United Nations, May 17 : The northeast Africa drought affects more than 18 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, including at least 16.7 million severely food insecure, a UN Spokesman said. "These numbers are expected to rise in the weeks ahead, with the Horn of Africa facing the […]
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World Bank, Ethiopia sign $300mn financing accord to fund recovery of conflict-affected areas
Addis Ababa, May 17 : The Ethiopian government and the World Bank have signed a financing agreement amounting to $300 million in support of the reconstruction and recovery of conflict-affected areas of Ethiopia. The $300 million financing accord, which was made in the form of a grant, was sign […]
22 climbers summit Mount Everest
Kathmandu, May 17 : A total of 22 climbers, including four Chinese, scaled Mount Everest from the Nepali side along with Nepali mountain guide Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, who did not use supplemental oxygen this time. The climbers scaled the highest mountain peak in the world on Monday, Xinhua news […]
Lucknow to get UP's 1st natural history museum by March 2023
Lucknow, May 16 : A natural history museum is coming up in Uttar Pradesh on the Lucknow Zoo campus and is expected to be ready by March 2023. The museum will offer information on birds and animals that existed millions of years ago and species that are extinct or endangered. The museum w […]
British climber summits Mt. Qomolangma for record 16 times
Kathmandu, May 16 : British climber Kenton Cool (48) broke his own record by scaling the world's highest Mt. Qomolangma for the 16th time, the most ever by a non-Nepali mountaineer, said the company organising his expedition. "Cool and two other foreign climbers and five Nepali Sherpa guides r […]
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