While women are often driving climate action on the ground, their local-level efforts rarely qualify for international funding - and that needs to change, experts and officials say ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-U.S. says Yemen’s Houthis have to stop attacking and start negotiating
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday that the Houthis must demonstrate willingness to engage in a political process to achieve peace in Yemen, after the group claimed ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen native brings New York cuisine to Vallejo
Odai Yafai may have left New York City for the Bay Area years ago, but, apparently, his passion for the famous deli style and taste never waned. So, a decade after planting himself in Vallejo, the ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles, drones at Saudi Arabia’s oil site
Saudi Arabia said some of the world’s most protected oil infrastructure came under missile and drone attack in an escalation of regional hostilities that pushed up crude prices. The attacks on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
Staying in Afghanistan could cost another $49 billion
A recent report [1] by Vox suggests that a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by May 1 may be “off the table.” What a shame. Not only would changing course from his predecessor break one of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. proposes interim government could run Afghanistan until new polls
A U.S.-drafted peace plan for Afghanistan, reviewed by Reuters on Monday, calls for the current government to be replaced with an interim administration until a new constitution is agreed and ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea January Current Account Surplus $7.06 Billion
South Korea posted a current account surplus of $7.06 billion in January, the Bank of Korea said on Tuesday - down from $11.51 ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea, US begin drills as North Korea threatens war
South Korea and the United States begin annual military drills despite North Korean threats to respond by voiding the armistice that ended the Korean War and launching a nuclear attack on the US ... ( read original story ...)
Japan revised Q4 GDP growth down to annualized 11.7%
The figure translates into an annualized growth rate of 11.7% for the nation's gross domestic product, according to the Cabinet Office. These figures compare with the preliminary estimates released on ... ( read original story ...)
Shaan-e-Pakistan’s Phygital Fashion Summit kicks off!
Shaan-e-Pakistan kickstarted the most anticipated fashion event of the year, Pakistan’s first ever Phygitial Fashion Summit 2021 in Karachi. With an exclusive list of fashion icons, the Karachi leg of ... ( read original story ...)