The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) sounded the alarm after 36,000 people of Haitian origin were deported during the first three months of the year, according to figures from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Some 90 per cent were deported from the Dominican Republic. Violations and abuses against Haitians The…
The Akkuyu nuclear plant has been built in Turkey’s southern province of Mersin and will have a production capacity of 4,800 megawatts (Photo: File). Ankara: Turkey inaugurated the country’s first nuclear power plant built with the help of Russia. According to the Turkish news agency Anadolu, on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during…
Launching a special edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) progress report, he warned that their collective promise made in 2015 of a more green, just and equitable global future, is in peril. “Unless we act now, the 2030 Agenda will become an epitaph for a world that might have been,” he said. Rising poverty…
Paris: France and other Western countries have expressed displeasure over the questioning of Ukraine’s sovereignty by China’s ambassador to France, Luo Shai. According to international media reports, at a conference held in Paris, the capital of France, when asked whether Crimea is part of Ukraine or not, Chinese Ambassador Lu Shai said that historically it…
Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Saturday, April 22, due to the absence of the moon today in most countries of the world. The Shawwal moon was not sighted in Malaysia and Singapore. The Malaysian government and Majlis Ulema-e-Islam Singapore have announced that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Saturday, April 22. Apart from this, it has…
File photo Tomorrow’s solar eclipse in many countries around the world will be a ‘hybrid’ as it will be neither partial nor total, but a combination of both. According to foreign media, during this time many parts of the earth will go into darkness when the sun, moon and earth will align together. According to…
Marginalized groups are disproportionately affected by the blood-borne disease, which can cause serious liver damage and cancer when left untreated, according to Unitaid, a global health agency hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). The funding will support the integration of hepatitis C testing and treatment within harm reduction programmes in 10 countries and trial…
File photo Scottish meteorologist Scott Duncan has said that the heat wave has engulfed a dozen countries in Asia. In a statement, meteorologist Scott Duncan said Thailand recorded a temperature of 45 degrees Celsius on April 14. He said that for the first time in the history of Thailand, the temperature was recorded at 45…
Chairman Kashmir Council EU Ali Raza Syed has said that the G20 countries should be aware of the controversial status of Jammu and Kashmir, and should also know that by calling the G20 meeting in Srinagar, the capital of Occupied Kashmir, the Indian occupying authorities in Jammu And they cannot change the disputed status of…
In a new report, UNCTAD projects that annual growth across large parts of the global economy will be below pre-pandemic levels in 2023. High interest rates combined with soaring debt levels will add to the “crushing” effect on developing countries over the coming years, to the tune of at least $800 billion. The UN body…
