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The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it can provide emergency food assistance to only one million of the 12 million people facing hunger in Afghanistan, citing a critical lack of funds, Afghanistan International reported yesterday. The organization requires…

A recent study by UNICEF and the Learning for Well-being Institute reveals a troubling disparity in social spending across Africa, with governments allocating 16 times more financial resources to older children compared to their youngest counterparts. This trend not only…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarms over potential disease outbreaks in Lebanon due to overcrowded displacement shelters and the closure of hospitals amid ongoing conflict, Arab News reported yesterday. As Israeli ground operations escalate against Hezbollah, over 1,000…

A late-night bombing outside Karachi’s largest airport targeted a convoy of Chinese nationals, resulting in the deaths of two Chinese workers and injuries to eight others, including police officers, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed…

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered the UBAP1L gene as a cause of certain inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), which impact over 2 million people worldwide, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. The findings, published in JAMA Ophthalmology, emerged…

Tunisian President Kais Saied has won re-election with 90.69% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission. The election, held on October 6, 2024, saw a turnout of just 28.8%. Saied faced two challengers: his former ally,…

Global greenhouse gas emissions from the travel and tourism sector fell to 3.5 billion tons of CO2 in 2023, representing 6.7% of total emissions, down from 7.8% in 2019, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. WTTC President Julia Simpson announced these findings…

One year after the devastating earthquakes in Herat, Afghanistan, UNICEF reports that recovery remains fragile for affected families, Khaama Press reported yesterday. The earthquakes, which struck last October, resulted in 1,480 deaths and displaced thousands, impacting 48,000 families. As winter…

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking contributions to machine learning. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the scientists were recognized “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable…

Following the veto of California Senate Bill 1047, which aimed to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) safety, industry experts are calling for a more nuanced approach to AI governance, Xinhua reported yesterday. Governor Gavin Newsom rejected the bill, citing concerns over…