World News in Brief: South Sudan aid plan, rising cost of healthy eating, Europe’s diabetes burden

World News in Brief: South Sudan aid plan, rising cost of healthy eating, Europe’s diabetes burden

The conflict in neighbouring Sudan has had an impact on the country’s economy, increasing the prices of food and the number of vulnerable people who need assistance. It is estimated that 7.1 million people in South Sudan will continue to be food insecure during the lean season, which runs from April to July, while roughly…

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India is following the Hindutva policy, Muslims are also responsible for the high cost of vegetables

India is following the Hindutva policy, Muslims are also responsible for the high cost of vegetables

Vegetable stalls of Muslim traders will be removed, Assam Chief Minister: Photo: File Guwahati: In India, the Hindu extremist chief minister also blamed Muslims for the increase in the prices of vegetables. According to foreign media, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sharma, showed insults against the Muslims and called…

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Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad

Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad

UN Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva was briefing the Security Council on the dire situation facing the country and the international aid effort, with UN women workers among those now prevented by Taliban edicts from working. “We will not put our national staff in danger and therefore we are asking them not to report to the office”…

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Donald Trump's congratulatory message to Kim Jong-un cost him dearly

Donald Trump’s congratulatory message to Kim Jong-un cost him dearly

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump’s congratulation to Kim Jong-un cost him dearly, Trump is heavily criticized by Republicans. According to American media reports, Donald Trump congratulated the North Korean leader on joining the World Health Organization (WHO), which has started a series of criticism against him. Former Vice President Mike Pence said that Trump…

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Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years

Extreme weather caused two million deaths, cost $4 trillion over last 50 years

According to WMO, weather, climate and water-related hazards caused close to 12,000 disasters between 1970 and 2021. Developing countries were hit hardest, seeing nine in 10 deaths and 60 per cent of economic losses from climate shocks and extreme weather.   WMO said that Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States suffered a “disproportionately” high…

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