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"Wetlands around the world are incredibly important for maintaining our planet's biodiversity and they store vast amounts of carbon that can help fight climate change," said study

The World Food Programme is a global body affiliated to the United Nations. Its objective is to alleviate hunger from the world.

As many as 4,541 rape cases have been reported Bangladesh in the past 16 years and the accused were punished in only 60 of these incidents, according to data from the tribunals.

Sharada and her daughter Shivani returned to Hyderabad on Sunday, after over a month of the death of her husband K Satyanarayana, who had come to his home town on a short vacation.

The largest increase was identified in Moscow, where 4,395 new positive tests were registered (down from 4,501 on Sunday).

Last year's award went to two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a third from Harvard University, for their groundbreaking research into efforts to reduce global poverty.

Guerreiro, Almedia headline Giro's ninth stage, a Portuguese victory after 30 years

These are students who hold or held a visa for 2020, and whose long-term commitment to study here was disrupted by COVID-19.

During the event, newly developed strategic weapons and other military weapons were on display.

The expedition brought home a devastating proof of a dying Arctic Ocean and warnings of ice-free summers in just decades

The Democrats and their presidential candidate Joe Biden are demanding that a nomination to the lifetime post be left until after the election.

Remdesivir is expensive and there is a global shortage while dexamethasone has immunosuppression effects that are risky for all but the most ill patients.

Pakistan will remain in "enhanced (expedited) follow-up" and will have to "continue to report back to the APG on progress to strengthen its implementation of AML/CFT measures."

The peace negotiations between negotiating teams from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban started on September 12.

In a statement at the time, Police Chief Vernon Hale called the tactic a "trained technique and best practice in some scenarios".

China has extensive, quick test capabilities and the health commission said over 140,000 employees of "medical institutions, newly admitted patients and personnel" have already been tested in Qingdao

More than a hundred thousand homes have been submerged in the floods and nearly 46,000 people evacuated, Vietnam's disaster management authority said.

Trump will likely try to galvanize his electoral base by touting his nominee for Supreme Court justice, Amy Coney Barrett.

Greece claims rights over the waters around Kastellorizo but Turkey rejects this, insisting it has greater claims to the eastern Mediterranean because it has a longer coastline.

Canada's ambassador to China Dominic Barton obtained "virtual consular access" to Spavor on Friday and Kovrig on Saturday.

This was the first time since August 28 that the Chinese government have entered Japan's territorial waters, and 18th time this year.

The boat carrying the migrants capsized not far from the city of Sfax.

The scientists found that at 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit), SARS-CoV-2 was "extremely robust" on smooth surfaces -- like mobile phone screens -- surviving for 28 days on glass, steel and plastic banknotes.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 7,761,637 and 214,767, respectively, according to the CSSE.