One of the 12 boys rescued from a cave in Thailand in 2018 has died in the UK. According to British media, Duang Pech Promthep was found unconscious in his hostel on Sunday and was taken to hospital where he died. Duang Pech Promthep was the captain of the Thai boys’ soccer team, who were…
Photo: File The price of gold per tola decreased by 3 thousand 700 rupees today. According to All Pakistan Gems and Jewelers Association, after this decrease, the price of gold per tola is 1 lakh 92 thousand 200 rupees. Similarly, the price of 10 grams of gold has decreased by 3 thousand 173 rupees to…
Launched by India’s mission to the UN, during the International Year of Millets, the exhibition showcases different kinds of millets grown in India, their nutritional value and various health benefits. Millets encompass a diverse group of nutritious cereals including pearl, proso, foxtail, barnyard, kodo, browntop, finger and Guinea millets, as well as fonio, sorghum and teff. Millet-based refreshments…
The call comes against a backdrop of Marburg and mpox outbreaks, the more than 10,000 COVID-19 deaths still being reported weekly, and the ongoing emergency response to the deadly earthquake in Syria and Türkiye, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “Together, these current conditions point to the critical need for all countries to build health…
“Leprosy is hidden beneath multiple layers of systemic exclusion, structural discrimination, and institutional neglect,” said UN Special Rapporteur on discrimination against persons with leprosy, Alice Cruz, following an eight-day visit to Bangladesh. Currently, people from 120 countries are affected by leprosy, known as Hansen’s disease, with more than 200,000 new cases reported worldwide yearly. The…
The security plan represents “an essential tool” paving the way for the coming local elections, UN mission spokesperson Vladimir Monteiro said. Voters will be casting ballots in local elections for the first time since 1988. The Government of CAR and the UN stabilization mission (MINUSCA) signed a new plan on Tuesday amid recent flaring tensions….
Ahead of a briefing to journalists in New York on Wednesday, Laila Baker, UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States, spoke to UN News from Aleppo, where women are clamouring for peace amid the rubble of the disaster and the ravages of war. “Without fault, in every group of women, individual or collective, their message was…
The situation for many in Ukraine remains desperate, amid “relentless” shelling of civilian targets and infrastructure, the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, told journalists in Geneva. Humanitarian funding is needed to continue supporting lifesaving aid convoy deliveries to communities on the front line, “into areas of great danger and difficulty and priority needs”, said…
This is the first visit of an Iranian president to China after 20 years. Photo: AFP Beijing: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in China on a 3-day visit with a financial delegation, where he met with President Xi Jinping and discussed important global issues, including nuclear energy and the war in Ukraine. According to China’s…
Photo: Express News Rawalpindi: FIA Cyber Crime Circle Rawalpindi took action and arrested the accused involved in sexual harassment. According to FIA spokesperson, the accused Noman Atta shared objectionable photos and videos of the woman while the accused was also blackmailing the complainant. The accused was arrested from Rawalpindi and the mobile phone was recovered…
