California: The most expensive cancer treatments that used to cost sky-high prices will soon become much cheaper thanks to research by chemists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). According to media reports, a team of scientists led by organic chemistry expert Prof. Ohioan Cowan has developed an innovative and budget-friendly method of producing…
World’s Richest Cricket Board of India (BCCI) has become a cause of laughter. According to an Indian media report, electricity is not available at the Raipur stadium, which is hosting the fourth T20 match between India and Australia. According to the report, the electricity connection of the stadium was cut off 5 years ago due…
Sudan’s military Government, whose forces have been battling the RSF militia for control of the country since April, has said that the UN mission was failing to meet expectations. The end of the UN Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) comes against the backdrop of the continuing war raging between rival militaries that has…
He said the UN was able to step up delivery of basic supplies into and across the Gaza Strip during the week-long pause in fighting, primarily through the Egyptian and Palestinian Red Crescent Societies. This included 630 metric tonnes of flour for 224,000 people in the south, and 63,000 blankets and mattresses. “Cooking gas had…
The Global Drought Snapshot report, released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Friday, coinciding with COP 28, paint a grim picture of the scale of lives and livelihoods lost to droughts. Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD Executive Secretary, emphasized the urgency of the situation. “Unlike other disasters that attract media attention, droughts happen silently,…
The current climate crisis is affecting the world’s capacity to produce sufficient food. Its multiple impacts on water, soil, biodiversity, as well as the frequency of extreme weather events are leading to increased food insecurity. These effects diminish crop yields, livestock productivity, and the potential of fisheries and aquaculture as food producers, according to the report….
The sound of shells exploding shortly after 7am Gaza time was clearly audible at Nasser hospital in the south, where terrified and traumatised youngsters immediately reacted by clinging to their mothers in fright, said James Elder from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “The bombs started just a few seconds after the ceasefire (ended),” Mr. Elder…
The UN chief delivered his impassioned appeal at the high-level opening of the Global Climate Action Summit, which will see world leaders and Heads of State and Government taking centre stage for the next two days in the Al Waha Theatre in Dubai’s iconic Expo City. Warning that “humanity’s fate is hanging in the balance”,…
In the firing incident on the bus, 2 female students were injured and are undergoing treatment in the hospital The police arrested 4 suspects who opened fire on a private college bus in Sunder area. 2 female students were injured in the incident. According to the police, after firing on a private college bus in…
Peshawar: The court approved the request for origin card of Afghans marrying Pakistanis. In the High Court, Justice Arshad Ali and Justice Waqar Ahmed heard the applications filed by Afghans for Pakistan Origin Card for marrying Pakistanis, in which Additional Attorney General Sanaullah appeared on behalf of the Federation. During the hearing, Saifullah Mohib Kakakhil,…
