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News Desk Islamabad: Ahead of World AIDS Day, UNICEF raised concerns on Friday about the alarming rate of new HIV infections among young women and girls, emphasizing their limited access to prevention and treatment services. In its…

AFP Paris: Air pollution caused by wildfires and other landscape fires is responsible for over 1.5 million deaths annually, with the overwhelming majority occurring in developing nations, according to a new study published in The Lancet.…

AFP/APP London: After making history by winning Olympic sprint gold and upstaging global giants like the United States and Jamaica, Botswana's Letsile Tebogo is setting his sights on unlocking Africa's untapped athletic potential. At just…

AFP/APP Geneva:  The United Nations (UN) has issued a stark warning about the increasing unpredictability of the planet's water cycle, highlighting that intensified floods and droughts are a "distress signal" of the climate crisis.…

AFP Islamabad: An annual solar eclipse is set to create a spectacular "ring of fire" phenomenon visible in parts of South America on Wednesday. This occurs when the Moon aligns between the Sun and the Earth, partially blocking the…

APP Islamabad: Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, condemned the Acting Consul General of Afghanistan for showing disrespect towards the national anthem of the host country, calling it a breach of…

APP Mansehra:  Saddar Police Station in Mansehra swiftly apprehended the suspects involved in a double murder and abduction case within six hours and successfully rescued the kidnapped victim. The incident began when police were…

AFP/APP Paris: Green Climate Fund chief Mafalda Duarte is on a mission to help vulnerable nations that have yet to receive a penny from the world's largest dedicated source of climate finance. The United Nations' flagship organisation…

News Desk Islamabad: One in five children approximately 466 million live in areas experiencing at least twice the number of extremely hot days each year compared to their grandparents' generation, according to a UNICEF analysis released…

News Desk  Islamabad: Romina Khurshid Alam, the Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, emphasized Pakistan's critical juncture in combating desertification and land degradation as the global community observes World…