“The cuts have had a devastating impact on the Foreign Office’s work on sexual and reproductive health, and has damaged the UK’s reputation as a credible and serious partner ,” said Ms Champion.After the government cut its foreign aid budget from 0.7 per cent to 0.5 ...
Islamic State, the Sunni Muslim militant group that claimed responsibility for two deadly blasts in predominantly Shia Iran this week, has been operating in the shadows since it was largely crushed by a U.S.-led coalition several years ago.Here are some facts about the movement, which experts say is weakened but ...
The Telecommunication Bill, 2023 was passed by the Parliament on Thursday, within four days of being introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The bill, governing telecommunication services and telecommunication networks in India, replaces the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933.The upcoming law has ...
Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Dec 19: Senior BJP leaders have taken serious exception to statement of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former CM, Mehbooba Mufti for her recent outbursts and termed her statement totally seditious.BJP national general secretary, Tarun Chugh, who is also the party in ...
Breadcrumb Trail LinksWorldAuthor of the article:Associated PressEdith M. LedererPublished Dec 06, 2023 • 3 minute read UN secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the media during a visit to the UN office in the capital Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Photo by Khalil Senosi /THE ASSOCIATED PRESSArticle contentUNITED NATIONS ...
Nablus, occupied West Bank – No matter how hard he tries, Abdulatheem Wadi is unable to hide the devastating pain written all over his face. With his eyes fixed on the distance, the 50-year-old chokes up as he recalls how Israeli setters murdered his 63-year-old brother Ibrahim and his ...
This story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.In Bangladesh, roughly 300,000 people have been infected with dengue this year during the country's worst-ever ...
‘Antibiotic policy need of the hour; misuse of antibiotics keep us at risk' Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Nov 24 (KNO): Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health in the world today, compromising the treatment of infectious diseases and undermining advancements made in medicine, doctors said on Friday. ...
Representational Image New Delhi, Oct 22: Rising temperatures, glacial melt, heavy rainfall… The multiplier effect of climate change combined with untrammelled construction and pollution to wreak havoc in Sikkim, say scientists, warning that more such disasters in the Himalayas could be in the offing with the rise in the ...