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Vietnamese Capital Hanoi Declared World’s Most Polluted City
January 4, 2025
Vietnamese Capital Hanoi Declared World’s Most Polluted City
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, was reported on Friday as the most polluted city globally, Anadolu Agency reported citing daily weather data. Data from AirVisual, an independent source for global air pollution statistics, indicated that the PM2.5 concentration in Hanoi’s…
Outbreak of New Virus in China Leads to Hospital Crowding
January 4, 2025
Outbreak of New Virus in China Leads to Hospital Crowding
Patients are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, along with cold and pneumonia-like signs, prompting the Indian government to remain alert, stating, “There is no need to panic.”More details in the following report: A rapidly spreading virus in China, known as Human…
Israeli airstrike kills at least 70 people in Gaza over past 24 hours
January 3, 2025
Israeli airstrike kills at least 70 people in Gaza over past 24 hours
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 70 people in Gaza over the past 24 hours, local news reports said. The strike hit a tent camp in Al-Mawasi, a designated humanitarian zone. Nine displaced civilians also died in the attack, according…
Planting trees in the Arctic may worsen global warming, researchers say
January 3, 2025
Planting trees in the Arctic may worsen global warming, researchers say
Planting trees in Arctic regions like Alaska, Greenland, and Iceland may harm the climate rather than help it, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience. Researchers argue that while trees store carbon, their impact on the Arctic’s high albedo—its…
Pakistan introduces biometric registration for children aged 10-18
January 3, 2025
Pakistan introduces biometric registration for children aged 10-18
Pakistan has begun collecting biometric data from children aged 10 to 18 as part of updates to its civil registry system, Biometric Update published on its official website. The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the Directorate General of…
AFJC confirms increase in media repression in Afghanistan in 2024
January 3, 2025
AFJC confirms increase in media repression in Afghanistan in 2024
The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) has reported a rise in media freedom violations in 2024, documenting 181 incidents, including the closure of 18 media outlets and the arrest of 50 journalists. The report highlights an eight percent increase in violations…
Clashes in northern Syria leave 24 fighters dead
January 3, 2025
Clashes in northern Syria leave 24 fighters dead
At least 24 fighters were killed in clashes between Turkish-backed groups and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria’s Manbij district, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The violence resulted in the deaths of 23 Turkish-backed…
Migrant crossings through Darien Gap drop 42% in 2024
January 3, 2025
Migrant crossings through Darien Gap drop 42% in 2024
Over 300,000 migrants crossed the Darien Gap from Colombia into Panama in 2024, marking a 42% drop from the record 520,085 crossings recorded the previous year, according to Panama’s National Migration Service. Venezuelans accounted for 69% of the total crossings,…
Mediterranean Migration Crisis: Over 2,200 Lives Lost in 2024 as 27 Migrants Die in Recent Shipwreck Off Tunisia, 20 Go Missing Off Libya
January 3, 2025
Mediterranean Migration Crisis: Over 2,200 Lives Lost in 2024 as 27 Migrants Die in Recent Shipwreck Off Tunisia, 20 Go Missing Off Libya
On Thursday, a civil defense official reported that 27 migrants, including women and children, tragically lost their lives when two boats capsized off the coast of central Tunisia, according to Arab News. The incident occurred near the Kerkennah Islands, a…
Scientists Work to Identify Migrants Who Died Trying to Reach Europe
January 3, 2025
Scientists Work to Identify Migrants Who Died Trying to Reach Europe
A new initiative, Migrant Disaster Victim Identification (MDVI) Action, launched in November 2024, is addressing the growing humanitarian crisis of unidentified deceased migrants in Europe, The Gurdian reported in an article on Thursday. With an estimated 25,000 individuals having perished…