Madrid: Spain is bracing for a week of temperatures as high as 40C that are forecast to shatter records for April, as officials weighed opening public swimming pools early and adapting school schedules and meteorologists warned of the risk of wildfires. Coinciding with a long-running drought,
United Nations: The COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of children to miss out on routine vaccines and countries must act now to restore essential immunization coverage to a least 2019 levels, the World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, has said. Under the banner of ‘The
Mexico City: An impending change in U.S. border policy could put increased pressure on Mexico's migrant detention system and lead to more reports of rights violations, migrant advocates have warned, in the wake of a fire that killed 40 people. On May 11 the U.S. is
United Nations: Russia’s Foreign Minister warned that the European Union “is becoming militarized at a record rate” and aggressive in its goal of containing Russia. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a news conference he has no doubts that there is now “very little difference” between the
New York: French fries may be tasty and the preferred food for most people but they should also know about a new study which has raised alarm for its lovers. A study has revealed that eating fried food frequently, especially fried potatoes can increase the risk
Tripoli: At least 57 bodies have been washed ashore after two migrant boats sank in the Mediterranean off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker said. One survivor, Bassam Mahmoud from Egypt, said there were about 80 passengers on one
Khartoum: Sudan's warring factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire starting on Tuesday, while Western, Arab and Asian nations raced to extract their citizens from the country. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) said the US and Saudi Arabia mediated the truce. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken
Bangkok: Former UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged the Myanmar military to halt violence in the conflict-racked country and engage with its opponents to end the bloody crisis. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in
Moscow: An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the world was probably on the verge of a new world war and the risks of a nuclear confrontation were rising. "The world is sick and quite probably is on the verge of a
London; World Intellectual Property Day will be observed on April 26 (Wednesday) across the globe with a variety of events and activities worldwide. It aims to increase people’s awareness and understanding of intellectual property (IP). World Intellectual Property Day is sometimes referred as World IP