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    Collateral Damage? At Least Two Kids Killed Daily in Ukraine

    At least two children have been killed every day with many more injured in nearly 100 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, says UNICEF. It...
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    Protests in Peshawar as Afghan Musicians Are Sent To Prison for Overstaying

    The Taliban's intolerance for music has found an able partner in the Peshawar police that has rounded up where four musicians on charges of...
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    Bangladesh

    South Asia ‘Sorely Needs Transboundary River Accord’

    Countries around the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin are losing over US$14.2 billion yearly because of a lack cooperation. One major hurdle is China’s apathy to multilateral...
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    First Person: Sweet Taste of Modern Beekeeping

    Beekeepers in the southern Haitian commune of Bonbon are creating a buzz around honey in an area recovering from an earthquake in 2021. Ilarion...
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    PM-KISAN Installment To Benefit 10 Crore Farmers Announced

    Beneficiaries from around the country also interacted with the Prime Minister to tell him of the smooth implementation of various government schemes like PMAY,...
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    UN “Deeply Troubled” by Impending Cuts on Development Aid by Rich Nations

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concern, over the fall in Overseas Development Assistance (ODA), at a meeting of the UN Chief Executives Board, which brought...
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    PM CARES Releases Funds for Education of COVID-19 Orphans

    The Prime Minister said that the PM-CARES initiative has been made possible through the contributions of citizens across the country and added that the...
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    Agri-business

    Does Pakistan-China Agriculture Cooperation Help Farmers?

    As Pakistan and China cooperation in agriculture scales new heights, it remains to be seen if the increasing agricultural trade between the two countries...
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    Maldives’: High Court Greenlights Constitutional Battle to Save Shark Sanctuary

    The High Court’s procedural victory for the activists keeps hope alive for preserving one of the Indian Ocean’s most celebrated marine protections.
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    WHO Calls for Urgent Action as New Cancer Cases are Projected to Nearly Double by 2050 

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    Nepal: Food Suspension at Holding Centres Sparks Outrage Over Displaced Families’ Plight

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    Maldives’: High Court Greenlights Constitutional Battle to Save Shark Sanctuary

    The High Court’s procedural victory for the activists keeps hope alive for preserving one of the Indian Ocean’s most celebrated marine protections.
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