As COP28 entered its final 48 hours, the UN chief delivered a clear message to government negotiators: “We must conclude the conference with an ambitious outcome that demonstrates decisive action and a credible plan to keep 1.5-degree goal alive, protecting those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.” ‘The clock is ticking’ Negotiators are engaged…
A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the arrest and detention of individuals from 1 January 2022 to 31 July this year. Commenting on the findings, UN rights chief Volker Türk described as…
The new Gender Snapshot report from the UN’s gender equality agency at this midway point towards the SDGs warns that if current trends continue, over 340 million women and girls will be living in poverty by 2030. That represents eight per cent of the female population worldwide. Close to one in four will experience moderate or…
The United Arab Emirates opened a new highway from Ras Al Khaimah to Dubai. The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has opened the Emirates Road ‘E611’ from Ras Al Khaimah to Dubai. This latest increase coincides with the start of the new school year with the aim of facilitating the movement of school buses, and…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media The alleged forgery of a road construction contractor in India has been exposed by local citizens. According to Indian media, poor materials were used for the construction of the road in Maharashtra state. According to reports, a video is going viral on social media in India in which some villagers…
File photo In the US state of California, a man died while letting a duck and its babies cross the road. According to foreign media, the duck was trying to cross a busy highway with her children, seeing which many people stopped their vehicles. Casey Rivara, 41, got out of her car and clapped and…
Removing roadblocks is a laudable move, but in Italy, a citizen is forced to repair a broken road pothole and is fined millions of rupees. Most people have heard the proverb that good is wasted, sin is necessary, its practical example has been seen in Italy where a pothole repairer has been fined heavily. According…
Increasingly grim accident statistics provided the impetus for action, including two bus crashes in Senegal that claimed 62 lives in January. In nearby Côte d’Ivoire, the daily number of fatal road accidents has risen to 46, from just 12 in 2012. In the world’s region most affected by road crashes, sub-Saharan Africa’s fatality rate is…
An underwater stone road was discovered in Croatia, which is estimated to be 7,000 years old. Scientists have discovered a 7,000-year-old stone road buried in a layer of sea mud attached to the remains of an ancient settlement near the coast in Croatia. Experts from the University of Zadar in Croatia discovered the ancient stone…
In the Mysore road show in the Indian state of Karnataka, an attempt was made to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mobile phone. According to Indian media from New Delhi, the mobile phone thrown from the crowd did not hit Modi and landed on the roof of the truck. Indian media say that the Prime…
