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October 16th marks World Food Day

October 16th marks World Food Day

The World Food Day is celebrated worldwide on October 16 in honor of the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945.This day is also celebrated by many organizations related to food security, including the World Food Programme…
Nearly 50 killed as wooden boat capsizes in DRC

Nearly 50 killed as wooden boat capsizes in DRC

At least 49 people were killed and 120 others are missing after a boat capsized Saturday in Mbandaka city on the Congo River in northwest Equateur Province, Anadolu Agency reported. “The boat was traveling to Bolomba when it tipped over…
Finland-based Abi Al-Fadl Al-Abbas Center continues its religious, cultural activities

Finland-based Abi Al-Fadl Al-Abbas Center continues its religious, cultural activities

The Abi Al-Fadl Al-Abbas Center and Hussainiya in Helsinki, Finland continues its religious lecturs and Husseini rituals which aim at attracting young people and diaspora communities to the authentic Islamic religion. The officials of the center confirmed that the center…
Scotland celebrates Imam Hussein Day with participation of people from different faiths

Scotland celebrates Imam Hussein Day with participation of people from different faiths

The Shia community in Scotland, United Kingdom, celebrated the Day of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, which marked on October 12 according to the country’s calendar. The Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, celebrate this day with…
Disasters result in loss of $3.8T crops, livestock over last 30 years: FAO report

Disasters result in loss of $3.8T crops, livestock over last 30 years: FAO report

Over the last 30 years, an estimated $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost due to natural and human-made disasters, a new report released Friday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows. The loss…
Millions breathe hazardous air in Amazon as drought, wildfires spread through rainforest

Millions breathe hazardous air in Amazon as drought, wildfires spread through rainforest

Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. In Manaus, a city of 2 million, air quality ranked among the worst globally, leading…
October 10 marks World Mental Health Day

October 10 marks World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health in order to bring more…
Special wheelchair allows users to stand, climb stairs

Special wheelchair allows users to stand, climb stairs

A team of scientists at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), led by Dr. Chan-hoon Park, have designed and developed a special powered wheelchair that addresses the major problems regular products cause for people with walking disability. The…
Amazon’s first internet satellite launch was a success

Amazon’s first internet satellite launch was a success

Amazon launched its first two prototype satellites into space on Friday in a challenge to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service. The e-commerce and web services giant’s Project Kuiper aims to provide fast and affordable broadband internet around the world by…
Rights groups voice concern over unjust placement of Muslims on blacklists across Europe

Rights groups voice concern over unjust placement of Muslims on blacklists across Europe

Muslim leaders have called on European governments to take measures against Islamophobia in Europe at security and human rights conference in Poland Report: Muslim civil society groups from Europe warned of the growing level of Islamophobia spreading across the continent…
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