World's largest marine park will be created in the Ross Sea in Antarctica in landmark deal
The European Union and 24 countries have reached a landmark international agreement to create the world’s largest marine park in the Southern Ocean, providing...
Wildlife populations have dropped by almost 60% in 40 years, WWF warns
The latest report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Zoological Society of London said that the global wildlife population declined by nearly 60 percent over the past...
World Food Day highlights that climate is changing and that food and agriculture must too
To mark the World Food Day 2016, a ceremony was held at the National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) in Islamabad. The theme for World Food Day this...
UNFPA urges countries to focus on scaling up interventions to reach more girls, particularly those who are poorest and most vulnerable.
ISLAMABAD - By investing in the health, education and empowerment of its 10-year-old girls today, Pakistan has the potential to...
Over 300,000 children under five died from diarrhoeal diseases linked to limited access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2015 - UNICEF
ISLAMABAD - On the occasion of Global Handwashing Day, UNICEF says that, in 2015, more than 300,000...
War and poverty have forced 50 million children around the world from their homes, according to UNICEF. The number of child refugees has doubled in the last decade, the report "Uprooted: The growing crisis for refugee and migrant children" states.
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Turkey opened one of the world's biggest suspension bridges in Istanbul spanning the strait between Asia and Europe. The government says it is the widest of its kind in the world
ISTANBUL - Turkey unveiled the third biggest suspension bridge...
Heroin use and related overdose deaths have increased sharply over the last two years in North America and Western and Central Europe
World Around five per cent of the adult population, or nearly 250 million people between the ages of...
Be Careful with innovation based on greed, it is the government duty to make sure that each innovation can bring benefits to the people: Indonesian President Jokowi Widodo
JAKARTA (Indonesia) - The 12th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) began in...
China has unveiled the world’s largest amphibious aircraft following seven years of construction. Aircraft will be used for Marine Rescue Operations
China has completed production of the world’s largest amphibious aircraft. The state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) unveiled the...
Saudi Arabia has granted citizenship to a selected number of scientists, doctors, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and talented people who have unique capabilities, expertise, and specializations.
