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As part of its humanitarian aid and relief mission, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 2,070 food baskets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, yesterday, benefiting 14,490 individuals from the neediest groups, widows, orphans, and disabled individuals. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports that the aid has been sent within the context of the center’s food security project that is currently being implemented in Pakistan in order to alleviate the sufferings of the needy and those who have been affected by the floods in the country.

An emergency press conference was held at a local police station in northwest China’s Qinghai Province after sudden mud-rock flows triggered by torrential rain struck villages early on Thursday. Local authorities said 17 people were dead and 17 others were missing. Twenty people who had been reported missing have been rescued. Han Xianghui, vice head of the provincial emergency management department, said about 4,500 firefighters, policemen, servicemen, emergency response personnel, and local residents are still searching for the missing people. Heavy rain started at 10:25 pm Wednesday in the Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous Counties in Xining, the provincial capital,…

There have been two deaths in central Italy caused by falling trees on Thursday after strong storms battered several regions after weeks of punishingly high temperatures. This is according to rescue services cited by Reuters. There has been an announcement by the Italian Civil Protection Unit that the severe weather would sweep south overnight and has issued weather warnings for 11 of the country’s 20 regions for Friday. In some parts of northern Italy, the wind blew more than 140 km/h, causing damage to beach resorts in Liguria and Tuscany. Much of southern Italy remained under a heatwave, with temperatures…

There will be more travel misery for passengers traveling by rail, tube, and bus in London as tens of thousands of workers stage a strike over pay, jobs, and conditions in the wake of long-running disputes. A walkout of employees in Network Rail, train companies, London Underground, and bus companies in the UK capital is expected to occur in the next few days. This will cause travel chaos for workers, holiday makers, and fans en route to events, including a cricket Test match at Lord’s. In addition to RMT union members, the Transport Salaried Staff’s Association (TSSA) and Unite union…

It has been reported that 16 people have been killed by a mountain torrent disaster triggered by heavy rain in northwest China’s Qinghai Province as of Thursday noon. Another 36 are still missing, according to a report from the Xinhua News Agency. Following a sudden heavy rainstorm that started at 10:25 p.m. on Wednesday, flash floods and mudslides caused rivers to change course in Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County. There have been 6,245 people affected by the natural calamity in six villages, according to the publicity department. Immediately, the province activated its Level II emergency response for disasters, the…

In a record-breaking dive at Deep Dive Dubai, the world’s deepest pool, Russian free diving champion Alexey Molchanov dived 60 metres and returned to the surface in 57 seconds, breaking the world record for fastest dive. In the process, he broke all records that were currently held at the location. Molchanov performed the feat using “lung packing,” a breathing technique that allows divers to breathe up to two gallons of air and stay underwater for minutes at a time. He reached the depths of Deep Dive Dubai’s pool in just one breath thanks to this technique, which he has perfected…

A two-year-old girl killed a snake, in revenge for biting her lip while she was playing in the back garden of her home in the village of Kantar, Turkey. The neighbors were alerted when she screamed loudly. A snake was in the little girl’s mouth when they reached the back garden, and she also had bite marks on her lower lip. Apparently, the toddler’s bite was vicious enough to critically injure the reptile. This wasn’t a rubber snake. She had killed a real snake within a few seconds. Immediately after receiving first aid, she was rushed to Bingol Maternity and…

Rajnath Singh, the Indian defence minister, has emphasized the need to reform the United Nations’ structure, saying this worrying shortcoming is a manifestation of the organization’s structural inadequacy. If the United Nations’ structure is not reformed and decision-making is not democratized, it might lose its effectiveness and relevance over time. As he addressed the plenary session of the Moscow Conference on International Security-2022 virtually, Mr. Singh said that reformed multilateralism rests on the reform of the UN Security Council that reflects today’s realities. Major powers’ refusal to change United Nations institutions in tune with time ignores the emerging geopolitical realities…

An origami-style glass building houses a miniature bio-biological dome in which a gigantic kapok tree stands four stories high, forming a closed ecosystem that resembles tropical rainforests with over 3,000 species of plants and animals living under the largest artificial tree on earth. Located in City Walk Dubai, the Green Planet project began on the fourth floor and winds its way down through the vital area. This provides a unique opportunity to see many exotic and tropical animals. A bio-dome consists of four levels, a canopy, a midstory, a forest floor, and a swamped forest. At each level, every part…

The torrential rains which flooded various states in Sudan resulted in the deaths of more than 52 people, according to Sudanese authorities. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the torrential downpour, which usually occurs between May and October, has also resulted in 25 injuries and the destruction of thousands of homes, infrastructure, and agricultural lands. According to Brig Abdeljalil Rahim, spokesman for the Sudanese Police’s National Council for Civil Defence, flooding has been a chronic problem for remote cities and villages. According to him, torrential rain has damaged farming lands on an estimated 540…