Published on 12/08/2026 – 10:25 GMT+2•Updated 12:13 The European Union will provide €2.1 million to Colombia to support its most affected areas following a deadly earthquake that tore through the South American country on Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an online statement. “As search and rescue operations continue, the EU is supporting Colombia wherever possible,” she said in the statement posted on Tuesday. The funding will provide health, water, sanitation and hygiene material, as well as shelter, food, protection and cash assistance. The president of the EU executive added that Colombia has activated the bloc’s…

If you don’t know about the psychologist Erik Erikson, in addition to having a pleasing name to say, he was a pretty cool guy who studied identity formation (with specific cultural contexts, way before anyone was doing that), describing eight distinct life stages, each guided by an existential question. The…

Police say 17 suspected gang members and two civilians were also killed in Kebbi State.Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026At least 10 police officers, 17 “bandits” and two civilians have been killed in clashes with a group of armed men in northwestern Nigeria.Police said on Tuesday that officers confronted…

Rescuers are searching through collapsed buildings in western Colombia for survivors after the country’s strongest earthquake this century killed at least 250 people and caused widespread devastation, according to local authorities.Emergency teams in the worst affected cities, including Cali and Pereira, have been working through the night and into Tuesday,…

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ToplineA federal appeals court rejected an attempt by social media companies to dismiss thousands of lawsuits alleging young people were addicted to their services, insisting the appeal using Section 230 of the Communications Act was improperly made and allowing the claims to move forward.Key FactsIn a brief opinion issued on…

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