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The Victorian government’s decision to use firefighting foam to cull approximately 30,000 farmed ducks in response to a bird flu outbreak has sparked significant criticism, The Guardian reported yesterday. Animal welfare advocates, including Animal Justice party MP Georgie Purcell, have…

Japan is launching an innovative automated cargo transport system, referred to as the “conveyor belt road,” connecting Tokyo and Osaka, VOA reported yesterday. This initiative aims to address a severe shortage of truck drivers exacerbated by recent labor laws limiting…

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) revealed that a staggering 71% of refugees fleeing to Chad have survived human rights violations, highlighting the devastating trauma they endure, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Dominique Hyde, UNHCR’s director of external relations, described the fleeing…

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…