From banning tuk-tuks and barbecues to demolishing old brick kilns, Pakistan's government is pushing a series of measures to fight record-breaking smog. Children are often hardest hit, with UNICEF ...

The World Bank says the Israel-Hezbollah war has cost Lebanon $8.5 billion in physical damages and economic losses. Housing ...

When President Joe Biden’s aides were planning his visit to South America this week for a pair of leaders’ summits, two ...

Eric Koeppe, with the National Safety Council, said traffic deaths are the leading cause of preventable death in Nebraska.

Property rates remain a major revenue source for counties but have been slowed down by high default rates, with a joint ...

Ignited by the Gaza war, the conflict had been rumbling on for nearly a year before Israel went on the offensive in September ...

welcome opportunities to rebuild relations' Nov 14 (Reuters) - Britain should stand up for free trade and rebuild ties with ...

Debt servicing has emerged as a significant component of Nigeria’s foreign payment obligations in 2024, accounting for a ...

INVESTMENTS made by the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in Asia and the Pacific posted double-digit increase in the fiscal year ending June 30.

The protests came on the eve of a high-stakes soccer match at France’s national stadium against the Israeli national team, ...

Wealthy nations and developing ones are far apart on financing the fight against climate change as the tab continues to ...

The Indian economy is “sailing through smoothly,” even as global growth faces accelerating risks ranging from geopolitical ...