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Nepal’s ‘Everest man’ sets new record of ascending world’s tallest mountain
May 13, 2024
Nepal’s ‘Everest man’ sets new record of ascending world’s tallest mountain
On Sunday, a Nepali guide and a British climber achieved new milestones by reaching the summit of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, for the 29th and 18th time respectively, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Kami Rita Sherpa successfully…
Uyghurs Detained Indefinitely in Thailand Face Uncertain Future
May 13, 2024
Uyghurs Detained Indefinitely in Thailand Face Uncertain Future
Dozens of Uyghurs who escaped China a decade ago remain in indefinite detention in Thailand, facing an uncertain future as they receive conflicting explanations from the UN refugee agency and Thai authorities on the status of their cases, VOA reported…
Kenyan Students Fight Air Pollution with Bamboo Planting
May 12, 2024
Kenyan Students Fight Air Pollution with Bamboo Planting
Students at Dandora Secondary School in Kenya’s capital are taking matters into their own hands to combat the dangerous air pollution caused by a neighboring trash dump, VOA reported in an article published on Sunday, May 12. More than 100…
Children sleeping fewer hours during nighttime are likely to develop psychotic disorder in adulthood, a study finds
May 12, 2024
Children sleeping fewer hours during nighttime are likely to develop psychotic disorder in adulthood, a study finds
A new study has revealed that children who persistently sleep fewer hours throughout nighttime duration period are more than twice as likely to develop a psychotic disorder in early adulthood, and nearly four times as likely to have a psychotic…
Uyghur Official Imprisoned for Opposing Land Seizures in Xinjiang
May 11, 2024
Uyghur Official Imprisoned for Opposing Land Seizures in Xinjiang
A Uyghur official in northwest China’s Xinjiang region has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for incitement after opposing the government’s seizure of local farmland, RFA reported yesterday. Abdumanap Hakimjan, the deputy head of the Ghulja County Natural Resources…
UN Chief Calls for Global Support to Address Climate, Conflict Crises in Africa
May 11, 2024
UN Chief Calls for Global Support to Address Climate, Conflict Crises in Africa
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has renewed his appeal for the international community to back efforts to tackle the climate crisis and civil strife undermining peace, stability, and sustainable growth in Africa, Xinhua reported yesterday. Addressing the UN Civil Society…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Today’s world is in dire need of the Holy Prophet and Imam Ali’s Islamic approach
May 10, 2024
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Today’s world is in dire need of the Holy Prophet and Imam Ali’s Islamic approach
The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, stated on Thursday that the world today is in dire need of implementing the true Islamic approach brought by the Holy Prophet and was followed by his successor, Imam Ali,…
HRW accuses paramilitary forces of “ethnic cleansing” in West Darfur
May 10, 2024
HRW accuses paramilitary forces of “ethnic cleansing” in West Darfur
In a report published on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias killed “at least thousands of people” in West Darfur state, calling it “crimes against humanity” and “genocide”. RSF attacks…
Morocco: Navy rescues 38 migrants off Atlantic coast
May 10, 2024
Morocco: Navy rescues 38 migrants off Atlantic coast
The Moroccan navy conducted a rescue operation on Thursday, saving 38 migrants from a boat in the Atlantic near Tan-Tan port, Xinhua reported today. The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces confirmed the rescue, stating that a navy unit intercepted the boat…
Deby Declared Winner of Chad’s Presidential Election
May 10, 2024
Deby Declared Winner of Chad’s Presidential Election
Chad’s transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby secured victory in the country’s presidential election held this week to end a three-year transition to democratic rule, the national electoral agency announced Thursday, Al Jazeera reported today. Deby won 61.03% of the May…