Tag: crisis
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Rishi Sunak meets Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia for crisis talks
[ad_1] Downing Street said that the Prime Minister had “welcomed Saudi Arabia’s leadership in seeking a peaceful resolution to the crisis”. “The leaders agreed on the importance of avoiding further destabilisation across the Middle East, including through Iranian proxies in the region, and committed to coordinate action to de-escalate tensions,” a spokesman said. The Prime…
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CRPF discusses evolving law and order situation in wake of Manipur crisis
[ad_1] Security personnel stand guard as students protest against the “killing” of two missing students by unknown miscreants and demand peace in Manipur, Imphal, on September 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Top officials of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on October 18 discussed the evolving law and order situation in the country in the…
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Israel-Hamas War: How Can You Help Support Victims Of The Crisis?
[ad_1] The escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian militants, Hamas, has left millions reeling in the Middle East. More than 1,400 have been killed on Israeli land since Hamas launched its surprise attack ten days ago, and hundreds have been taken hostage. More than 2,700 people have also been killed on Palestinian land since…
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110 new pilots, 35% increase in connectivity: Akasa Air’s plan to tide over operational crisis | Bangalore News
[ad_1] The 14-month-old Akasa Air is hoping to end the crisis the company has been facing following the abrupt resignation of pilots in recent months. The low-cost carrier is all set to implement a contingency plan to fix the operational crisis that has led to mass cancellations of flight services and suspension of flights on…
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Newspaper headlines: ‘Gaza humanitarian crisis’ and ‘British sisters among missing’
[ad_1] Image caption, The Guardian also leads with the faltering of the US-led bid to ease the blockade of Gaza. Some two million Palestinians are trapped with water, food and medicine running out, “raising the prospect of a humanitarian disaster”, it says. Also on the front, it reports that Poland’s ruling populists appear to be…
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Could humble granny flats help ease the housing crisis in Australia?
[ad_1] Key PointsThe humble granny flat can address Australia’s housing supply shortage and rising rents.Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne could potentially house 655,000 self-contained two-bedroom granny flats.Housing Australia forecasts a shortage of 106,300 homes in the next five years, leading to higher prices. There are hundreds of thousands of possible sites for granny flats in Australia’s…
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HSE suppliers in cash crisis as IT glitch delays millions due in payments
[ad_1] Defects in a new integrated financial management system installed by the HSE to process bills have left large and small suppliers with delayed payments for goods and services. Several smaller firms in particular are bearing the worst of the brunt with the delayed payments badly affecting their cash flow, forcing them to resort to…
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Fragile Global Economy Faces New Crisis in Israel-Gaza War
[ad_1] The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that the pace of the global economic recovery is slowing, a warning that came as a new war in the Middle East threatened to upend a world economy already reeling from several years of overlapping crises. The eruption of fighting between Israel and Hamas over the weekend,…
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Almost half of flowering plants at risk of extinction due to climate crisis | Nature | News
[ad_1] Nearly half of flowering plants could be at risk of extinction because of habitat loss, scientists have warned. Conservation analyst Dr Matilda Brown said climate change is “certainly on the horizon” but it is much harder to measure it as a threat. She said: “We’re looking at over 100,000 species that are threatened – that’s…
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FirstFT: Israel declares ‘complete siege’ on Gaza amid hostage crisis
[ad_1] Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Israel imposed a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip, mobilised a record 300,000 reservists and pummelled the Hamas-controlled enclave by air as the Palestinian militant group threatened the lives of dozens of hostages. The…