in the uae, some of the worst flaring is hidden away from the public on rigs out at sea. across the gulf from iran and iraq to kuwait we will reveal how the health of millions is being put at risk by the toxic flares. coughing samira is one of the 20 million people walking as part of the annual shia pilgrimage of arba in, which starts in basra, southern iraq. this part of the 700km route is highly polluted, as it crosses through areas just metres from gas flares, including the town where samira lives. in 2022, our bbc arabic investigation exposed how oil giants toxic air pollution puts children living next to the flares at risk of cancer. now we re investigating how this almost entirely avoidable pollution spreads across the region, and how it impacts people s health hundreds of kilometres away. volunteer nurses on the arba in route say that many pilgrims are reporting health issues. the biggest source of flaring here is from a giant oil field called rumaila, managed b
Through this. Judge jeanine i know you will get through it. You people are hard working people in texas. You dont want to be someone who is taken care of. You take care of yourselves and your family and friends. But i want to tell you, congressman. Our family lost our home in a flood. So i note havoc and devastation. How are you and your family dealing with this. What if anything is lost in your home or is your home lost totally. My home was not flooded. We had water around it. Thousands and thousands of our constituents have lost their home. And you said it best. Texans are very tough and resilient and selfsufficient. But we need help. We cant do it alone. We havent brandnew doing it alone. Neighbors helping neighbors. I cant tell you what a great feeling i had to see these churches, individuals, cooperation. People from out of state. Everybody pitching in and helping one another. All around my district today except for the parts that are inaccessible. Its even incredible feeling to s
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Nneka Youth Foundation, in collaboration with the National Association of Public Health Students and Volunteer Nurses of Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital (Kpando), has joined the worldwide Breast Cancer Awareness campaign and free breast screening exercise to create awareness in some second cycle schools. Three Senior High Schools in the Afadjato…