According to the Drought Hotspots Around the World 2023-2025 report that was released Wednesday, the frequency of drought events globally increased by 30 percent between 2000 and 2019. Despite being ...

GAZA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday that it is conducting consultations to discuss Gaza ceasefire proposals put forward by mediators. ■ ...

JUBA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan on Wednesday launched a four-year project to expand access to quality, inclusive education and improve learning outcomes for children, especially girls and ...

Albinism is a genetic condition that impairs or limits the production of melanin, resulting in little or no pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes. In some African countries, people with albinism ...

ACCRA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on Wednesday announced a further drop in the country's inflation rate to 13.7 percent in June, 4.7 percentage points lower than 18.4 ...

JAKARTA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A Google Indonesia executive was present at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in South Jakarta on Wednesday in connection with a corruption investigation into the ...

LONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) launched an official enforcement investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission on Wednesday, following the ...

ADDIS ABABA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives, the lower chamber of the parliament, has approved a law to allow foreigners to own properties in Ethiopia. Under the ...

JAKARTA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has increased the benchmark price of crude palm oil (CPO) in July by 21.51 U.S. dollars to 877.89 dollars per metric ton, and lowered the ...

Despite global financial assets doubling to 482 trillion U.S. dollars in the past decade, only 5 percent is invested in developing countries (excluding China), with even less reaching the world's 44 ...

THE HAGUE, July 2 (Xinhua) -- The Netherlands has been hit by its first official heat wave in three years, prompting the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) to issue an orange code alert ...

WINDHOEK, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Namibia has launched a new national training program to nurture skilled professionals in critical healthcare fields, including dental therapy, audiology, dietetics, ...