French nuclear plant, file photo, courtesy of Wikipedia 11 European countries have reiterated their commitment to strengthen cooperation on nuclear energy. Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia also agreed to cooperate on existing nuclear plants as well as new projects. He says nuclear power will rid…
Saudi citizens car rally, children hold national flags, file photo, courtesy of Arabian Business Saudi Arabia announced March 11 as National Flag Day. According to the Saudi Press Agency, this decision has been made after the order of King Salman. On March 11, 1937, the date in the Islamic calendar was 27 Dhul Hijj 1355…
MQ9B drone aircraft, courtesy of Twitter India is in the final stages of buying high-flying armed drones from the US. According to a Wall Street Journal report, India is buying these drones for use during conflicts on the Himalayan border with China. America’s modern MQ9B drones are armed with anti-submarine warfare capabilities. These drones are…
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.” …
“I am here in a visit of solidarity to underscore the commitment of the United Nations to support Iraq in the consolidation of its democratic institutions and advancing peace, sustainable development and human rights for all Iraqis,” Mr. Guterres told journalists in Baghdad, after touching down late on Tuesday. After “decades of oppression, war, terrorism, sectarianism and foreign interference” in…
Amina Mohammed was visiting the École Pays-Bas, in a suburb of the capital Niamey, which less than two years ago, burned to the ground, after the straw it was made from caught fire, amid searing temperatures and a suspected electrical wiring fault. A total of 21 children died in the inferno – nine boys, and…
Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that are found in shallow waters from the tropics to the Arctic Circle, covering over 300,000 square kilometres of the ocean floor. Although not as colourful as coral reefs, or mysterious as mangrove forests, they provide a wealth of benefits to humans and marine life. ‘Blue forest’ benefits Seagrass meadows…
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…
