SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – A construction worker died and nine others remain trapped under the debris of an under-construction tunnel that collapsed late on Thursday along the key highway connecting the Jammu and Kashmir region with the Indian mainland, officials said. The body of the late laborer has been recovered, while three ...
The U.S. government will fly in baby formula on commercial planes contracted by the military, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said. The airlift is aimed at easing a major formula shortage plaguing the nation. The lack of formula — resulting from supply chain issues and a massive recall — is leaving parents increasingly desperate.
Muna Saleh says besides her skills, qualifications and expertise, her “professionalism” is evaluated by one more factor — her hijab. For observant Canadian Muslim women, wearing hijab is a religious obligation and a personal religious decision. But many Muslim women in the country a are facing undue professional consequences for choosing to we...
The Biden administration and European allies are trying to develop routes to get Ukrainian wheat and corn out of the country. The move comes after Russia blocked Ukrainian ships from leaving with grain vital to food supplies worldwide, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. Officials are considering an array of options to get the [&hellip...
On Wednesday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for concerted and quick action to combat a surge in global food insecurity. The number of severely food insecure people had doubled in two years from 135 million pre-pandemic to 276 million, he said during a U.N. meeting on global hunger. More than half a million people are […...
More than 160 million children are engaged in child labor globally, according to a new report released Wednesday. The International Labor Organization and U.N. children’s agency UNICEF warn in the report that without relief strategies, child labor could rise by 8.9 million by year end. The increase is driven by higher poverty and increased vul...
Advocates for independently-owned businesses warned that restaurants, gyms, and other Main Street businesses across the U.S. will be forced to close in the coming months after Republicans in the Senate on Thursday blocked a $48 billion package to provide relief to owners who have struggled to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. The bi...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia’s chief of the General Staff discussed the situation in Ukraine with US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley in a telephone call Thursday. The discussion was held at the initiative of the American side, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. “Issues of mutual interest were discussed, [&h...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Senate approved a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine on Thursday as the war waged by Russia nears its third month. The 86-1 vote sends the sweeping package to President Joe Biden’s desk, who is expected to sign it. All of the opposition came from Republicans. The House approved the […]
Chibayish, Iraq – AFP Iraq’s vast swamplands are drying out and becoming so clogged with waste their very existence is at risk, activists warn. The swamps, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, are one of the world’s largest inland deltas. The wetlands barely survived the wrath of dictator Saddam Hussein, who order...
