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Straw burning in rural China. Photo from web

From total ban to controlled zones: C.China’s straw burning policy triggers attention

December 3, 2024

More than 1 billion people live in acute poverty. Half are children and many in conflict zones

October 18, 2024

Winter worsens humanitarian crisis in Kurram
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): In the Kurram district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the severe winter has worsened an ongoing humanitarian crisis. Earlier this month, seven-month-old Syed Rohan Shah succumbed to pneumonia after his family was unable to secure critical medication from hospitals in Parachinar, reported. “We couldn’t find the medicines or even…
Thai 2024 rice exports to hit 6-year high, say industry officials
BANGKOK — Thailand’s rice exports are likely to hit a six-year high of about 10 million tonnes this year, backed by surging demand from Indonesia, the Philippines and other importers, according to industry officials. The Southeast Asian country is among the world’s top rice exporters, along with Vietnam and India. In the first 11 months of the year, Thailand shipped…
Drone video shows Santa Cruz Wharf collapse
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Pakistan official urges internet use for ‘important matters only’ amid slowdowns
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): Pakistan Parliament Secret for the Cabinet Division Syed Sajid Mehdi on Sunday suggested that Pakistanis “use the internet less” and restrict usage to “important matters only” to address frequent slowdowns in internet speed across the country, Dawn reported. His comments come amid mounting frustrations over sluggish connectivity affecting users nationwide.…
India’s whiskies soar up the charts
NEW DELHI — In August 2024, Indri Dru, a single malt whisky from India’s northern state of Hana, took five medals at the annual USA Sprits Ratings awards, astonishing many participants. Among other prizes, Indri Dru was crowned Whiskey of the Year, Single Malt Whiskey of the Year and Best Spirit of the Year by…
Adnan Syed, whose conviction was overturned and then reinstated, seeks sentence reduction for ‘Serial’ murder case
Adnan Syed, who was the subject of the groundbreaking crime podcast “Serial,” is requesting a sentence reduction so he can remain free as he fights his murder conviction, his legal team said Monday. Syed was sentenced to life plus 30 years for the 1999 murder of high school ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee when he was…
FBR updates password policy to enhance security
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“90 per cent of civic volunteers in state are Jamaat supporters,” says BJP leader Arjun Singh
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 23 (ANI): Following the arrest of two suspected terrorists linked to Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh by Assam STF in Murshidabad, West Bengal, BJP leader Arjun Singh alleged that 90 per cent of the civic volunteers in the state are Jamaat supporters. “You will find a Jamaat terrorist in every police station. 90…
Taiwan political drama erupts over top court’s fate in last days of 2024
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s opposition coalition has forced through bills including one that risks effectively suspending the top court, sparking protests from lawyers and a political crisis that could drag on into 2025. The Kuomintang (KMT) and smaller Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) — which together have enough seats to outvote the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)…