There is a 66 per cent likelihood that the annual average near-surface global temperature between 2023 and 2027, will be more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one year. Warmest year ever And there is a 98 per cent likelihood that at least one of the next five years, and the five-year period,…
An American university professor has set a new record by staying underwater for 74 consecutive days, which was previously held by Bruce Centrole and Jessica Fein in 2014. Professor Joseph Dettori, also known as Dr. Deep Sea, set the record by staying at Julius Undersea Lodges, an underwater facility for scuba divers in Florida, since…
LONDON: Britain’s new king, Charles III, has been given the 360-year-old St. Edward’s Crown, the seventh royal to wear the crown, which is studded with precious stones and jewels. The Imperial State Crown was created in 1937 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II’s father, King George VI. In addition to other precious stones, more…
Riots broke out in two settlements; Photo: Indian Media New Delhi: In the riots between tribals and non-tribals in the Indian state of Manipur, several churches and dozens of houses were set on fire. According to Indian media, violent demonstrations and attacks on each other’s houses and property by angry communities continue in Imphal, the…
For the first time in the Sahel, 45,000 people are at risk of experiencing catastrophic levels of hunger, or one step away from famine, they said. The majority, 42,000, are in Burkina Faso and Mali, where violent unrest in some areas has hampered the delivery of humanitarian aid. The combined effects of conflict, climate…
Photos, international media A Hindutva mob set fire to a 110-year-old madrasa and library during a Ram Navami rally in the Indian state of Bihar. According to foreign media reports, during a Ram Navami rally on March 31, a Hindutva mob set fire to the 110-year-old Madrasa Aziziya, the oldest madrasa and library in Bihar…
A man was set on fire by an unknown person while returning home from a mosque in Birmingham, United Kingdom. According to foreign media, the person returning home from the mosque was stopped by an unknown person and there was a conversation between the two, after which the accused sprinkled something on the person and…
Women and children also killed in attack by axe-wielding suspects in Congolese village; Photo: File Brazzaville: Dozens of axe-wielding men attacked a village in the Central American country of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Villagers were beaten with sharp instruments and houses were set on fire. The attackers also looted the settlement. 44 people were…
“Malawi is really experiencing the deadliest cholera outbreak in its recorded history – nothing less than that – and the country is also struggling to respond to an earlier outbreak and ongoing COVID-19 cases across the nation,” said Rudolf Schwenk, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malawi Representative. In an update to journalists in Geneva, Mr. Schwenk…
The date of departure of Saudi Arabia’s first astronaut into space is set for May 12. According to Saudi media from Riyadh, NASA changed the date of May 1 and announced a new date. The Saudi media further stated that the departure of the Saudi astronaut is expected to be led by an American astronaut….
