UN agencies warn that acute malnutrition is increasing among young children in Gaza
Gaza is facing an "apocalyptic" situation after key aid organizations ran out of food supplies in recent days, UN agencies working in the Palestinian territory have warned, two months after Israel began a total humanitarian aid blockade.
The number of children in Gaza treated for acute malnutrition almost doubled in a month, figures provided by UNICEF show, with 2,027 children hospitalized for treatment in February, amid the ceasefire, and 3,696 children in March.
Acute malnutrition was almost non-existent in Gaza before the Israel-Hamas war, which has been going on for 18 months, the UN said.
Chile issues tsunami warning after powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake
Chile has issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck its southern coast on Friday.
The epicenter was under the sea, 219 kilometers south of the Argentine border city of Ushuaia, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Israel says airstrikes in Syria are 'message' to protect Druze minority
Israeli warplanes have carried out a series of airstrikes outside Damascus and across Syria, following warnings from Israeli officials that the country would intervene to protect Syria's minority Druze sect (religious group).
Israel is protecting the Druze minority in Damascus to prevent threats to them from the new Syrian Islamist regime and to protect security on its southern border.
Syria's presidency called the attack "a dangerous escalation against state institutions and its sovereignty" and accused Israel of destabilizing the country.
Study shows planting more trees in cities could have saved 1.1 million lives in two decades
Trees in cities aren't just a nice thing to have; they have a huge impact on public health by keeping us cooler.
A new study has calculated that increasing vegetation in urban areas by 30 percent could have prevented more than a third of all global heat-related deaths between 2000 and 2019. In total, 1.16 million lives could have been saved with more greenery over this 20-year period.
