Economic hardship, societal pressures, increase in food prices, and financial crises are the key drivers of child marriage.
Pakistan: ‘Illegal’ Part Of Imran Khan’s PTI Office Demolished In Islamabad In ‘Anti-Encroachment’ Drive
The CDA said that its anti-encroachment team launched an operation late Thursday to remove illegal construction and encroachment.
Extreme weather in South Asia with heatwave in India, Pakistan and cyclone in Bangladesh
At least nine deaths in Rajasthan in India's north-west were suspected to have resulted from people falling sick in the sweltering heat, local media said.
Safety comes 1st for Artemis moon missions despite ‘space race’ with China, NASA chief says
NASA administrator Bill Nelson, while mindful of what he calls a "space race" with China to establish a sustained presence on the moon, said Thursday (May 23) he will only commit to the current Artemis 2 liftoff date of September 2025 if astronaut safety is not compromised.
See inside the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily guarded border between North Korea and South Korea
Despite being one of the most heavily guarded borders in the world, the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea is also a tourist attraction.
Ship off Yemen reports missile strike nearby, vessel and crew safe, UKMTO says
A merchant ship off the coast of Yemen reported a missile hitting the water nearby, Britain's sea trade monitoring agency reported on Thursday, adding that the vessel and all crew were safe and ...
Malaysia’s quest for 5 unicorns by 2025 is now in the hands of MDEC’s game plan
Here's MDEC's plan to identify and grow more Malaysian unicorn startups through its Founders Centre of Excellence (FOX) programme.
Upstart Chinese planemaker Comac is in talks with Saudi Arabia as it seeks to disrupt the Boeing-Airbus duopoly
Comac's chair visited Saudi Arabia, per Reuters, as it looks to expand and set the cat among the pigeons with Airbus and Boeing.
BIM Ventures, SBI Holdings to launch $100 million fund to back Saudi startups
Saudi Arabia-based VC studio BIM Ventures has partnered with Japan’s SBI Holdings to launch a $100 million joint ...
Iraq Extends Oil Supply Agreement with Jordan
By John Lee. Jordan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced that Iraq has approved a three-month extension of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for supplying oil to Jordan, under ...