Prime Minister Sharif praised the heroism of the Christian nurse who risked her life in Islamabad to save a newborn baby during a fire in which 14 others died. “I didn’t even think twice,” she said, demonstrating through an act more powerful than words that, according to the Gospel, every person is precious.
Climatologists do not expect significant rainfall until May, and already last month the weather was very dry due to the impact of El Niño in the Asia-Pacific region in late 2023. Officials have urged the population to use water sparingly.
The latest data on international arms transfers over the past five years come from Sweden-based SIPRI. India is the world's top importer, while the United States, for the first time in 25 years, is Asia’s largest supplier. Driving rearmament, experts explain, is the perception of a Chinese threat (which continues to boost its war production).
Celebrations were held yesterday for the diocesan Catholic weekly, a respected voice in India and beyond. In his speech, the cardinal recalled the commitment to promoting dialogue and the legacy based on quality information. Fr. Irudayasamy delved into the topic of artificial intelligence. An award to AsiaNews correspondent Nirmala Carvalho.
From Lahore to Faisalabad to the Hindus in Sindh, many took to the streets to demand rights and freedom. In Lahore along the route kites with the names of the innocent victims of the conflict in the Strip. Shazia George, Awam director: increase allocations for education from 2% to 4% of GDP and create a favourable environment to cover gender disparities in education.
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The Sisters Led Youth Initiatives programme offers new opportunities to 1,200 young people in vulnerable situations, with special focus on women, starting with the recognition of their rights.
Her organisation, Banchte Shekha ('Learn to Survive') helps those who are abused by their husbands. In the course of her life, Angela Gomes, originally from the Mathbari parish in Gazipur, has, however, also had to face many challenges: "They have given me more strength to be a voice for those who do not have one.
India's prime minister travelled to Srinagar for his first official visit since the territory, which is disputed with Pakistan, lost its special status in 2019. As union elections loom, Modi spoke about development projects, but said nothing about a return to local statehood.
AsiaNews publishes a reflection for the Lenten season by a Capuchin friar from Lahore. The situation in the country mirrors "the negative impact" of global conflicts and general tension. Prayer "a glimmer of hope" in the midst of chaos. The renunciation of food a practice that "brings one closer to God". Almsgiving a material representation of mercy.
Seven people have died in just a few weeks crushed by elephants or run over by bisons. More than 55,000 attacks have been reported in the past eight years, with fears about wildlife are growing, even close to inhabited areas. For Syro-Malabar Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil, the current approach to the problem “does not value human life”.
This is what a study covering the period 1990-2022 published by The Lancet indicates. Sri Lanka ranks second worse after India, but the latter shows an improvement in recent years. The Ministry of Health is considering "food baskets" for those suffering from moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).
Wakeel Hasan was among the "rat-men" who dug up the earth by hand last November to reach workers trapped in a tunnel under construction. Despite praise and accolades, his home was bulldozed. According to the authorities, it was built illegally on government land, but Hasan had been forced to pay bribes to local officials in the past.
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