November2022
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Schools for more than 2 million children in Pakistan remain inaccessible due to devastating floods
Nov 5, 2022Schools for more than 2 million children in Pakistan remain completely inaccessible after the most severe flooding in the country’s history destroyed or damaged nearly 27,000 schools in the country. “Almost overnight, millions of Pakistan’s children... -
Hunger and malnutrition being driven by climate crisis and conflict in South Sudan
Nov 5, 2022Hunger and malnutrition are on the rise across the flood, drought, and conflict-affected areas of South Sudan, with some communities likely to face starvation if humanitarian assistance is not sustained and climate adaptation measures are not... -
Twitter to start laying off employees on Friday
Nov 4, 2022Twitter said it will start laying off employees on Friday, as the new billionaire owner Elon Musk moves quickly after his big takeover to make the messaging platform financially sound. A company-wide email seen by AFP... -
Turkish inflation surged past 85 percent in October, highest level since 1999
Nov 4, 2022Turkish inflation surged past 85 percent in October, its highest level since 1997, official data showed Thursday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sticks to unorthodox policies to combat a cost-of-living crisis. Central banks worldwide are raising... -
Most Asian markets rose on Friday
Nov 4, 2022Most Asian markets rose Friday after the previous day’s Federal Reserve-induced sell-off, with Hong Kong leading the way with another big rally fuelled by hopes China will roll back some of its painful zero-Covid policies. Fed... -
Canada announced modest new spending in an updated fiscal plan on Thursday
Nov 4, 2022Canada’s government announced modest new spending in an updated fiscal plan on Thursday, as windfall revenues allow it to slash its budget deficit ahead of a possible economic downturn. Under pressure to tighten the belt, Finance... -
Liam Hemsworth to replace Henry Cavill in ‘The Witcher Season 4’
Nov 4, 2022Hollywood actor Liam Hemsworth is all set to replace Henry Cavill as the Geralt of Rivia in the fourth season of ‘The Witcher’. Taking to Instagram, Henry dropped a post which he captioned, “My journey as... -
15 receive Aga Khan Music Awards
Nov 4, 2022Fifteen musicians have received the 2022 Aga Khan Music Awards at a ceremony held at Royal Opera House Muscat’s House of Musical Arts, reports UNB. The award-giving ceremony marked the culmination of a two-day celebration in... -
Taylor Swift makes US song charts history with ‘Midnights’
Nov 4, 2022Taylor Swift made history on Monday by becoming the first artist to have all 10 songs from an album on the top US song chart. This came after the release of her album ‘Midnights’. “Anti-Hero” led... -
Travel ban to Bandarban extended till 8 November
Nov 4, 2022As part of a high-security measure, the Bandarban district administration has further extended the interim ban on tourism at Ruma, Rowangchhari, Alikadam, and Thanchi upazilas until 8 November, according to UNB. Following a letter from the...