in Paraguay seized over 4 tons of cocaine valued at around $240 million USD inside a shipment of sugar…
Nigeria: TotalEnergies Sells Onshore Division
TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and headquartered in Courbevoie, France. It is one of the seven supermajor oil companies that specialize in oil and gas, crude oil, and natural gas exploration, production, power generation, transportation, refining, etc. According to reports, TotalEnergies has announced plans to sell…
Afghanistan: Floods Kill 40
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, commonly referred to as Afghanistan, is a country located in Asia with a population of over 30 million residents as of 2021. It shares borders with Pakistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, and China. According to reports, intense rainfall has caused devastating floods in eastern Afghanistan and has led to at least 40…