Glaciers in Switzerland melted at record rates in 2022, according to a report released Wednesday by the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network, which labeled it a &disastrous year.&

The new study indicates that about .71 cubic miles of ice has melted, accounting for over 6% of the glacial volume. Before this year, ice loss percentages as...

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Qatar has called up hundreds of civilians, including diplomats summoned back from overseas, for mandatory military service operating security checkpoints at World Cup stadiums, according to a source and documents seen by Reuters.

The deployment of conscripts, some of whom would normally defer national service because their work is considered vital,...

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Senior UN envoy for Afghanistan, Markus Potzel, said on Tuesday that despite some positive developments over the past few months , &patience is running out& for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).

Addressing the UN Security Council meeting, he also said...

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced in a post on Facebook that the company is rolling out ‘Call Links& on WhatsApp starting this week.

The only way to call someone using WhatsApp right now is to search for the contact in your phonebook, or open an existing chat thread, and then click on the call icon.

The same is true for group calls....

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Marking International Day for Universal Access to Information, a number of media advocates on Wednesday called on the government to do more to ensure this right in the country.

At an event organized in Kabul to celebrate the day, advocates also urged government to set up a commission on access to information.

&The purpose of the event is to...

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President Joe Biden on Tuesday kept the nation&s cap on refugee admissions at 125,000 for the 2023 budget year, despite pressure from advocates to raise it even higher to meet the need after falling far short of that target this year.

Refugees advocates have been pushing the Biden administration to do more to restore the US Refugee Admissions...

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