Health
Sri Lanka allocates Rs 33.6bn for school meals reaching 1.5m students
Sri Lanka allocated Rs 33.6 billion to its 2026 school nutrition programme, which covers more than 1.5 million students in 8,990 schools.
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Carbon dioxide at Baring Head reached 423.1 ppm in late 2025
The CO₂ concentration was 5.5% higher than in December 2016.
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Fiji insurance gross premiums rise 5.4% in 2025
The central bank’s annual report put premiums at FJD501.5 million and industry assets at FJD3.0 billion.
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GCC outward worker remittances reach about $161 billion in 2025
Gulf Cooperation Council countries recorded about $161 billion in outward workers’ remittances in 2025, according to Qatar News Agency’s account of a GCC-Stat report. The figure was up 13.6% year on year, while remittances represented about 6.6% of the region’s combined GDP.
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Singapore’s 2025 health survey reports higher screening and activity rates
MOH’s 2025 population health survey put chronic-disease screening participation at 71.5% and sufficient physical activity at 87.3%. Its psychological-distress indicator was 15.9%.
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Southeast Sulawesi shallot harvest nearly halves in 2025
Final annual figures from Statistics Indonesia show harvested area falling from 232 to 117 hectares and output from 7,821 to 3,970 quintals.
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UAE second retail T-Sukuk draws AED285 million in subscription orders
Demand for the finance ministry's five-year sovereign retail sukuk reached about 5.7 times its AED50 million target issuance.
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UAE University sets AED320,000 prize pool for Al Ain desert-design competition
The free competition is open to students and early-career professionals; registration closes October 4 and submissions are due October 20.
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Uganda targets nearly 7.9 million children in measles-rubella campaign
WHO says the five-day campaign targets children aged 9–59 months in all 146 districts and cities.
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UN releases $160 million for 12 underfunded humanitarian crises
Announced on 2 October, the allocation directs $150 million to 12 contexts and $10 million to improve aid access for people with disabilities.
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WFP says 18.3 million people face acute food insecurity in Yemen
In a 2 October update, WFP said conflict displacement and access constraints are worsening food needs; 74% of monitored households in accessible areas could not meet basic food needs.
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Thomson Reuters’ Global Print business becomes independent as Westbridge Print
Thomson Reuters completed the sale of a majority stake in its Global Print business to investment accounts advised by KKR; the independent business operates as Westbridge Print.
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