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Climate change could render groundwater undrinkable by 2100, experts warn

Climate change could render groundwater undrinkable by 2100, experts warn

Experts have warned that climate change could make groundwater undrinkable by 2100 due to rising temperatures. Susanne Bentz from the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) explained in a press release that this…
Global Energy Consumption Trends: Fossil Fuels Still Dominate, Renewables on the Rise

Global Energy Consumption Trends: Fossil Fuels Still Dominate, Renewables on the Rise

A new industry report reveals that while renewable energy sources continue to gain ground globally, fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions hit record highs in 2023, Al Jazeera reported today. The Statistical Review of World Energy report shows fossil…
World Refugee Day: Millions Displaced Amid Ongoing Crises

World Refugee Day: Millions Displaced Amid Ongoing Crises

On World Refugee Day, a new UN report sheds light on the staggering global refugee crisis. According to the data, by the end of 2023, approximately 117 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced from their homes due to conflict,…
Uyghur Woman Gets 14 More Years in Jail After Finishing 10-Year Sentence for Teaching Quran

Uyghur Woman Gets 14 More Years in Jail After Finishing 10-Year Sentence for Teaching Quran

A Uyghur woman, Heyrinisa Memet, was sentenced to 14 additional years in jail just days after completing a 10-year sentence for teaching the Quran to teenagers at the request of neighbors, RFA reported today. Memet is one of several Uyghurs…
Gobal conflicts result in significant rise in civilian casualties in 2023, UN says

Gobal conflicts result in significant rise in civilian casualties in 2023, UN says

In 2023, global conflicts resulted in a significant rise in civilian casualties, with child deaths tripling and women fatalities doubling compared to the previous year, according to the United Nations. Overall civilian deaths increased by 72 percent, as reported by…
UNICEF warns of cholera risk as Nigerian students resume school

UNICEF warns of cholera risk as Nigerian students resume school

Nigerian students returning from the mid-term break and Eid holiday face a heightened risk of contracting cholera, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, UNICEF has warned. Public health experts caution that the food and water-borne disease could rapidly spread in…
Imam Ali Holy Shrine prepares hundreds of thousands of fresh flowers to adorn holy shrine ahead of Eid al-Ghadir

Imam Ali Holy Shrine prepares hundreds of thousands of fresh flowers to adorn holy shrine ahead of Eid al-Ghadir

The Imam Ali Holy Shrine has begun preparing hundreds of thousands of fresh flowers to adorn the shrine in celebration of Eid al-Ghadir, the Greatest Eid of God. Barq Hadi, an official in the Decoration Unit, told Shia Waves Agency…
Drought Crisis Deepens in Kenya, Leaving 1.9M in Need of Food Assistance

Drought Crisis Deepens in Kenya, Leaving 1.9M in Need of Food Assistance

Kenya’s National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has reported a worsening drought crisis, with 1.9 million people in 23 arid and semi-arid counties currently in need of food aid. The situation is expected to further deteriorate between June and August. The…
ISIS Resurging as Growing Threat in Somalia, US Warns

ISIS Resurging as Growing Threat in Somalia, US Warns

The United States is sharpening its counterterrorism efforts in Somalia as concerns grow over the resurgence of the ISIS terror group in the Horn of Africa region, VOA reported yesterday. U.S. officials warn that IS’s regional affiliate, known as IS-Somalia,…
Global spending on nuclear weapons continues to rise: ICAN

Global spending on nuclear weapons continues to rise: ICAN

Global spending on nuclear weapons surged by 13% to reach a record $91.4 billion in 2023, according to estimates from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), reported by The Guardian. This increase, which is $10.7 billion more than…
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