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An Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed a well-known Palestinian journalist whom it accused of working with ...
Five fishermen who spent 55 days adrift at sea arrived Saturday at a port in the Galapagos Islands after being rescued by a ...
In Bangkok, a 43-year-old Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom has created a public park designed to withstand ...
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust handled 205,110 tonnes of cargo comprising 174,961 tonnes of import cargo and 30,149 tonnes ...
KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has taken decisive action following the unlawful demolition of the heritage structure known ...
The government have published their Immigration White Paper, outlining plans to fulfil its manifesto pledge to 'cut migration ...
Karachi: In a significant development amid ongoing India-Pakistan tensions, the Turkish Navy warship TCG Büyükada has arrived ...
Customs officials in Karachi have stopped an attempt to smuggle 14,000 kilos of donkey skins abroad. Authorities estimate the value of the seized donkey skins at Rs80 million. The operation was ...
Cities in low- and middle-income countries are experiencing a surge in urban heat island effects, driven by unplanned urban ...
Under the urban heat island effect, concrete and asphalt used in buildings absorbs heat, while a lack of trees, which constitute just 5 per cent of Karachi's area, turns the city into a furnace.
Cities such as Cairo, Karachi, Dhaka, and Nairobi are especially hard-hit, where informal settlements often lack green areas, shade, or effective cooling systems. The study also found that the surface ...