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Only 17 percent of chief economists anticipate strong growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for 2024-25, Arab News reported yesterday citing the World Economic Forum’s latest Chief Economists Outlook. The International Monetary Fund projects MENA’s growth to…

In Nepal, ten people have died and seven are missing due to severe floods and landslides triggered by continuous rainfall, Xinhua reported yesterday. The incidents occurred across Kavrepalanchowk, Lalitpur, and Dhankuta districts, where numerous homes were either destroyed or swept…

According to the United Nations, at least 3,661 people have been killed in Haiti in the first half of 2024 due to escalating gang violence, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. This figure includes 100 children and reflects a continuation of last…

As global demand for minerals rises, advocacy groups in Africa are urging stronger protections for women and child laborers in the mining industry, VOA revealed yesterday. Women in Mining Africa organized a virtual meeting to promote gender equity and social…

According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Switzerland, Sweden, the US, Singapore, and Britain possess the world’s most innovative economies, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Meanwhile, Türkiye, China, India, Vietnam, and the Philippines are recognized as the fastest climbers over…

As world leaders convene for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Oxfam has issued a stark warning about a “global oligarchy” of super-rich individuals wielding excessive control over the global economy, VOA reported in an article yesterday. The…

During the ongoing UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council, Michèle Taylor, called on China to implement recommendations from a two-year-old UN report and release unjustly detained Uyghurs in Xinjiang, RFA reported…

Hong Kong’s Muslim community is urging the government to fund an accreditation body responsible for certifying halal restaurants, aiming to attract more Middle Eastern tourists, South China Morning Post revealed yesterday. This request was made during a press conference on…

New Zealand scientists announced the discovery of a new ghost shark species, the Australasian Narrow-nosed Spookfish, which inhabits the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean, particularly around Australia and New Zealand, Dawn reported yesterday. The National Institute of Water and…

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is testing an AI-powered app in South Sudan to identify venomous snakes, utilizing a database of 380,000 images, The Guardian reported yesterday. The initiative aims to improve treatment for the 5.4 million annual snakebite victims globally,…