Malformation, pests and water shortage: The mango meltdown in Pakistan’s Sindh
In the last five years, the acreage of mango orchards across Sindh has dwindled, shrinking from 59,100 hectares in 2019-20 to 58,900 hectares in 2023-24.
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Child soldiers of Korean War still waiting for recognition
Of some 30,000 child soldiers who joined the war, 2,573 were killed. Under the current law, former child soldiers are recognized as war veterans but not as registered patriots.
Indian activists seek to save child brides
India accounts for one in three of the world’s child brides, according to UNICEF, with at least 1.5 million girls getting married each year.
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How Bangladeshi migrants are cultivating Qatar’s agricultural future
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‘Baby box’: ‘Many’ mothers in South Korea feel they have no choice but to give up their babies
A baby box is a facility that allows mothers to safely leave their babies in a protected environment. Babybox Korea saw the arrival of 58 babies last year.
Living with wildlife: Bhutan tries new path to coexistence
The initiative, led by WWF Bhutan and the Department of Forests and Park Services, aims to reduce human-wildlife conflict while strengthening conservation efforts.
Merchants of war: Why did Israel attack Iran?
Israel sees in Iran a state it aims to destroy, not because it is worried that its black-turbaned fundamental clerics will get the bomb, the writer says, but because it sees in…