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An elderly man walks past a damaged building in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria, December 21, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Aid Agencies Disregard the Elderly in Wars and Disasters
Aid agencies and donors must address the chronic neglect of millions of older people affected by wars and natural disasters when they convene this month for the world’s first humanitarian summit, a charity said on Tuesday. The call follows a survey of older...Caption:
A Qatar Airways Passenger Plane. Reuters
Qatar Airways Delays Launch of World’s Longest Direct Flight
Qatar Airways has delayed the launch of the world’s longest direct flight — from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand — by two months because of the late delivery of Airbus A350s, an airline spokeswoman said. “I can confirm we are looking at February....Caption:
Tents at Everest base camp in Nepal. Reuters
Climbers Near World’s Tallest Peak after 2 Years of Disasters
Climbers are making good progress on Mount Everest and the first group could reach the summit as early as Thursday, in the first attempts in three years to make the final ascent to the world’s tallest peak after disasters cut short the 2014 and 2015 campaigns....Caption:
Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni, Asharq Al-Awsat