1: Spotted Lake, British Columbia, Canada. In the summer the water of the lake evaporates and small mineral pools are left behind, each one different in colour to the next.
Top 20 of the strangest places in the world
Tag: USA
U.S. demands release of Uighur doctor who family say is sentenced to 20 years
The United States called on Wednesday for the release of a Uighur Muslim medical doctor who relatives say was sentenced to 20 years jail in China because of family members’ human rights activism in the United States.
$26.9bn dollars received by Nigeria from foreign support in six years.
Clement Agba, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, says Nigeria has received $26.94 billion Development Assistance funds from International Donors between 2015 and 2020. Mr Agba made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing the House of Representatives Committee on Civil Society and Development Partners on Donor Funds Receipts, Transfers and Disbursement to Government Agencies, Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organisations in Nigeria. According to him, these donations come from the European Development Fund (EDF) and the United Nations Development Systems (UNDS). He explained that some of…