World News in Brief: Water ‘being taken for granted’, global teacher crisis, Nipah in India update

World News in Brief: Water ‘being taken for granted’, global teacher crisis, Nipah in India update

“We must stop taking water for granted,” FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu said at the opening of the Rome Water Dialogue, focused on its critical role relating to soils, land, climate change, biodiversity and agriculture. With agriculture accounting for more than 70 per cent of the planet’s freshwater withdrawals, “by increasing efficiency, reducing negative impacts and…

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Possible threat of Nipah virus, Sindh Health Department has issued an alert

Possible threat of Nipah virus, Sindh Health Department has issued an alert

In view of the possible threat of Nipah virus, Sindh Health Department has issued an alert. In Karachi, Director General Health Sindh has written a letter to all the hospitals and has directed the medical superintendents, directors and livestock department of hospitals across Sindh to be alert. According to the health department, the Nipah virus…

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