Led by the Lao Youth Union, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with Plan International, Save the Children International (SCI), Population Services International (PSI), and other partners, the International Day of the Girl Chi…
The Government of Japan has recently decided to provide emergent grant aid worth approximately 710,000 USD for 100 oxygen concentrators, 100 suction pumps and 100 patient monitors in response to the current surge of COVID-19 infections in Laos.10 patie…
Severe storms brought suspected tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of Oklahoma, but there were no reports Monday of deaths or injuries.The severe weather system that hit Oklahoma late Sunday also brought heavy rain, lightning and wind to parts …
The World Health Organization said Monday that constructive action against climate change could save “millions” of lives.Ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, scheduled for October 31, the WHO is urging governments to re…
Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing app Instagram, and “nudging” teens if they are repeatedly looking a…
After water levels at a California dam fell to historic lows this summer, the main hydropower plant it feeds was shut down. At the Hoover Dam in Nevada — one of the country’s biggest hydropower generators — production is down
When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases into New York City’s subway tunnels turned into waterfalls and train tracks became canals.In Philadelphia, a commuter line along the Schuylkill Rive…
A global deal to ensure big companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15% and make it harder for them to avoid taxation has been agreed upon by 136 countries, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Friday.The OECD
