World News in Brief: Aid cut threat for Afghan deportees, saving Rohingya lives at sea, China respiratory illness spike, new rail transport treaty

PNP DeskNovember 23, 2023September 17, 202407 mins

Pakistan announced in October that it would begin deporting “undocumented” foreign nationals starting on 1 November, affecting thousands of Afghans who have found refuge in the country. WFP said most families crossing the border are arriving hungry, desperate and in need of immediate support. The UN agency continues to supply them with fortified biscuits and…

World News in Brief: Protection call for refugees in Pakistan, ‘One Health’ plan launched, radio waves saving lives

PNP DeskNovember 3, 2023September 17, 202408 mins

According to news reports, Pakistani security forces began detaining and deporting dozens of Afghans under the new policy this week after a Government deadline for them to leave ran out. The majority of undocumented refugees who have settled in Pakistan over decades are from neighbouring Afghanistan, and following the Taliban takeover, thousands more fled seeking…

First Person: Saving the Earth from space

PNP DeskApril 22, 2023September 12, 202406 mins

Dr. Calvin advises NASA leadership on its science programmes and related strategic planning and investments. Also serving as its senior climate advisor, she provides insights and recommendations for related science, technology, and infrastructure projects for climate action, from developing a new instrument to track pollution hourly to launching a water-tracking satellite. NASA Chief Scientist and…

How did the cat thank you for saving his life? The video went viral

PNP DeskFebruary 19, 2023September 10, 202403 mins

After the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the process of saving the lives of people buried in the rubble continues, while strange and surprising events are also coming to light. Another similar shocking incident has come to light but this is not a human but a cat story. Videos and photos circulating widely on…

Rights expert urges Italy to stop criminalizing activists saving migrant lives at sea

PNP DeskFebruary 9, 2023September 10, 202404 mins

Preliminary criminal proceedings opened last May in Sicily against 21 people charged with aiding and abetting illegal immigration in connection with several search-and-rescue missions conducted between 2016 and 2017. Those accused include four crew members of the Iuventa, a former fishing trawler credited with saving some 14,000 migrant lives in the Mediterranean Sea, and human…