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The residents of 2,500 villages ordered to evacuate as Severe Tropical Storm Toraji approached the northern Philippines
Nov 11, 2024The residents of 2,500 villages were ordered to evacuate their homes as Severe Tropical Storm Toraji approached the northern Philippines, the government said Sunday, after three massive cyclones battered the country in less than a month.... -
Over 130 homes lost in California wildfire as winds abate for now
Nov 10, 2024At least 130 homes have been destroyed by a wildfire raging outside Los Angeles, as a break in the weather Friday gave firefighters a chance to tame the blaze. Hurricane-strength winds this week fueled an explosion... -
Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN elected ICSC member
Nov 10, 2024In a fiercely contested election held on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York, Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN, was chosen to serve on the esteemed International Civil Service Commission (ICSC).... -
Indonesia volcano catapults vast ash tower into sky
Nov 9, 2024Days after it killed nine people and displaced hundreds of residents, a volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted once more on Saturday, blasting a massive ash tower nine kilometres (more than five miles) into the sky. On... -
Rizwana to visit submerged Bhabodah area tomorrow
Nov 9, 2024Tomorrow, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, an adviser for water resources, environment, and climate change affairs, will travel to Jashore’s submerged Bhabodah area to personally witness the hardships and issues faced by the locals. According to sources from... -
Thousands told to flee wildfire near Los Angeles
Nov 9, 2024Numerous homes have already been destroyed by the rapidly spreading flames, and thousands of residents were asked to evacuate a wildfire that was out of control and blazing near Los Angeles on Thursday. New areas were... -
Famine looming in Myanmar’s Rakhine state: UN
Nov 9, 2024The United Nations issued a warning on Thursday that hunger is imminent in Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine state as the nation’s civil war limits trade and agricultural output. According to a recent UN Development Programme analysis, “Rakhine’s... -
Over 420,000 children affected by record-breaking drought in the Amazon region
Nov 8, 2024More than 420,000 children are currently affected by dangerous levels of water scarcity and drought conditions across three countries in the Amazon region, according to new UNICEF estimates. The record-breaking drought – which has been ongoing... -
Vaccine doses allocated to nine African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
Nov 8, 2024The Access and Allocation Mechanism for mpox (AAM) has allocated an initial 899,000 vaccine doses for nine countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge. In collaboration with affected countries... -
Spanish region says 93 missing after devastating floods
Nov 8, 2024Some 93 people are listed as missing after devastating floods ravaged southeastern Spain over a week ago, killing more than 200, regional judicial authorities in Valencia said on Wednesday. Valencia’s superior court of justice had on...