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In southeastern Serbia, 51 people were poisoned when a train derailed, releasing ammonia into the air. According to Serbia’s Interior Ministry, ammonia was released from a wagon of the derailed freight train in Pirot. The Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama)

In western New York, the death toll from a Buffalo-area blizzard rose to 27 on Monday as the region recovered from one of the most severe weather-related disasters in its history. In the majority of the United States, severe winter

As the UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Political Affairs, Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh strongly condemned the Taliban’s decision to ban women from working in national and international non-governmental organizations

A number of explosions occurred across Balochistan on Sunday, resulting in the death of at least five Pakistani soldiers and the injury of a dozen civilians. According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Army, during an intelligence-based clearance operation,

Guinness World Records (GWR) confirms that Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh is the world’s shortest man with a height of 65.24 centimetres and a weight of just 6 kilograms. Afshin received the certificate from GWR officials at the Radisson Blu hotel in

There is more to the world’s largest whales than just their stunning appearances. Similarly to oceans, soils, and forests, whales could help humanity deal with the accelerating climate crisis by sequestering and storing planet-warming carbon emissions. Researchers suggest that whales

There is a growing consensus that stronger multilateralism is essential to meet today’s global challenges, according to the UN Secretary-General. While addressing the UN Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism, Antonio Guterres said that this issue has been “my highest

Cyclone Mandous has killed three people and affected over 21,000 people, according to Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center (DMC). According to Bernama, 19 people were injured and 6,113 families in 16 districts were impacted. 5,639 homes were damaged throughout the

Investing in policies that support nature and address climate change, disaster risk, food insecurity, and other major challenges could create some 20 million jobs, according to a UN report. At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, the Decent Work

UNESCO celebrated the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032) on Tuesday 13 December. The world’s attention will be drawn to UNESCO’s ten-year action plan, which aims to preserve, revitalize, and celebrate indigenous languages. UNESCO is leading the International Decade of