Country: Ukraine Source: UN Children’s Fund This represents an average of over five children killed or injured each day and these are just the figures the UN has been able to verify, the real number is likely higher, said UNICEF chief.
Read MoreOver 2 billion people live in water-stressed countries, which is expected to be exacerbated in some regions as a result of climate change and population growth. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Baher KamalMADRID, Aug 22 2022 (IPS) This is how the Muslims’ Holy Book – the Quran refers to the most […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/yogendras31 PFAS substances are a class of some 12,000 synthetic chemicals that have been in widespread use since the 1940s in a variety of products from nonstick cookware to waterproof makeup and from electronics to food packaging. But there is a problem with them: these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances […]
Read MoreCountry: Sri Lanka Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies The continuous heavy rains coupled with high winds over 50 km/hr have caused landslides, road embankment failures/cutting failures, floods, rock fall and fallen trees across various districts.
Read MoreThe Japanese government has been hit in the pocket by an unusual problem — its young people aren’t drinking enough.
Read More1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh) Aug 19, 2022 Aug 18, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 08/19/2022 – 12:32 1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh) 1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh) […]
Read MoreCountry: Somalia Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs “This new funding will help humanitarian agencies get supplies and staff in place as soon as humanly possible to avert the worst, but it is not enough,” said the UN humanitarian chief.
Read MoreRising inflation and the Ukraine war has added to the woes of Zimbabweans, where even the middle class struggle to buy a loaf of bread. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS By Jeffrey MoyoHarare, Aug 19 2022 (IPS) With inflation at 256.9 percent, 49-year-old Dambudzo Chauruka can no longer afford to buy bread […]
Read MorePhoto: Singkham/Pexels As awareness of the need for more environmentally friendly practices grow, more and more businesses are putting a premium on environmental protection. Companies increasingly embrace environmentally sound practices and policies to reduce their carbon footprints and other environmental impacts. More consumers are conscious of their habits in search […]
Read MoreThailand’s health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalized the drug.
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