More than half of world’s unregistered under-fives are in Africa – UNICEF
24 Oktober 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: World Source: UN Children’s Fund About 20 countries are on a good track to achieve universal birth registration by 2030 in line with the SDG. However, substantial acceleration would be needed for Africa as a whole to achieve it.
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Europe in Its Labyrinth
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentEuropean Union leaders struggle to find solutions for the energy crisis. Credit: Bigstock By Baher KamalMADRID, Oct 24 2022 (IPS) European politicians continue to run in all directions to find a way out of their energy crisis. One of them – Simonetta Sommaruga, the Swiss Environment Minister, asked people to […]
Read MoreWild tigers, leopards and elephants can ‘thrive near humans’
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Public Domain Pictures/Vera Kratochvil Large and endangered wild animals like tigers, leopards and elephants do poorly near human communities. Or do they? The results of research led by scientists at the University of Queensland appear to have belied the assumption that they invariably do. The researchers examined paleontological records […]
Read MoreCases of malnutrition escalate rapidly as lives of millions of children remain in jeopardy in Pakistan
23 Oktober 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Pakistan Source: UN Children’s Fund In the aftermath of the devastating floods, health facilities are reporting alarming levels of severe acute malnutrition among children in affected areas, UNICEF warned today.
Read MoreIndonesia bans sale of all cough syrups after 99 child deaths
22 Oktober 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentIndonesia has halted the sale of all syrup and liquid medicines following the deaths of nearly 100 children and an unexplained spike in cases of acute kidney injuries.
Read MoreU.S. Government Imposes Significant New Export Controls on Semiconductor, Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, and Supercomputer-Related Transactions Involving China and Chinese Entities
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentOn 7 October 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two Interim Final Rules (collectively, The Rule) that significantly enhance U.S. export controls as applied to advanced integrated circuit (IC) products, related manufacturing equipment and technology, and supercomputers where the destination or ultimate end use […]
Read More[NNA] Myanmar’s rice production declines… Fertilizer, pesticide, etc. price surge (Nate)
21 Oktober 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment[NNA] Myanmar’s rice production declines… Fertilizer, pesticide, etc. price surge (Nate) Oct 21, 2022 Oct 22, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 10/21/2022 – 12:07 [NNA] Myanmar’s rice production declines… Fertilizer, pesticide, etc. price surge (Nate) [NNA] Myanmar’s rice production declines… Fertilizer, pesticide, etc. price surge (Nate) Myanmar In the News Agriculture Production […]
Read MoreDevastation in South Sudan following fourth year of historic floods
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: South Sudan Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Over 900,000 people have been directly impacted as waters have swept away homes, forced thousands to flee, and inundated large swathes of farmland, worsening an already dire food emergency
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Tracking Social Media to Uncover Ivory Trafficking in Rwanda
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentThe Congo-Rwanda border bustles with traders going between the two countries but is also a conduit for criminal syndicates to smuggle elephant tusks and other contraband. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS By Aimable TwahirwaRUBAVU, Northwestern Rwanda, Oct 21 2022 (IPS) Every morning, Valerie Mukamazimpaka, a businesswoman selling various food products from Rubavu, […]
Read MoreExtreme weather events pose a threat to our skin
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/jarmoluk Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent worldwide as the climate changes and we are beginning to feel it right on our skin. Researchers who examined 200 published studies on the impacts of extreme weather events on skin health found that many skin diseases are climate sensitive. Floods, […]
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