SHOCKING: 12 - What They Never Told You

Residents, tourists flee wildfire on Greece’s Rhodes island

Authorities transport some 16,000 people across land, with 3,000 evacuated by sea as firefighters battle blaze.

Al Jazeera · Jul 23, 2023

Belarus Red Cross sparks outcry after its chief says it brought Ukrainian children to Belarus

The Belarus Red Cross has sparked international outrage after its chief told state television that the organization is actively involved in bringing Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine to Belarus

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Acropolis' midday closure leaves many tourists in the lurch as a heat have lashes southern Europe

Disgruntled tourists are bemoaning the temporary closing of the Acropolis in Athens as Greek authorities proactively shut the world monument’s gates between midday and early evening amid a heat wave gripping southern Europe

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

Red Cross Lifeblood calls for poo donations to carry out lifesaving treatments and research

Poo donations are being used to treat a deadly gut infection, with trials recording a huge cure rate. Donors say its easier than giving blood, but there's not enough of them.

ABC News · May 26, 2023

Kilmarnock-born aid worker helped Brits flee war-torn Sudan

Liz Tait has told of her heartache for a woman forced to leave her terminally ill husband behind.

Daily Record · May 24, 2023

Congo Red Cross halts search for hundreds of flood victims

The Congolese Red Cross has suspended its search for hundreds of victims of recent deadly floods in eastern Congo as it lacks the machinery needed to dig through metres of mud and debris, its local representative said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 23, 2023

Red Cross warns of possible humanitarian disaster on Sudan-Chad border

Sudanese refugees are streaming into Chad so quickly that it will be impossible to relocate them all to safer places before the start of the rainy season in late June, a senior Red Cross official said on Tuesday, flagging the risk of a disaster.

Reuters · May 23, 2023

Covid hero Richard from Perth stands among celebrities at Westminster Abbey coronation event

A guest from Perthshire at the coronation ceremony described unforgettible day standing among VIPs in the queue into Westminster Abbey.

Daily Record · May 13, 2023

A week after Congo floods, volunteers dig through debris for bodies

With shovels, sticks and bare hands, Red Cross volunteers struggled to clear caked mud from around a body half buried in a landslide in Bushushu village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Reuters · May 12, 2023

‘I must work. I can’t cry’: capturing Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian civilians

Dmytro Pletenchuk, a press officer, took photos in the aftermath of last week’s devastating shelling in Kherson

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023