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EU countries fall out over defence omnibus, final decision stalled

Euractiv.com - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 14:28
National capitals could not agree on if circumventing traditional procedures should depend on the defence product being European

Rainwater Harvesting Mitigates Drought in Eastern Guatemala – VIDEO

Africa - INTER PRESS SERVICE - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 14:20

Plagued by drought, farming families living within the boundaries of the Dry Corridor in eastern Guatemala have resorted to rainwater harvesting, an effective technique that has allowed them to cope

By Edgardo Ayala
SAN LUIS JILOTEPEQUE, Guatemala, Nov 21 2025 (IPS)

Plagued by drought, farming families living within the boundaries of the Dry Corridor in eastern Guatemala have resorted to rainwater harvesting, an effective technique that has allowed them to cope.

This enables them to obtain food from plots of land that would otherwise be difficult to farm.

Funded by the Swedish government and implemented by international organizations, some 7,000 families benefit from a program that seeks to provide them with the necessary technologies and tools to set up rainwater catchment tanks, alleviating water scarcity in this region of the country.

These families live around micro-watersheds in seven municipalities in the departments of Chiquimula and Jalapa, in eastern Guatemala. These towns are Jocotán, Camotán, Olopa, San Juan Ermita, Chiquimula, San Luis Jilotepeque, and San Pedro Pinula.

“We are in the Dry Corridor, and it’s hard to grow plants here. Even if you try to grow them, due to the lack of water, (the fruits) don’t reach their proper weight,” Merlyn Sandoval, head of one of the beneficiary families, told IPS in the village of San José Las Pilas, in the municipality of San Luis Jilotepeque, Jalapa department.

The Central American Dry Corridor, 1,600 kilometers long, covers 35% of Central America and is home to more than 10.5 million people. Here, over 73% of the rural population lives in poverty, and 7.1 million people suffer from severe food insecurity, according to FAO data.

As part of the project, the young Sandoval has taken action to harvest rainwater on her plot, in the backyard of her house. She has installed a circular tank, whose base is lined with an impermeable polyethylene geomembrane, with a capacity of 16 cubic meters.

When it rains, water runs off the roof and, through a PVC pipe, reaches the tank they call a “harvester,” which collects the resource to irrigate the small garden and fruit trees, and to provide water during the dry season, from November to May.

In the garden, Sandoval and her family of 10 harvest celery, cucumber, cilantro, chives, tomatoes, and green chili. For fruits, they have bananas, mangoes, and jocotes, among others.

They also have a fish pond where 500 tilapia fingerlings are growing. The structure, also with a polyethylene geomembrane at its base, is eight meters long, six meters wide, and one meter deep.

Another beneficiary is Ricardo Ramírez. From the rainwater collector installed on his plot, he manages to irrigate, by drip, the crops in the macro-tunnel: a small greenhouse next to the tank, where he grows cucumbers, tomatoes, and green chili, among other vegetables.

“From one furrow I got 950 cucumbers, and 450 pounds of tomatoes (204 kilos). And the chili, it just keeps producing. But it was because there was water in the harvester, and I just opened the little valve for just half an hour, by drip, and the soil got well moistened,” Ramírez told IPS with satisfaction.

En español: Video: La sequía en el este de Guatemala se alivia con la cosecha de agua de lluvia

 

Categories: Africa, Afrique

Focus-felmérés: A PS nyerné a választást a Smer és a Republika előtt

Bumm.sk (Szlovákia/Felvidék) - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 14:19
Ha novemberben tartanák a parlamenti választást, a Progresszív Szlovákia győzne a szavazatok 22,1 százalékával. A Smer 16,5 százalékos támogatottságot szerezne, a Republika (10%) végezne a harmadik helyen a Focus felmérése alapján. A Magyar Szövetség nem lépné át a parlamenti küszöböt, a Demokraták azonban bejutna a parlamentbe.

HaZZ: Kamionnal ütközött egy kocsi Turócrudnónál

Bumm.sk (Szlovákia/Felvidék) - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 14:18
Péntek reggel összeütközött egy személygépjármű és egy kamion Turócrudnónál. Egy sérültet a tűzoltóknak kellett kiszabadítaniuk az autóból.

Pupils abducted from Catholic school in fresh Nigeria attack

BBC Africa - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 14:17
Security forces have launched operations to assess the situation and locate the missing pupils.
Categories: Africa, Défense

Schwede Hansson siegt: Schweizer Podestplatz zum Europacup-Auftakt in Levi

Blick.ch - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 14:15
Schweizer Erfolg im Europacup: Beim ersten Saisonrennen – einem Slalom in Levi – fährt Matthias Iten als Zweiter aufs Podest.
Categories: Afrique, Swiss News

Bereits als Sponsor auf Jacke: Sion weitet Partnerschaft mit Fast-Food-Riesen aus

Blick.ch - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 14:03
Auf der Einlaufjacke des FC Sion prangt das Burger-King-Logo bereits. Die Zusammenarbeit wird für den Rest der Saison noch vertieft.
Categories: Afrique, Swiss News

Parliament Cannot Walk Away from Defending Europe’s Democratic Authority and Industrial Sovereignty

Euractiv.com - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 14:00
The European Parliament’s vote on maintaining legal action over the withdrawn SEP proposal will determine both its authority as co legislator and Europe’s capacity to secure fair licensing rules essential for competitiveness in an era of rapid diffusion of digitising technologies.

Wechsel zu den New York Sirens: Schweizerin Vallario schafft Sprung in die PWHL

Blick.ch - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:54
Die Professional Women's Hockey League in Nordamerika startet am Wochenende gleich mit doppelter Schweizer Beteiligung in ihre dritte Saison.
Categories: Afrique, Swiss News

«Ein Kornkreis in Grasversion»: Rätsel um mysteriösen Blätter-Kreis in Stäfa ZH

Blick.ch - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:53
Ein mysteriöser gelber Kreis lässt die Menschen in Stäfa rätseln. Mitten auf einer Wiese tauchte die Form plötzlich auf. Doch was steckt dahinter?
Categories: Afrique, Swiss News

Treffen mit Mamdani: Trump empfängt heute New Yorker Bürgermeister

Blick.ch - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:50
Der neu gewählte Bürgermeister Mamdani trifft trotz politischer Differenzen auf Präsident Trump. Ihre Begegnung verspricht Spannungen aufgrund konträrer Ansichten zu Steuern und Sozialleistungen.
Categories: Afrique, Swiss News

MEPs slam Commission’s slow progress tackling ecommerce risks

Euractiv.com - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:47
In a motion for a resolution, seen by Euractiv, MEPs angry over the Shein sex doll scandal complain that the EU's executive must dial up enforcement

EPP drives Parliament to stop-the-clock on deforestation rules

Euractiv.com - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:45
If the EPP secures far-right backing, Parliament and Council would be aligned, essentially removing the need for lengthy interinstitutional negotiations
Categories: Afrique, European Union

DR Congo must keep focus in World Cup bid - Zakuani

BBC Africa - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:44
DR Congo must not be over-confident when the Leopards take part in inter-confederation play-offs for a spot at the 2026 World Cup, says Gabriel Zakuani.
Categories: Africa

Nach schwerem Sturz im Training hoffen alle auf eine Überraschung: Ist die Karriere von Ski-Königin Gut-Behrami vorbei?

Blick.ch - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:29
Ski-Star Lara Gut-Behrami stürzt beim Training in Copper Mountain schwer und verletzt sich am linken Knie. Die 34-Jährige wird in die Schweiz zurückgebracht, wo eine genaue Diagnose erfolgen soll. Ein Kreuzbandriss könnte das vorzeitige Karriereende bedeuten.
Categories: Afrique, Swiss News

Top prosecutor’s unprecedented conviction triggers political backlash in Spain

Euractiv.com - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:24
Sánchez and several ministers repeatedly defended his innocence, accusing parts of the judiciary of political bias
Categories: Afrique, European Union

EU countries outline foreign-policy priorities for the next budget

Euractiv.com - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:20
They have put “the external dimension of migration” near the top of the agenda for the proposed €200 billion Global Europe fund
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Elindította Pozsony-Kassa járatát a Wizz Air

Bumm.sk (Szlovákia/Felvidék) - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:18
Pénteken elindította Pozsony-Kassa járatát a Wizz Air. Az első gép Kassáról indult Pozsonyba 233 utassal, a jegyek 97 százaléka fogyott el. Robert Fico belengette a további bővítés lehetőségét.

Un cambrioleur se venge de sa victime et écope de 60 mois de prison

24 Heures au Bénin - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:15

Le tribunal d'Abomey-Calavi, a rendu ce mercredi 19 novembre 2025, son verdict dans une affaire de tentative de cambriolage, survenue dans la commune de Zè, dans le département de l'Atlantique.

Après le cambriolage du domicile d'un jeune homme à Zè, les malfrats ont emporté une somme d'un million de francs CFA, abandonnant sur place un couteau, un téléphone portable, des scies et un arrache-clous. L'enquête ouverte par le commissariat a permis d'identifier et d'interpeller le propriétaire du téléphone retrouvé sur les lieux.
Dix (10) jours après cette arrestation, quatre autres membres du groupe sont revenus au domicile de la victime pour l'agresser, ainsi que son épouse, son enfant et un proche. La victime au cours du procès ce mercredi, affirme avoir échappé de justesse à ses agresseurs avant de quitter le pays pour la France, craignant pour sa sécurité.
A la barre, l'accusé a nié toute implication dans le cambriolage incriminé. Le téléphone saisi d'après lui, avait été perdu trois mois avant les faits. Une version rejetée par le tribunal qui a établi que l'appareil avait été utilisé jusqu'à la veille du cambriolage, et que les contacts récents correspondaient aux proches de l'accusé.
Le juge délibérant condamne l'accusé à 60 mois d'emprisonnement ferme, une amende de 100 000 francs CFA et au versement de 3,2 millions de francs CFA de dommages et intérêts.

F. A. A.

Categories: Afrique, European Union

Quelles équipes européennes perdront le plus de joueurs à l'occasion de la CAN 2025 ?

BBC Afrique - Fri, 11/21/2025 - 13:15
La Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2025 sera la première à se dérouler pendant la période de Noël et du Nouvel An. Plusieurs grandes stars seront convoquées et manqueront un nombre important de matchs avec leurs clubs.
Categories: Afrique, Union européenne

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