‘Smart grid’ helps accelerate energy transition in Indonesia
With support from the United Nations, the electricity grid on the central islands of Java, Madura, and Bali – home…
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‘No Ocean Declaration without small islands’: Delegates push for inclusion as UN summit nears end
With the conference, known as UNOC3, set to close Friday, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Li Junhua, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General…
AIDS still killing one person every minute as funding cuts stall progress
More than 30 million people are receiving lifesaving treatment worldwide however, making the UN’s AIDS response a “clear example of…
World News in Brief: Education suffers amid DR Congo violence, WHO greenlights RSV vaccines, more hurricanes ahead for Haiti
According to UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, more than 290 schools have been damaged or destroyed in Ituri this year alone,…
Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord
The stakes are high for this year’s World Health Assembly, the UN’s premier health forum, where officials will tackle a sweeping…
From bombs to beauty: ‘Every piece tells a story’
“The purpose was to transform the negative energy of destruction into the positive energy of creation,” said Ukrainian designer Stanislav…
Inside Donald Trump’s Dismantling Of US Education Department
It was 1979 when former US President Jimmy Carter’s administration managed a narrow 210-to-206 House victory to create a cabinet-level…
Trump Signs Order To Shut Down US Education Department
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at “eliminating” the Department of Education, a decades-old goal of…
Trump To Sign Order To Dismantle US Education Department
Washington: US President Donald Trump will sign an order Thursday to start dismantling the Department of Education, fulfilling an election…
West Bengal Assembly Passes Bill To Allow Women To Work In Bars
Kolkata: The West Bengal assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to allow women to work in bars. The West Bengal…