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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan Sees Surge in Child Diarrhea Cases Amid Heat and Water Crisis

    Timely community action and strengthened health services will determine how many more young lives are placed at risk before cooler weather arrives, health workers say.
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    Agriculture

    Half of England Plunges into Flash Drought

    The Environment Agency has stepped up its operational measures and is urging the public to use water wisely.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh’s Islands of Safety: How Cluster Homesteads Keep Char Families Afloat

    The quiet success of these earthen islands offers a practical lesson: resilience grows strongest when communities raise the ground together.
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    Bangladesh

    Bangladesh, IOM Launch EU-Backed Climate Mobility Initiative

    As global temperatures rise, stories of Bangladeshi communities adapting – through planned relocations, skill-building, or community-led resilience – will inform responses worldwide.
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    Child Rights

    Assam Flood Toll Hits 75 as Waters Recede; CM Announces Aid Package

    Authorities urge residents in low-lying areas to remain vigilant as residual water levels and potential further rainfall could pose renewed risks.
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    Aid

    Russia Offers Rupee Route to Unlock Bangladesh Payments and Trade

    The ERD preparatory work now under way will determine how forcefully Bangladesh presses its own priorities when the two sides sit down later this year.
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    Clean tech

    Sri Lanka Turns Plastic Spill Tragedy into Recycling Triumph

    The MSC ELSA 3 saga also serves as a stark reminder of the global plastic crisis, with billions of tonnes of plastic entering oceans annually.
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    Climate change

    Pakistan: KP Districts Brace for GLOF Threat Amid Melting Glaciers; Heavy Rains

    Residents in low-lying areas near rivers are encouraged to relocate valuables and livestock to safer ground as a precautionary measure.
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