The main suspect will be sentenced in August; Photo: File Iowa: A US court has sentenced the student who killed 66-year-old school teacher Nohima Graber to life in prison, while another accomplice will be sentenced in August. According to the world news agency, the incident of killing a teacher by hitting him on the head…
After the rains in the southeastern regions of China, floods have disrupted the life system. According to foreign media reports, heavy rains are continuing in the southeastern regions of China, and flood water has accumulated in the northern regions. According to the report, measures are being taken to evacuate the citizens from the affected areas…
Speaking to the Council’s annual meeting in Geneva on protecting the rights of women and girls, the UN High Commissioner said it was an urgent task, and there needed to be zero-tolerance of gender-based violence. He highlighted the alarming reality that female human rights defenders, women journalists, and those in public office and political decision-making…
This summer will be “the first in more than three years that many of us will enjoy without the looming threat of COVID-19”, but the life-threatening virus has not gone away completely, said WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, told reporters at a virtual press conference from Copenhagen. Each week, the coronavirus causes at least…
Photo courtesy of Facebook A mother is a mother after all! A woman in Lebanon risked her life to save her son from falling off a roof. According to foreign media, a woman named Lubna in the northern region of Lebanon lost her life by falling from the roof while saving her son from the…
“Patriarchy must be a thing of the past. Our future depends on women and girls being at the table everywhere when decisions are made,” said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Only 1 in 4 parliamentarians are women “It was only last year that for the first time in history women were…
Riyadh: An Iraqi citizen who came to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj suddenly fell ill, after which Saudi doctors treated him and saved his life. According to Urdu News, the doctors of the King Abdullah Medical City of Makkah in Saudi Arabia saved the life of an elderly Iraqi Hajj pilgrim who suffered from a…
Photo: File In China’s Jiangsu province, life has been suspended by strong winds, rain and hailstorms. According to Chinese media, 3 people died in various accidents in the city of Nanjing due to the storm. According to Chinese media, trees fell in Nanjing due to strong winds and several vehicles were destroyed. According to the…
Bangladesh faces worst heat wave since 1971; Photo: File Dhaka: Bangladesh is currently facing its worst heatwave in decades, during which prolonged power load-shedding has made life miserable for citizens. According to the World News Agency, the temperature in Bangladesh reached 40 degrees Celsius. Citizens trying to avoid the scorching sun have no shelter while…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to mark World Oceans Day on Thursday. “The ocean is the foundation of life. It supplies the air we breathe and food we eat. It regulates our climate and weather. The ocean is our planet’s greatest reservoir of biodiversity,” he…
