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Botswana Declares Public Health Emergency Amid Medical Supply Shortages ……………… Botswana, a country in Southern Africa, declared a public health emergency on Monday due to a nationwide failure in its medical supply chain, Reuters reported. President Duma Boko announced that…

Armed Raids Target Alawite Villages in Syria’s Tartus Countryside ——————————————- Local sources reported that a group of five masked assailants launched a nighttime raid on a home in the Alawite-populated village of Al-Ransiyah, in the outskirts of Tartus. The attackers…

Blood Donation Drive in Kandahar Held in Memory of Holy Prophet and Imam Reza ———————————- Marking the martyrdom anniversaries of the Holy Prophet and Imam al-Reza (peace be upon them both), a blood donation campaign was organized in the Gandagan…

Afghan Shia Community Holds Mourning Ceremonies in Chindawol at the End of Safar ——————————— Coinciding with the martyrdom anniversaries of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his pure family) and Imam al-Reza (peace be upon him), a solemn…

Shia Man Killed in Aleppo in Sectarian-Motivated Attack ————————— Local sources have reported the killing of Qais Ali Gharib, a young Shia man and father of three children from the town of Nubl in Aleppo province, after several days of…

World bank approves $47.9m grant to enhance Punjab primary education, enrolment ——————————— The World Bank has approved a $47.9 million grant to improve primary education in Punjab, Pakistan, Dawn E-Paper improved. The funding, provided by the Global Partnership for Education…

Kenya’s Kibera Slum Empowers Residents by Exchanging Plastic Waste for Water and Sanitation Services ——————————————– In Kibera, Nairobi’s largest informal settlement, access to clean water and sanitation has long been a challenge, with many residents paying exorbitant prices controlled by…

Floods in Northern Pakistan Trigger Deadly Disease Outbreaks and Psychological Trauma ———————————— Since August 15, devastating floods in northern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have claimed over 400 lives and destroyed critical infrastructure, including homes, roads, bridges, and livestock, Anadolu Agency…

Scientists Disable Cancer Cells’ “Superpower” in Novel Treatment Approach ————————————– In a new approach to cancer treatment, scientists at Northwestern University have developed a strategy that doesn’t directly kill tumors but instead targets the cancer cells’ ability to adapt and…

WHO chief calls for safety of health, aid workers in Gaza following staffer’s release by Israel ——————————————– World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday called for protection of WHO personnel, health and humanitarian workers, as one of the…