As the UN Water Conference continues at UN headquarters in New York, Simona Marinescu, the UN Resident Coordinator in Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau explains why finding a solution to provide all people access to clean and safe water remains a priority for the UN. “Water is life. No other definition captures quite so aptly…
Rescue personnel are engaged in action after the drone attack. Late last night, Russia launched a drone attack on the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, in which 3 people were killed and 7 injured. The emergency service said that three people were killed, two were injured and one was rescued. Four people are buried under the…
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…
File photo The US is likely to get the green signal to sell laboratory-grown chicken meat for public consumption. According to US media, citizens are one step closer to being able to buy chicken produced from animal cells, also known as lab-grown meat. According to reports, the company making such chicken products has announced that…
Photo courtesy of Twitter Former US President Donald Trump’s supporters were upset after pictures of him being suddenly arrested by the police surfaced on social media. According to foreign media, the images of Donald Trump’s arrest on social media have been created with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), which have nothing to do with…
File photo In the UAE, the sentences of more than 1,000 prisoners were pardoned before Ramadan. According to Arab media, Prime Minister Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued orders to release prisoners before Ramadan. According to foreign media, Ramadan in the United Arab Emirates is starting from Thursday. According to Arab media, prisoners…
File photo Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the controversial statement made by Israel’s finance minister about the Palestinian people. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said in its statement that we strongly condemn the aggressive and racist statements of an official of the Israeli occupation government against the State of Palestine and its brotherly…
File photo Dust storm alerts were issued in China’s capital Beijing and various provinces. According to the authorities, visibility is likely to be affected in Beijing and several provinces due to the dusty winds. Meteorologists say that drivers should be careful, the visibility will be reduced in many areas, the dust storm will weaken after…
Ranil Wickramasinghe said that the tranche will pave the way for better financial discipline for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka receives first tranche of bailout from International Monetary Fund. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the Parliament that Sri Lanka has received the first tranche of bailout from the International Monetary Fund, which will set…
Photo courtesy of Google The death toll from the earthquake in Afghanistan has risen to 3 while 44 people have been injured. According to the Afghan media, most of the people were injured due to the collapse of the roofs of the houses in different parts. According to reports, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred…
