More than six million people have been affected since the unusually heavy monsoon rains began in late June, with nearly 1,000 lives lost – 250 […]
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UN condemns ‘deadly escalation’ in Gaza City
The situation “is having an appalling impact on civilians enduring suffering and starvation,” he told journalists in New York. “The United Nations condemns the deadly […]
Deadly attacks and collapsing services push Sudan closer to catastrophe
According to local reports, heavy shelling and assaults late last week in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, killed at least six civilians […]
Yemen: UN sounds alarm as famine, fighting and aid worker detentions exacerbate crisis
UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Monday that the turmoil in Yemen cannot be seen in isolation. “Yemen is both a […]
NASA Science, Cargo Launches Aboard Northrop Grumman CRS-23
NASA is sending more science, technology demonstrations, and crew supplies to the International Space Station following the successful launch of the agency’s Northrop Grumman Commercial […]
NASA’s X-59 Moves Toward First Flight at Speed of Safety
As NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft approaches first flight, its team is mapping every step from taxi and takeoff to cruising and landing […]
‘Deadly floods’ displace over 100,000 in South Sudan
In recent weeks, widespread flooding has engulfed large parts of Jonglei, Upper Nile and Unity states in the north of the country. The agency’s representative […]
Sudan: As children continue to suffer, school remains a distant hope
After more than two years of civil war, more than 25 million people are now acutely hungry and at least 20 million require health services urgently. […]
Gaza: International community must ‘match words with action’ now
Olga Cherevko, Spokesperson in Gaza for the UN aid coordination office OCHA, warned that history will not judge the international community “based on the speeches […]
NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-23 Info and Hardware
NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23, or Northrop Grumman CRS-23, will deliver more than 11,000 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space […]
