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    Health Policy

    WHO Calls for Urgent Action as New Cancer Cases are Projected to Nearly Double by 2050 

    The report notes substantial gains in key policy areas. Tobacco use has declined by 27 per cent since 2010, contributing to reductions in lung cancer cases and deaths in some regions.
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    Food Security

    US Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcoholic Beverages

    The advisory has already sparked economic repercussions, with media reports indicating a four per cent drop in the stock prices of major European and American alcohol producers following the announcement.
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    Health Policy

    2.6 Million Deaths Attributable to Alcohol Consumption Globally: WHO

    Given the immense health concerns, the report urged accelerated global action towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal target 3.5 by 2030 by reducing alcohol and...
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    Health

    Regulate Cross-Border Alcohol Trade, Says WHO

    A new report from the World Health Organization WHO highlights glaring gaps in regulation of cross-border alcohol marketing that employs sophisticated online marketing techniques....
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    Agriculture

    Tamil Nadu Expands Cooperative Crop Loan Waiver to Rs 75,000

    For marginal and small farmers who form the bulk of cooperative bank borrowers, the progressive increase in the waiver ceiling offers tangible breathing space.
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    Accountability

    World Bank Flags Fund Diversion in Balochistan Flood Housing Scheme

    The World Bank’s documents clearly show housing allocations rising after verification revealed greater need.
    Agri-business

    Sri Lanka Targets $36bn Economy by 2030 via Export and Investment Push

    Analysts note that sustained export growth and FDI inflows are critical to reducing debt dependence and building lasting resilience.

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    Agriculture

    Tamil Nadu Expands Cooperative Crop Loan Waiver to Rs 75,000

    For marginal and small farmers who form the bulk of cooperative bank borrowers, the progressive increase in the waiver ceiling offers tangible breathing space.
    Accountability

    World Bank Flags Fund Diversion in Balochistan Flood Housing Scheme

    The World Bank’s documents clearly show housing allocations rising after verification revealed greater need.
    Employment

    Debt, Detention and Broken Dreams: How Nepal’s American Dream Turned into Jail for Young Migrants

    Human traffickers and migration agents still find willing clients because the alternative feels equally bleak to many young people.
    Education for all

    Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Schools Trail Far Behind Enrollment Targets

    Private schools have demonstrated the ability to meet and exceed targets under the same demographic and economic conditions.
    Child marriage

    Nearly 11 a Day: Pakistan’s Child Abuse Crisis Persists

    United Nations experts and local organisations agree that most intra-family and community abuse never reaches newspapers or police stations.

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