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In a critical effort to safeguard children in the Gaza Strip, UNICEF, with support from the Government of Japan, is distributing 450,000 identity bracelets, the organization’s website reported. Since October 2023, the ongoing conflict has left at least 19,000 children…

Multan experienced a historic torrential downpour on August 27, breaking a 48-year rainfall record, Dawn Online Newspaper revealed yesterday. The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) reported that Chungi No 9 disposal station recorded 172 millimeters of rain, while Kirri Jamandan…

Hundreds of migrants took advantage of thick mist to swim to Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco over the weekend, with local police reporting around 1,500 attempts on Sunday night alone, Arab News reported yesterday. Since Thursday, an average of 700…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed that over one million mothers and children in Afghanistan are no longer receiving essential food assistance due to critical funding shortages, Afghanistan International reported yesterday. In a statement released on Sunday, the WFP…

EE, one of the UK’s largest mobile operators, has advised parents against giving smartphones to children under 11, recommending instead that they use basic “dumb” phones that only allow calls and texts, The Guardian reported yesterday. This guidance comes as…

Thirteen people were killed and two injured in North Maluku province on Sunday due to severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall, Arab News reported yesterday. The floods, which began on Saturday, caused significant damage, destroying ten houses in Ternate city.…

At least 13 people have died and 14 remain missing after a migrant boat sank off Yemen’s Taiz governorate, Arab News reported yesterday citing the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The vessel, carrying 25 Ethiopian migrants and two Yemeni nationals,…

The halal ingredients market is projected to grow from $344.52 billion in 2024 to $395.16 billion by 2028, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.5%, News Wires reported yesterday citing the Business Research Company. According to the source,…

A Dhaka court has authorized police to interrogate journalists Shakil Ahmed and Farzana Rupa for four days in connection with the murder of a garment worker, VOA reported yesterday. The worker had participated in recent student protests against Prime Minister…

Bangladesh announced the cancellation of all higher secondary school and equivalent exams for 2024, following widespread protests by students in Dhaka, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The decision came just hours after hundreds stormed the Secretariat, demanding the cancellation of remaining…