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Millions at risk as US funds for water projects dry up
Published on 19/07/2025
» TAVETA, Kenya - The Trump administration’s decision to slash nearly all US foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.
'Mass grave': Medics appeal for aid at last working hospital in Syria's Sweida
AFP, Published on 19/07/2025
» SWEIDA (SYRIA) - In the last barely-functional hospital in Sweida, bodies are overflowing from the morgue, staff said, amid violence that has wracked the Druze-majority southern Syrian city for nearly a week.
New clashes rock Syria’s Druze heartland
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» WALGHA, Syria - Armed tribes supported by Syria’s Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community’s Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.
Samitivej Launches Medical-Grade Skincare for Children
Published on 17/07/2025
» Samitivej International Children's Hospital launches bear & bloom, a skincare range for children developed by paediatric allergists and immunologists. Bringing hospital-grade expertise into your child’s daily care at home.
Rescuers save schoolgirl clinging to tree branch in Kok River
News, Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2025
» A young girl was brought to safety after being found fighting for her life, clinging to a tree branch in the middle of the Kok River in Chiang Rai province on Monday morning.
MSF warns acute malnutrition soaring in Gaza
AFP, Published on 12/07/2025
» GENEVA - Doctors Without Borders warned Friday that its teams on the ground in Gaza were witnessing surging levels of acute malnutrition in the besieged and war-ravaged Palestinian territory.
Hamas says Israeli troops sticking point in truce talks as Gaza pounded
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» JERUSALEM — Hamas on Thursday said it opposes any ceasefire deal that includes a large Israeli military presence in Gaza, after offering to release some hostages and as the civil defence reported scores of civilians killed across the Palestinian territory.
Govt eyes integrated effort to fight floods
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/07/2025
» The government has ordered integrated disaster preparedness across the country with flood alerts to be issued at least 2-3 days in advance and 1,652 flood-prone locations designated.
Trump urges 60-day Gaza ceasefire deal ahead of Netanyahu visit
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump urged Hamas on Tuesday to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, saying that Israel had agreed to finalize such a deal, as its forces also stepped up operations in the Palestinian territory.
Rubio hails end of USAID as Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US foreign aid agency formally closed down Tuesday, with President Donald Trump's administration trumpeting the end of the "charity-based model" despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost.