New UNDP report projects that the number of those killed as a result of Saudi’s war on Yemen could reach 1.3 million by 2030. A new United Nations report has projected that the death toll from Saudi’s war on Yemen will reach 377,000 by the end of 2021, including those …
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Poor sleep can be devastating for a pre-teen’s brain
Bedtime for adolescents is hardly ever fun. According to a new study, however, moms and dads apparently have the right idea when they make sure their kids are in bed at a reasonable hour. Scientists from Boston’s Children’s Hospital report inadequate sleep can be absolutely devastating for the developing pre-teen …
Read More »Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group
Apple Inc said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Israeli cyber firm NSO Group and its parent company OSY Technologies for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users with its Pegasus spyware. The iPhone maker said it is also seeking to ban NSO Group from using any Apple …
Read More »Student protests continue overnight in Sulaymaniyah as security forces continue the crackdown
Kurdish security forces dispersed a student demonstration, in which thousands participated, to demand the repayment of student stipends, by shooting in the air and using tear gas canisters, while those demonstrations caused severe traffic jams and paralyzed traffic in the city of Sulaymaniyah on Tuesday evening. The demonstrators are demanding …
Read More »Slovakia reports bird flu outbreak in poultry
Slovakia has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus among backyard poultry, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. The outbreak followed several outbreaks among poultry farms in Europe and Asia in recent weeks in a sign the virus is spreading quickly …
Read More »West Africa has highest numbers of child soldiers: UNICEF
Trapped in conflicts, the children of West and Central Africa are the most recruited by armed groups in the world and also have the highest number of victims of sexual violence, says a report released Tuesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund. For five years the region has seen increased …
Read More »Iraqi MoH: seven million people received COVID-19 vaccines in Iraq
The Iraqi Ministry of Health and environment revealed the percentage of citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 in Iraq. A member of the Ministry’s communication team, Ruba Falah said, “The number of people vaccinated against the COVID-19 in Iraq has reached seven million, while the percentage of vaccinated people of 12 and …
Read More »Moscow says US rehearsed nuclear strike against Russia this month
Russia’s defence minister on Tuesday accused U.S. bombers of rehearsing a nuclear strike on Russia from two different directions earlier this month and complained that the planes had come within 20 km (12.4 miles) of the Russian border. The accusation comes at a time of high tension between Washington and …
Read More »Ukrainian navy receives two former U.S. coast guard patrol boats
Two refitted former U.S. Coast Guard patrol boats intended to bolster the Ukrainian navy have arrived at the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa, the Ukrainian navy said on Tuesday. “We appreciate the contribution of the United States to deter the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine,” naval …
Read More »Total COVID deaths in Europe could exceed 2.2 million by March -WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday there could be a further 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 in Europe by March, taking the total to above 2.2 million, as the world body urged people to get vaccinated. Total cumulative deaths from respiratory disease in the 53 countries of the WHO’s …
Read More »After using rubber bullets and tear gas, dozens of students suffocated in Sulaymaniyah
Dozens of protesting university students in Sulaymaniyah suffered suffocation, after Kurdish security forces dispersed their protests by force, while trying to open the roads they closed earlier Tuesday. Al-Ghadeer’s correspondent in Kurdistan said that “a number of protesters suffocated due to the use of tear gas by the security forces,” …
Read More »Poland says migrants still crossing from Belarus despite steps by Minsk
Poland said on Tuesday that groups of migrants had made new attempts to cross over the border from Belarus and it would be premature to say that the worst of the crisis on the European Union’s eastern frontier was over. Border Guard spokesperson Anna Michalska said about 50 migrants tried …
Read More »Gunshots Fired at Police on French Island of Martinique Amid COVID-Related Protests, Guadeloupe still tense
Gunshots were fired overnight at police in the French Caribbean island of Martinique, local authorities said on Tuesday, in a sign that unrest triggered by COVID-19 curbs that have rocked the nearby island of Guadeloupe could be spreading there. No police have been injured and things have calmed down in …
Read More »Flaming bus crash in Bulgaria kills 45 North Macedonian tourists
A bus carrying North Macedonian tourists crashed in flames on a highway in western Bulgaria before daybreak on Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including 12 children, officials said. The cause of the accident was unclear but the bus appeared to have hit a highway barrier either before or after …
Read More »Turkish lira in historic 15% crash after Erdogan stokes fire sale
Turkey’s lira nose-dived 15% on Tuesday in its second-worst day ever after President Tayyip Erdogan defended recent sharp rate cuts, and vowed to win his “economic war of independence” despite widespread criticism and pleas to reverse course. The lira tumbled to as low as 13.45 to the dollar, plumbing record …
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