As climate change wreaks havoc on the continent, UN talks to combat desertification and land degradation that have destroyed broad swaths of Africa began Monday in Ivory Coast. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), involving 196 countries plus the European Union, is meeting for the first time in three years, in Abidjan. Decades … Read more
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa proclaimed a state of emergency for the second time in five weeks on Friday, giving security forces broad powers in the face of a statewide walkout calling for his resignation. After unions blamed the president for the extraordinary economic crisis that has sparked weeks of turmoil, the president invoked the severe rules … Read more
Ecuador’s President, Guillermo Lasso, stated on Friday that he has declared a state of emergency for two months in three districts where drug trafficking has resulted in the worst levels of violence. “I have declared a state of exception in the (coastal) provinces of Guayas, Manabi and Esmeraldas, effective from midnight tonight,” he said in … Read more
Hailey Bieber is speaking out about her’scary’ stroke, which required her to have emergency heart surgery within hours. The 25-year-old model admitted on her YouTube channel that she struggled to talk during the trauma and was brought to the hospital by husband Justin Bieber as her face began to ‘droop.’ Her clot was caused by … Read more
On Wednesday, an early-morning hot air balloon excursion over Melbourne turned out to be more eventful than imagined when it crashed onto an apartment rooftop. No one was hurt in the incident, which was captured on video by passenger Jayde Magookin as he and 12 others were thrown over roofs and treetops. The … Read more
The World Health Organization’s crisis council collectively concurred that this moment isn’t the opportunity to drop the defenses on Covid-19, the gathering’s head told a question and answer session on Wednesday. “The choice was consistent that it isn’t at this point the time,” said Didier Houssin, after the board reasoned that the pandemic actually established … Read more
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is considering releasing up to 180 million barrels of oil over several months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), four U.S. sources said on Wednesday, as the White House tries to lower fuel prices. The latest amount of U.S. oil release being considered, which is equivalent to about two days … Read more
TOKYO – The Japanese government’s advisory panel on COVID-19 measures has approved the extension of quasi-emergency restrictions currently in place in 13 prefectures that are set to expire on Sunday amid concerns over a new virus sub-variant. Daishiro Yamagiwa, who is in charge of the government’s COVID-19 response taskforce, told a panel of medical and … Read more
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed that the violent attack that happened at New Lynn supermarket in Auckland at 2:40pm local time Friday was a “terrorist attack” carried out by an “extremist.” “A violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on innocent New Zealanders at a New Lynn Countdown in Auckland,” she told a press … Read more
Reuters: The governors of the US states of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency late on Wednesday as record-breaking rains from tropical storm Ida led to flooding and hazardous conditions on the roads, with media reporting at least nine deaths. “I am declaring a state of emergency to help New Yorkers … Read more
NEW YORK: The number of Covid-19 pandemic related hospitalisations in the United States reached above 100,000 last week for the second time, overwhelming caregivers capacity in several states and spawning an urgency to vaccinate more of the eligible. “Keeping ahead of demand is harder now than during earlier surges,” reported The Washington Post on Sunday … Read more
Karachi: Pakistan has effectively activated for the first time one of its power generation plants for oxygen production of COVID-19 patients. This news was revealed by Sindh Law and Environment Adviser, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, who also acts as the spokesman for the Sindh government while addressing a press conference here on Monday. Wahab said that … Read more
The authorities in Ajman announced that schools across the city can resume in-person classes at 50 percent capacity. According to the media reports, the 50 percent cap applies to both school students and employees. Students and staff must strictly adhere to all Covid safety protocols. The UAE’s Ministry of Education had in February announced that … Read more
Rescue 1122 has announced their Eid Plan, there will no holidays for the staff during the festival. District Emergency Officer Dr. Abdul Rehman chaired a meeting at Central Rescue Station. According to the notification, Rescue personnel will be on their duties during Eid, and there will be no holidays for the workers. The Emergency Services … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned an emergency session of the federal cabinet at PM House today. The session will be held at 2:00 pm, however, the agenda of the upcoming meeting has not released yet. Sources privy to the government said the premier will hold consultation with cabinet members over important political matters besides … Read more
Two helicopters full of French troops pursuing militants in a remote region of Mali collided, killing 13 soldiers. This was the heaviest single loss for the French military in nearly four decades, police officials said. The accident occurred late Monday when three helicopters and a squadron of Mirage jets arrived to support ground troops pursuing … Read more
Netherlands cops discovered 25 migrants hidden inside a truck aboard a cargo ferry en route to Britain shortly after it left the country. The Britannia Seaways ferry quickly turned back to the port of Vlaardingen, just outside of Rotterdam, emergency services said. The origins of the migrants are not yet known. The ferry is owned … Read more
At least 28 Afghan nationals were killed in vans crash in southeastern Iran here on Thursday. Two trucks collided in Sistan-Baluchistan province which left another 21 passengers injured. According to reports, 21 people were injured when two vans collided near the town of Khash in Sistan and Baluchistan province. The area is a frequent route … Read more
Due to the alarming rise in air pollution in India, it has reached the point that masks have also been worn by Hindu deities. Increased air pollution in the country of extremist Modi has made civilians suffer from various ailments. The situation is so bad that the Pandits are worried that the deities can also … Read more
Trumps’ administration announced an emergency executive action to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarette products, amid a surge in both youth vaping and concern over its health effects. Addressing reporters at the White House, the US president said he and Melania Trump were worried as parents about the wave of illnesses that has sickened hundreds … Read more
Several villages of Punjab were flooded due to raise in the water levels, after India opened water in its area on the Sutlej River. According to flood control room, floodwater released from Indian side would pass from Kot Mithan tonight. A continuous increase of water level has been noted at head Sulemanki. Several villages of … Read more
Thirteen Chinese nationals were killed, 31 others injured and one remained missing in a bus crash in northern Laos here on Tuesday. The crash happened when a tour bus carrying 43 Chinese tourists, one Chinese tour assistant and two Lao nationals including the driver and a tour guide, skidded off a road between the capital … Read more
