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NASA Data Empowers Global Response to Rising Sea Levels, Here's What You Need to Know
NASA’s sea level data platform now provides coastal regions with projections through 2150, aiming to guide resilient infrastructure planning. Collaborating with global partners like the World Bank and United Nations, NASA offers data that helps governments and organisations address the impacts of climate change on communities worldwide. Coastal c...
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Evacuation Order Impacts Humanitarian Work In Gaza Amid Truce Talks By US
The United Nations on Monday said humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip has taken a serious blow after Israel ordered a new evacuation in the centre of the besieged territory.
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No Soap, No Water: Girls In War-Torn Gaza Forced To Cut Their Hair
When girls complain to Gaza paediatrician Lobna al-Azaiza that they have no comb, she tells them to cut off their hair.
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World Bank Backs India's Green Hydrogen Drive, Aims For Global Leadership
The World Bank has approved an additional $1.5 billion loan to support India's Green Hydrogen Mission, marking the second tranche of aid for this initiative and bringing the total assistance to $3 billion.
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Criminal Gangs, Profiteers Thrive In Gaza As Cash Shortage Worsens Misery
A shortage of banknotes is gripping Gaza, fuelling criminal gangs and profiteering, after Israel has blocked imports of cash and most banks in the enclave have been damaged or destroyed during the war, according to residents, aid workers and
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"Willing To Die For A Can of Beans": Starving Gazans Scramble For Aid
A military plane banked over the war-ravaged ruins of Gaza City dropping dozens of black parachutes carrying food aid.
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UN Seeks $1.2 Billion In Aid To Help War-Torn Gaza, West Bank Residents
The UN on Friday launched an emergency aid appeal seeking $1.2 billion to help some 2.7 million people in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Israel Steps Up Bombing After Gaza Receives Aid, Attacks West Bank Mosque
The Israeli military announced it was stepping up its bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza Saturday just hours after the first aid trucks arrived from Egypt bringing desperately needed relief to civilians in the war-torn enclave.
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As Gaza Awaits Aid, Joe Biden's Scathing Attack On Hamas, Putin: 10 Facts
In a televised address from the White House's Oval Office, US President Joe Biden launched a scathing attack on the Palestinian group Hamas and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying both want to "completely annihilate" neighbouring democracies.
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Egypt's Sisi Rejects Gaza Refugee Influx, Blames Israel For Aid Block
Egypt's president said Wednesday he would not allow any mass influx of refugees from Gaza, saying it would set a precedent for "the displacement of Palestinians from the West Bank into Jordan".
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By 2027, India Will Be 3rd Largest Economy In World: RBI Deputy Governor
India will be a USD 5 trillion economy and the third largest in the world by market exchange rates by 2027, aided by the demographic advantage and pace of financial sector development, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Michael D Patra has said.
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At G20, Biden Rallies To Boost World Bank Aid To Low-, Mid-Income Nations
US President Joe Biden rallied G20 nations to agree to collectively mobilise more headroom and concessional finance to boost the World Bank's capacity to support low- and middle-income countries, the White House said on Saturday.
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World Bank To Provide Assessment Of Damages Due To Himachal Floods
The World Bank has offered to provide full support to flood-affected Himachal Pradesh, and will provide a comprehensive assessment of the damages which will aide reconstruction efforts, a statement issued here on Friday said.
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$1.5 Billion Loan Granted To Ukraine By World Bank For Reconstruction Aid
Ukraine will receive $1.5 billion from the World Bank to support reconstruction and recovery, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday.
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World Bank Approves $700 Million In Support For Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March.
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NASA Data Empowers Global Response to Rising Sea Levels, Here's What You Need to Know
NASA’s sea level data platform now provides coastal regions with projections through 2150, aiming to guide resilient infrastructure planning. Collaborating with global partners like the World Bank and United Nations, NASA offers data that helps governments and organisations address the impacts of climate change on communities worldwide. Coastal c...
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Evacuation Order Impacts Humanitarian Work In Gaza Amid Truce Talks By US
The United Nations on Monday said humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip has taken a serious blow after Israel ordered a new evacuation in the centre of the besieged territory.
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No Soap, No Water: Girls In War-Torn Gaza Forced To Cut Their Hair
When girls complain to Gaza paediatrician Lobna al-Azaiza that they have no comb, she tells them to cut off their hair.
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World Bank Backs India's Green Hydrogen Drive, Aims For Global Leadership
The World Bank has approved an additional $1.5 billion loan to support India's Green Hydrogen Mission, marking the second tranche of aid for this initiative and bringing the total assistance to $3 billion.
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Criminal Gangs, Profiteers Thrive In Gaza As Cash Shortage Worsens Misery
A shortage of banknotes is gripping Gaza, fuelling criminal gangs and profiteering, after Israel has blocked imports of cash and most banks in the enclave have been damaged or destroyed during the war, according to residents, aid workers and
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"Willing To Die For A Can of Beans": Starving Gazans Scramble For Aid
A military plane banked over the war-ravaged ruins of Gaza City dropping dozens of black parachutes carrying food aid.
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UN Seeks $1.2 Billion In Aid To Help War-Torn Gaza, West Bank Residents
The UN on Friday launched an emergency aid appeal seeking $1.2 billion to help some 2.7 million people in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Israel Steps Up Bombing After Gaza Receives Aid, Attacks West Bank Mosque
The Israeli military announced it was stepping up its bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza Saturday just hours after the first aid trucks arrived from Egypt bringing desperately needed relief to civilians in the war-torn enclave.
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As Gaza Awaits Aid, Joe Biden's Scathing Attack On Hamas, Putin: 10 Facts
In a televised address from the White House's Oval Office, US President Joe Biden launched a scathing attack on the Palestinian group Hamas and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying both want to "completely annihilate" neighbouring democracies.
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Egypt's Sisi Rejects Gaza Refugee Influx, Blames Israel For Aid Block
Egypt's president said Wednesday he would not allow any mass influx of refugees from Gaza, saying it would set a precedent for "the displacement of Palestinians from the West Bank into Jordan".
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By 2027, India Will Be 3rd Largest Economy In World: RBI Deputy Governor
India will be a USD 5 trillion economy and the third largest in the world by market exchange rates by 2027, aided by the demographic advantage and pace of financial sector development, Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Michael D Patra has said.
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At G20, Biden Rallies To Boost World Bank Aid To Low-, Mid-Income Nations
US President Joe Biden rallied G20 nations to agree to collectively mobilise more headroom and concessional finance to boost the World Bank's capacity to support low- and middle-income countries, the White House said on Saturday.
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World Bank To Provide Assessment Of Damages Due To Himachal Floods
The World Bank has offered to provide full support to flood-affected Himachal Pradesh, and will provide a comprehensive assessment of the damages which will aide reconstruction efforts, a statement issued here on Friday said.
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$1.5 Billion Loan Granted To Ukraine By World Bank For Reconstruction Aid
Ukraine will receive $1.5 billion from the World Bank to support reconstruction and recovery, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday.
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World Bank Approves $700 Million In Support For Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March.
