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[ad_1] By ALEX NJERUMore from this author Counties that suffered from the desert locust invasion earlier this year and those that are still battling insects have embarked on intensive scout training to monitor their movement as the United Nations agency warns of more swarms. The Food and Agriculture Organization of …

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Amid accusations and counter-accusations about ways to curb the growing Covid-19 pandemic, the federal and Sindh governments have shut their horns on the desert locust issue that, if left unchecked, will jeopardize security food in the country. The President of the People’s Party of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, recently …

[ad_1] After a chaotic partial restart on Sunday of the education system due to a complete closure due to the coronavirus outbreak, dozens of municipalities that had refused the call to open their schools for some grades agreed to comply in the next two days. Elementary schools were given the …

[ad_1] The government has appointed Md Monirul Islam as Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Arab Republic of Egypt, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is currently serving as Bangladesh’s ambassador to Ethiopia and permanent representative to the African Union. Monirul is a career foreign service official belonging to …

[ad_1] JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel reopened some schools on Sunday, but the attempt to return to normal due to the tranquility of the coronavirus was boycotted by several municipalities and many parents who mentioned poor government preparation. A girl speaks on her cell phone as she arrives at her primary …

[ad_1] Israel’s Supreme Court has started a two-day hearing to determine whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accused of corruption, will be able to form a new government. Sunday’s session came as hundreds of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv the day before to protest against Netanyahu’s recent coalition …

[ad_1] The High Court of Justice is slated to begin on Sunday listening to petitions calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be disqualified from forming a new government in light of the criminal charges against him. In a rare move, an expanded panel comprising 11 of the 15 court …

[ad_1] Hundreds of Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, demonstrating against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition deal with his chief rival a day before the country’s Supreme Court is to begin debating a series of legal challenges to the agreement. Demonstrators gathered for the …

[ad_1] BEIRUT: The Lebanese await the lifting of the harsh restrictions that were imposed in March after the coronavirus outbreak, with the reopening of popular markets outside the capital and people in masks abroad. There were four new cases of COVID-19 recorded by the Ministry of Health on Saturday, bringing …

[ad_1] PHNOM PENH / WASHINGTON – Press freedom in Cambodia, on the decline since the 2017 crackdown on independent reporting, has worsened, with an increase in arrests and media harassment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reporters Without Borders ranked Cambodia 144th out of 180 countries in its 2020 press freedom index, …