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    Afghanistan

    Earthquake kills dozens; tears down homes in distant Afghanistan province

    The Badghis province has been hit by an earthquake that has killed at least 26 people and damaged over 700 houses. Badghis is impoverished...
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    Agriculture

    One in two families in drought-affected Iraq need food assistance

    Families in rural parts of the war-torn country say their only source of living is vanishing in front of their eyes as their lands...
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    Climate change

    The last seven years have been the warmest since records were maintained. The slugfest between farm and fossil-fuel guzzling industry goes on.

    With its report on the heightening of temperatures over the past seven years, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service report tends to put...
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    Disaster risk reduction

    Ageing dams are ‘ticking time bombs’

    China, the US and India top the list of countries with a significant number of large dams. China alone hosts 40 per cent of...
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    Bangladesh

    Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazaar hit by second fire in 10 days

    2022's second big fire incident in a Rohingya refugee camp has destroyed almost 600 temporary shelters. A massive fire broke out in housing camp 16,...
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    Afghanistan

    Climate Change Leaves Residents of Pakistan’s Parachinar Valley Thirsty

    Pakistan's scenic Parachinar valley is running out of water because the surrounding hills have not received enough snowfall due to the changing climate. The...
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    Climate change

    As millions remain affected, experts warn a health crisis awaits cyclone-hit Philippine

    The cyclone that hit Philippines has affected millions and could give rise to a medical emergency. Now, people are having to depend on a...
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    Animals and wildlife

    Imran Khan Plans A Glitzy City On Mangrove Islands Off Karachi, Pakistan

    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is determined to implement a $50-billion real-estate urbanisation project on the Bundal and Buddo mangrove islands in the Arabian...
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    Accountability

    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

    The Ministry of Rural Development has stated that the rules seek to institutionalise a citizen-centric, accessible and time-bound framework, thereby reinforcing the rights and entitlements of rural households under the scheme. 
    IPR and patent regime

    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
    Civil society

    South Asia Democracy Conference Opens in Colombo Amid Regional Democratic Challenges

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    India Sets 15-Day Deadline for Rural Job Scheme Complaints Under New VB-G RAM G Rules

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    US Startup Claims Breakthrough in Turning Mercury into Gold Using Nuclear Fusion

    Whether the process ever supplies meaningful quantities of gold will depend on breakthroughs still to come in fusion engineering and materials science.
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