World News in Brief: Dozens dead in Yemen shipwreck, Pakistan expulsions ‘must stop’, FAO aids Sudan farmers

World News in Brief: Dozens dead in Yemen shipwreck, Pakistan expulsions ‘must stop’, FAO aids Sudan farmers

More than 64 people are missing and feared dead after the vessel they were travelling in capsized on Sunday. Approximately 90 migrants, including 60 women, were on board the vessel, which was heading to Yemen from the coast of Djibouti. Twenty-six survivors were rescued by the Yemeni Coast Guard. Global cooperation needed  IOM is collaborating…

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An experiment in generating electricity from dead bacteria

An experiment in generating electricity from dead bacteria

Experts from the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, have conducted a successful experiment of generating electricity from dead E. coli bacteria. The team of scientists modified the bacteria using a mechanism called extracellular electron transfer (EET), to make them highly efficient electrical microbes. This process triples the production of electrical current compared to…

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Libya: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead

Libya: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of ‘epic proportions’ leave thousands dead

An estimated 3,000 people have died and up to 10,000 people have been reported missing in the massive floods triggered by Hurricane Daniel, which overwhelmed the eastern parts of the country at the weekend, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said. We stand in solidarity with Libya: Guterres In a…

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Sudan: UN rights chief calls for probe after 87 bodies found in mass grave

Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan

“Such developments echo a horrific past that must not be repeated,” said Volker Türk UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, marking “five months of futile suffering, death, loss and destruction.” Mounting casualties Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Türk also warned of mounting civilian casualties, as 1500 have already lost their lives to…

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Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA

Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA

Eleven people were killed and another 40 were injured, including a staff member with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said Dorothee Klaus, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon, citing reports. Two schools operated by the agency sustained damage, and more than 2,000 people were forced to flee in search of safety.  UNRWA reacts “In…

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Floods wreak havoc in Afghanistan; 26 dead and 40 missing

Floods wreak havoc in Afghanistan; 26 dead and 40 missing

Two days of rains have wreaked havoc in Afghanistan; 35 casualties (Photo: File) bill to: Floods following incessant rains in Afghanistan’s central provinces left 26 people dead and 40 missing. According to the international news organization, Shafiullah Rahimi, the spokesman of the Ministry of Disaster Management of the Taliban government, said that the continuous rains…

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