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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Japanese Government has provided a grant of US$3 million through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), to strengthen inland fisheries and improve rural livelihoods in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries.The US$ 3 million initiative will bolster food and nutritional security and fortify…

Campaigners say the tax will cover around half of annual loss and damage costs from climate disasters. ADVERTISEMENTLeaders from Germany and Spain are calling for a global tax on billionaires to help tackle the costs of the climate crisis.Brazil, which chairs the G20 group of the world’s largest economies, first proposed a tax on…

Rescue efforts are underway, but at least 26 of the whales have died. ADVERTISEMENTUp to 160 long-finned pilot whales were stranded on the western Australian coast on Thursday. At least 26 casualties were reported before wildlife authorities could begin a rescue attempt, officials said. The stranded whales were from four pods spread…

Under low gray clouds on a chilly spring morning, mourners gathered Thursday at Washington National Cathedral to remember the lives of the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza this month.Outside the main doors of the gothic structure, a bagpiper played as an estimated 560 guests entered, including…

Labour has pledged to halt the decline of British species and protect at least 30% of the land and sea by 2030 if it is elected.Steve Reed, the shadow environment secretary, also vowed to set a new land use framework that would prioritise the protection of nature, and to deliver on targets to improve the UK’s environment.“Nature is under threat…

Hamas released a video on Wednesday apparently showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli American dual citizen who has been held hostage since the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. It appeared to be the first time that Mr. Goldberg-Polin, who was grievously injured in the attack, has been shown to be alive since his captivity began.It is not…

German lawmakers assail far-right party over alleged China, Russia links following spying arrest Enlarge…

The Rêves de Gosse 2024 tour will set off from Strasbourg on May 10, 2024 and finish in Perpignan on May 18. An aerial tour de France, and all for a good cause: children! In partnership with Dassault Aviation, the Rêves de Gosse Tour de France will set off from Strasbourg before heading for Saarlouis (Germany), Le Touquet,…

After months of delay, on Tuesday, Congress passed urgent aid for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. But Vladimir Putin’s expansionist aims do not end there. In Moldova, wedged between an embattled Ukraine and Romania, Russia’s interference is only increasing. And without more Western help, its foreign minister told me this week,…

Russian forces have razed dozens of towns and cities in Ukraine over the past 26 months — killing thousands of civilians, forcing millions from their homes and leaving a trail of destruction that is impossible to calculate.Sievierodonetsk. Bakhmut. Avdiivka. Cities and towns little known to the world have become the scorched-earth battlegrounds…