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In the next three months, about 5.7 million Pakistani flood survivors will face a serious food crisis, the United Nations warned Monday. A top United Nations official announced an increase in the humanitarian appeal for Pakistan to $816 million, from
Firefighters and local media reported that at least 15 people are missing and three are confirmed dead after a bridge collapsed in Amazonas, a state in northern Brazil. According to Reuters, the Amazonas Fire Department is searching for 15 people
Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed late Tuesday evening in Havana. In the aftermath of the hurricane, the whole island was left without electricity within hours of Hurricane Ian. This hurricane devastated the western side of the island with flooding and violent
One after another, presidents and prime ministers from around the world spoke of their countries’ trials and triumphs. One of the biggest issues, however, was largely ignored in both columns. While war, climate change, and inequality have dominated the United
Almost 2% of the world’s rarest zebras have been wiped out by Kenya’s most severe drought in 40 years, as well as 25 times as many elephants as usual. Kenya’s famed wildlife is being starved of normal food sources and
According to a government announcement on Monday, all COVID-19 restrictions for travelers will end on October 1. This includes vaccination and masking requirements for flights and trains. According to Reuters, the move is likely to boost the Canadian travel industry,
In the first defence test of its type, a NASA spacecraft intentionally smashed into an asteroid to alter its trajectory. DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) was the first mission to attempt to direct a dangerous object by using a direct
A surge of voyages on rickety boats has been fueled by Lebanon’s financial collapse, which is among the most severe in human history. In this country of about 6.5 million people, poverty rates have skyrocketed. As search operations continue for
It has been reported that the death toll from the migrant boat that sank off the Syrian coast earlier this week after sailing from Lebanon has risen to 94. This is after more bodies were recovered from the Baniyas coast
As Indian Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh has pointed out, sustainable biofuels play a major role in reducing Green House Gas emissions from transport. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi consistently encourages Net Zero initiatives. Today, he addressed the Main