As Europe re-evaluates nuclear power in the face of a looming energy crisis, new nuclear technologies like small modular reactors (SMRs) may prove an option for generating low-carbon energy in the manufacturing sector. That vision is taking hold in the United States, where chemical giant Dow has announced plans to […]
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Displaced children in Burundi wait for class to begin. Credit: ECW/Amizero By Juliet MorrisonUnited Nations, Aug 23 2022 (IPS) Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) issued a wake-up call for the global community to support efforts on facilitating education in crisis areas. She was speaking at the United […]
Read MoreCountry: World Source: World Health Organization The strategy adopted today is pivotal in placing effective care within the reach of patients and marks a major step in improving the health and wellbeing of millions of people in the region, said WHO.
Read MoreSingapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said the country will repeal the colonial-era Section 377A of Singapore’s Penal Code, thereby decriminalizing gay sex in Singapore, but added that same-sex marriage will continue to be illegal in the city-state.
Read MoreCountry: Ukraine Source: UN Children’s Fund This represents an average of over five children killed or injured each day and these are just the figures the UN has been able to verify, the real number is likely higher, said UNICEF chief.
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Over 2 billion people live in water-stressed countries, which is expected to be exacerbated in some regions as a result of climate change and population growth. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Baher KamalMADRID, Aug 22 2022 (IPS) This is how the Muslims’ Holy Book – the Quran refers to the most […]
Read MorePhoto: Pixabay/yogendras31 PFAS substances are a class of some 12,000 synthetic chemicals that have been in widespread use since the 1940s in a variety of products from nonstick cookware to waterproof makeup and from electronics to food packaging. But there is a problem with them: these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances […]
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Country: Sri Lanka Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies The continuous heavy rains coupled with high winds over 50 km/hr have caused landslides, road embankment failures/cutting failures, floods, rock fall and fallen trees across various districts.
Read MoreThe Japanese government has been hit in the pocket by an unusual problem — its young people aren’t drinking enough.
Read More1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh) Aug 19, 2022 Aug 18, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 08/19/2022 – 12:32 1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh) 1.5cr people likely to be at hunger risk: report (New Age – Bangladesh) […]
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