UN allocates $20 mn for urgent food aid campaign in Nigeria
The UN has allocated $20 million for an urgent food security and nutrition campaign for hunger-hit northeast Nigeria, a UN spokesman said.
With $9...
Norway to open continental shelf for seabed mineral activities
Norway's Energy Minister has said that the country is proposing to open parts of its continental shelf for commercial seabed mineral activities.
Minister of...
165 female immigrants deported from Libya to Nigeria
The Libyan Illegal Immigration Control Department has deported 165 female illegal immigrants to their home country of Nigeria.
"Some of them were arrested as...
UN chief calls for continuation of Black Sea grain deal
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the parties to do their utmost to ensure the continuation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which...
Plight of refugees must not be ignored: Italy’s president
Marking World Refugee Day, Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has called for greater attention to the plight of refugees forced to flee their homes...
Iran repatriates nearly 14,000 Afghans in 9 days
Nearly 13,876 Afghan nationals living "illegally" in Iran were repatriated to their home country through Iran's northeastern border crossing over the past nine...
4 killed in Russian factory blast
At least four people were killed and two others injured in an explosion and a subsequent fire at a gunpowder factory in southwestern...
IMD predicts heavy rainfall in 10 states
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted heavy rainfall over 10 states which include Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West...
Mandaviya reviews preparedness for heat wave, 5-member team to visit states worst affected
As several states continue to reel under intense heatwave, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that five-member team, comprising senior officials...
2 IIT alumni developed sustainable fuel from ‘thin air’ and plastic waste
Two UK researchers, who are alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), have developed a new method to transform carbon dioxide (CO2)...
