The Government of India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, and the World Bank today signed a $240 million loan agreement to support the Government of Andhra Pradesh provide reliable, quality, and affordable 24×7 power to its citizens, according to World Bank… Read More ›
A review team comprised of experts from the Argentina, the Czech Republic, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the USA and the IAEA, has completed an assessment of long-term operational safety at the Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Unit… Read More ›
By Neil Saker, IMF Asia and Pacific Department The IMF has approved a three-year, $434 million loan for Mongolia as part of a broader $5.5 billion financing package supported also by Japan, Korea, China, the World Bank, and the Asian… Read More ›
UNICEF has reported that heavy violence in the Syrian city of Ar-Raqqa is threatening the lives of more than 40,000 children who remain trapped in extremely dangerous conditions. UNICEF Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa… Read More ›
Substance abuse by children is a growing problem in Georgia, particularly among migrant populations. The National Centre for Disease Control reports that almost half of school children aged 13 to 16 have smoked cigarettes, 85 per cent have tried alcohol,… Read More ›
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said Canada’s Bruce B Nuclear Generating Station has made significant progress in implementing safety-improvement plans while areas for further enhancement remain. The Bruce Power Generating Station, the largest world’s largest operating… Read More ›
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has launched an appeal for USD 3.7 million to help Rohingya migrants living in settlements in Bangladesh affected by Cyclone Mora. The storm hit the country’s coastline around Cox’s Bazar early on Tuesday. The cyclone, which… Read More ›
The UN Migration Agency (IOM) today (30/05) deployed three rapid assessment teams to Ratnapura, Galle, Matara and Kalutara – four of the districts worst hit by devastating floods and mudslides in southern and central Sri Lanka. At least 177 people… Read More ›
A new NASA mission is headed for the International Space Station next month to observe one of the strangest observable objects in the universe. The mission launch will be on June 1, 2017. Columbia University research scientist Slavko Bogdanov, who… Read More ›
