Pakistan: A land with much to behold
FROM the mighty stretches of the Karakorams in the North to the vast alluvial delta of the Indus River in the South, Pakistan remains a land of high adventure and nature.
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India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, first country to ever reach that figure: UN
India received over USD 111 billion in remittances in 2022, the largest in the world, becoming the first country to reach and even surpass the USD 100 billion mark, the United Nations migration agency has said. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in its World Migration Report 2024 launched Tuesday, said that in 2022, India, Mexico, China, the Philippines and France were the top five remittance recipient countries.
Pakistan records 'wettest April' in more than 60 years
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan experienced its "wettest April since 1961", receiving more than twice as much rain as usual for the month, the country's weather agency said in a report.
Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023 — UN
GENEVA, Switzerland — Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and economic losses.
Global Team Toyota athletes to reach greater heights at Paris 2024
TOYOTA Motor Corp. (Toyota) launches the next chapter of the Start Your Impossible (SYI) global marketing campaign, igniting excitement for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day — WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland — More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer.
Miss Universe denies having Saudi Arabia contestant for 2024 edition
MANILA, Philippines — "False and misleading" — such was the reaction of Miss Universe Organization (MUO) over news of having a delegate from Saudia Arabia for the pageant's 2024 edition.
Franki Russell appointed Miss Universe New Zealand 2024, country's first in 5 years
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-Kiwi actress and model Franki Russell has been appointed as Miss Universe New Zealand 2024, making her the country's first representative to the annual pageant since 2019.