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South & Central Asia
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Urgent action needed to stop spread of drug-resistant malaria, scientists warn
[ad_1] Bangkok — Millions of lives could be put at risk unless urgent action is taken to curb…
July 29, 2024
World Polio Day: Pakistan’s Polio Problem Persists
[ad_1] Washington— Photos of Zarghoona Wadood sightseeing in Egypt with two other wheelchair-using women went viral last year…
October 24, 2022
Cholera Surging Globally as Climate Change Intensifies
[ad_1] GENEVA — Cholera is surging around the globe, the World Health Organization warns. Flareups of the deadly…
October 1, 2022
6 Million Afghans at Risk of Famine as Winter Looms
[ad_1] The United Nations said Monday that 6 million Afghans are on the brink of famine, with the…
August 30, 2022
Taliban Says Quake Shakes Afghanistan, Injures at Least 31
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD — An earthquake has shaken a remote area of eastern Afghanistan, injuring at least 31 people,…
July 19, 2022
US Pledges $55 Million to Afghan Quake Response
[ad_1] The United States will give nearly $55 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to people impacted by a…
June 29, 2022
UN Appeals for $110 Million for Afghan Quake Response
[ad_1] The United Nations made an urgent appeal Monday for $110.3 million to provide lifesaving assistance to more…
June 28, 2022
Taliban Urges US to Lift Curbs and Unfreeze Funds to Help Quake-hit Afghanistan
[ad_1] Islamabad — The Taliban renewed their call Saturday for the United States to unfreeze Afghanistan’s foreign funds…
June 26, 2022
Deadly Earthquake Hits Afghanistan
[ad_1] An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 130 people. Officials said the magnitude 6.1…
June 22, 2022