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Majority of workers worldwide exposed to health risks due to climate change, new report warns

Majority of workers worldwide exposed to health risks due to climate change, new report warns

A new report has warned that more than 70 percent of workers around the world, over 2.4 billion workers out of a global workforce of 3.4 billion, are exposed to excessive heat and other climate-change-related health hazards. The report, released…
Series of earthquakes shake Taiwan, centred on east coast

Series of earthquakes shake Taiwan, centred on east coast

Over 80 earthquakes, the strongest of 6.3 magnitude, rattled Taiwan’s east coast starting Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday and some caused shaking of buildings in the capital Taipei, Reuters reported citing the island’s weather administration. The…
Europeans experienced unprecedented number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023

Europeans experienced unprecedented number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023

Europe faced a record number of extreme heat stress days in 2023, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate monitoring service and the World Meteorological Organization. The continent experienced a July heatwave that affected 41 percent of southern Europe, along…
Massive floods threaten tens of millions as heavy rains batter southern China

Massive floods threaten tens of millions as heavy rains batter southern China

Southern China was hit by heavy rains on the weekend, causing flooding in homes, streets, and farmland, CNN reported today. Tens of millions of people are at risk as rescuers work to evacuate those trapped by rising waters after at…
Heavy rains to impact nearly 770,000 people in Somalia: UN

Heavy rains to impact nearly 770,000 people in Somalia: UN

The upcoming heavier normal Gu rains and floods in 22 districts of Somalia are expected to affect some 770,000 people, Xinhua reported on Sunday citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The Gu (April to June)…
Mayor of London says some people returned to extremism because of hostile political rhetoric

Mayor of London says some people returned to extremism because of hostile political rhetoric

The UK-based Tell MAMA organization reported a 335% increase in Islamophobic incidents in the United Kingdom, causing great concern in the country. The American newspaper NPR has published a report on this alarming increase in attacks and threats directed against…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi calls on intellectuals, researchers to re-examine true Islam

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi calls on intellectuals, researchers to re-examine true Islam

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, called on intellectuals, writers, and researchers across the world to re-examine the true Islam represented by the Messenger of Allah, and his successor, Imam Ali, peace be upon them. In…
Freemuslim Association calls on UN to exert further efforts to reduce violence worldwide

Freemuslim Association calls on UN to exert further efforts to reduce violence worldwide

The Freemuslim Association, an international anti-violence organization, emphasized the need for concerted efforts to defuse the crises described as deadly in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, through fair settlements that ensure the human rights of peoples. The organization’s position…
Ferry sinks in Central African Republic, leaving at least 20 dead

Ferry sinks in Central African Republic, leaving at least 20 dead

A ferry carrying over 300 people sank in the Central African Republic, resulting in at least 20 deaths, the Associated Press reported Saturday. The incident occurred on the Mpoko River in the capital, Bangui, while the ferry was en route…
Armenia, Azerbaijan reach agreement on ‘historic’ return of villages

Armenia, Azerbaijan reach agreement on ‘historic’ return of villages

Armenia and Azerbaijan have reached a significant milestone in their path towards a peace deal, with Armenia agreeing to return several villages to Azerbaijan after two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Al Jazeera reported. The handover of…
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