Drive to eliminate global hunger by 2030 has stalled, UN warns
About 733 million people faced hunger in 2023 due to conflicts, climate change and economic crises, a UN report says.
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About 733 million people faced hunger in 2023 due to conflicts, climate change and economic crises, a UN report says.
“I got to know the job was for loading and unloading cargo in planes only after reaching the location. It doesn’t even require a graduate degree. I even borrowed 20 rupees from my friend to iron my clothes for the job interview,” Mankar told This Week in Asia.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon apologised and promised reforms on Wednesday after a public inquiry found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years.
More than 200,000 people are estimated to have been abused by state and religious organizations in New Zealand that had been entrusted with their care, according to the final report from an landmark independent inquiry released on Wednesday.
Shares in the world's largest luxury group LVMH fell on Wednesday after its second-quarter sales came in below analyst consensus on Tuesday.
Hamzah, who served under President Megawati Soekarnoputri, died at a hospital in Jakarta on Wednesday, a politician from the Development Planning Party, known as PPP, said in a locally televised interview.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh was crawling back to normalcy with limited internet and office hours Wednesday after more than a week of chaos over student protests involving government job quotas. Nearly 200 deaths were reported in just over a week of violence.
Shares of major Chinese electric vehicle companies dropped Wednesday after U.S. giant Tesla's earnings fell short of analysts' estimates and General Motors delayed its EV plans.