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The confirmed death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods in Spain has reached 223, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday citing an announcement made by Transport Minister Oscar Puente. An additional 78 individuals remain missing, with 48 bodies yet to be identified.…

UN Secretary General António Guterres warned Thursday that the world is unprepared for the “climate calamity” already unfolding, with global efforts to adapt to climate change failing to keep pace with its escalating impact. Guterres stressed that disasters like floods,…

More than 420,000 children are currently facing dangerous levels of water scarcity and drought conditions across Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, according to UNICEF estimates released on Thursday, November 7. The ongoing record-breaking drought, which began last year, has led to…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a report indicating that 25% of the refugees arriving in Greece by sea in 2024 are Afghan nationals, Khaama Press reported yesterday. This statistic highlights the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan,…

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday, November 6, the allocation of 899,000 vaccine doses to nine African countries grappling with a surge in mpox cases, Reuters reported yesterday.  This decision comes as the WHO declared mpox a global…

African countries must harness innovations and emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to accelerate industrial growth and address pressing socioeconomic issues such as poverty, unemployment, and inequality, a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) official stated on Tuesday, Xinhua reported…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday that 285 migrants were intercepted and returned off the coast of Libya in the past week, Xinhua reported yesterday. Among those returned were at least three children, while three bodies were…

The International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) has urged for stronger action to hold China accountable for serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, Jurist News reported yesterday. The ISHR calls on the Chinese government to implement recommendations from the Office…

Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK), the largest publisher in the Netherlands, plans to experiment with artificial intelligence (AI) to translate a limited number of commercial fiction titles into English, The Guardian reported yesterday. This initiative, confirmed by commercial director Vanessa…

At least 13 children were among 14 fatalities when lightning struck a makeshift church in the Palabek refugee camp in northern Uganda, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The incident occurred during a heavy storm on Saturday evening, as around 50 people…