A new week, new goals and of course a new spirit.
To make it easier for you to keep up to date with global developments, we’ve summarized news from a number of countries over the past 24 hours.
You read World Today, August 21, that we start with Kenya.
President Jokowi visited several African countries
Kenya became the first country chosen by President Joko Widodo during his trip to Africa.
President Jokowi is also expected to visit Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.
The president said his first visit to the African region was aimed at building solidarity among southern countries with the “spirit of Bandung”, referring to the history of the Asian-African conference held in the city in 1955.
“For South Africa, Indonesia has been invited to the BRICS summit, and of course, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, various bilateral meetings will be held with other heads of state,” Jokowi said explaining the one of the agendas of his visit.
Today, President Jokowi is due to meet with the President of the Republic of Kenya, William Ruto, to hold a bilateral meeting aimed at enhancing the cooperative relations between the two countries.
Hurricane Hilary kills
Hurricane Hilary, which is heading towards Mexico and California, United States of America, has fallen to Category 2 strength. However, it is still estimated to be dangerous as it can cause flooding.
A man died in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur when a family of five was swept overboard while crossing a river, according to a Mexican official.
The police managed to save four other people, according to Edith Aguilar Villavicencio, the local mayor.
Footage posted online by local authorities shows a strong stream of water flowing through the streets of the city.
Russian Luna-25 rocket crashes into the Moon
Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said it lost contact with the Luna-25 unmanned aircraft shortly after it was placed in a pre-landing orbit.
“The plane moved into an unpredictable orbit and disappeared following a collision with the surface of the Moon,” Roscosmos said in a statement, adding that an investigation would be opened to determine the cause. of the accident.
The spacecraft was due to land on the moon’s south pole later today and be sent to explore parts of the moon that scientists believe could store frozen water and other valuable elements.
This accident marks the failure of the first Russian lunar expedition for 47 years.
At least 35,000 Canadians fled
The Canadian government warns that the impact of the bushfires will continue to be felt, as the number of refugees increases and many properties are destroyed.
The province of British Columbia declared a state of emergency last weekend and is still trying to manage the risk of fires.
“The current situation is grim,” said David Eby, Premier of British Columbia.
More than 35,000 people are already on evacuation orders and another 30,000 are on evacuation alert.
Olga Carmona learned that her father had died after the Women’s World Cup final
Just hours after their appearance in the Women’s World Cup final, Spain women’s captain Olga Carmona received the news of her father’s passing.
Olga scored the only goal as Spain won 1-0 against England in the 29th minute, while winning their first World Cup title.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed the news as the squad returned home after the final.
“The RFEF is deeply sorry to announce the death of Olga Carmona’s father, who learned the sad news after the World Cup final,” read a statement on social media.
“We send our deepest support to Olga and her family at this time of deep sadness. We love you Olga, you are the history of Spanish football.”
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