Nearly US$3.15 billion flows out illicitly from Bangladesh annually through offshore accounts while the country smarts from dearth of foreign-exchange reserves for over a year now, the World Bank reveals. The offshore financial wealth of Bangladeshis is estimated at 0.7 per cent of the nation's GDP, the WB says quoting the
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European arms imports nearly double over Ukraine: study
Weapons imports to Europe nearly doubled over the past five years, partly due to the war in Ukraine, while exports from Russia halved, researchers said on Monday. Ukraine has become the world's fourth largest arms importer, while France has replaced Russia as the world's second largest exporter behind the United States. Arms
Nearly 500 rhinos killed as poaching increases in S.Africa
Nearly 100 mln children, youth out of school in Africa: AU
Nearly 100 million children and youth aged 5 to 19 across Africa are not socially integrated simply because they are out of school, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Mohammed Belhocine said Thursday. These children and youth are vulnerable to all sorts of scourges, and they can
Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says
Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and other migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change. About 44%