Between 2016 and 2020, an additional 50 million boys and girls aged 15 and under missed out on child benefits, driving up the total to 1.46 billion globally. Increased risk of hardship Child and family benefit coverage rates either fell or stagnated in every region of the world during this period, according to the report. …
Adding her voice to the High Commissioner’s call for action, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned in a video message that the right to development has “yet to be realized by billions of people” who were “hurting (while) the planet is burning. The world cannot wait.” Marking the 35th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the…
“I have rarely been so disturbed and heartbroken,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking later at a media briefing. “The earthquake that struck more than three weeks ago adds unimaginable suffering to people who have already suffered so much over 12 years of war, economic collapse, the COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing cholera outbreak.” …
China’s birth rate fell alarmingly low; Photo: File Beijing: With the birth rate alarmingly low, China has proposed freezing the eggs of unmarried women using advanced methods to increase the population. According to the World News Agency, the adviser to China’s ruling party, Lu Wewing, has said that he will propose a law to freeze…
Photo: Social Media The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that 80 Afghan citizens, including children, died in the boat capsizing incident on the southern coast of Italy on Sunday. Rescue officials have so far confirmed the death toll of 64 people after the boat capsized near the seaside resort. The Afghan Ministry of…
A scene of rain in Jeddah, file photo, courtesy of ArabianBusiness.com More rain than usual has been predicted in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan. According to an analyst at the country’s National Center for Meteorology, many areas of Saudi Arabia will experience heavy rainfall during Ramadan. Speaking to the Saudi newspaper, Aqeel Al-Aqeel said that at…
Russian court imposes $27,000 fine on Wikipedia; Photo: File Moscow: A Russian court fined Wikipedia 2 million rubles ($27,000). According to the World News Agency, a Russian court fined Wikipedia for failing to delete false information about the Russian military. The articles accused the Russian military of complicity in war crimes in Ukraine. Russia invaded…
File photo The World Meteorologist has revealed the possibility of severe heat waves in Pakistan and India from the end of March to May this year. According to international meteorologist Jason Nichols, the heat will increase this month due to dry winter in Pakistan and India. Jason Nichols has said that Pakistan and India are…
File photo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said for the earthquake victims that we will work together with our night and day and we will definitely fulfill our promise by the command of Allah. On the social media account, the Turkish president wrote that we will definitely make our citizens comfortable, safe and modern…
File photo India became the country with the highest number of internet shutdowns worldwide for the fifth time in a row. According to foreign media, a foreign organization has said in its report that there were 187 internet shutdowns worldwide last year. According to the report, there were 84 internet shutdowns in India, of which…
