New twist in Venezuela crisis as rivals declare separate speaker of National Assembly
In addition to rival Presidents, the oil-rich South American country now has two men claiming to be Speaker of the National Assembly.
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Belize Court of Appeal’s pro-gay ruling a ‘dangerous precedent’ and threat to democracy, warns regional Christian alliance
That’s the view of Christian alliance – Caribbean CAUSE – a regional group consisting of individuals and groups from 14…
- | News, International
Five dead, 60 injured in major US crash
The fatal crash happened about 3:40 am along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and involved a tour bus, three trailer trucks and another vehicle.…
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World Braille Day marks key communication tool for millions - UN
It is estimated that approximately 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment or blindness, according to the Worth Health Organization (WHO…
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Pakistan blasphemy death sentence ‘travesty of justice’, say UN experts
Thirty-three-year-old Junaid Hafeez, a lecturer at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan, was sentenced to death – despite last year…
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Food insecurity expected to rise in Haiti next year
OCHA reports that deteriorating economic conditions this year—including low growth rate, high inflation and an increase in the cost of…
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Preventing Ethiopia’s trash from going to waste
Hundreds of people have typically collected waste for a living on the site in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, but it has always been a…
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Fifty shades of green
The human costs are immeasurable.
The financial losses, however, can be measured, and they are significant. Insured losses in 2018…
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UN, African Union make significant joint commitment to global health
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at WHO…
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First international sargassum conference a success
The summit came about as a result of the commitment and support of the president of the Regional Council of Guadeloupe Ary Chalus, and the…
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UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide
Announcing the initiative in Geneva, the UN agency said that it had already had informal expressions of interest from pharmaceutical…
- | Health, International
UN advisory group calls for end to violence as situation in Haiti worsens
UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Office in Haiti (BINUH), Helen Meagher La Lime, and her acting Deputy who is also Humanitarian…
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Ambassador Hugh highlights importance of Jamaican products to China
In a November 2 interview with the state-funded international news media China Global Television Network (CGTN), Ambassador Hugh reflects on…
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Politicians must address ‘growing deficit of trust’ – UN chief
Speaking to correspondents at UN headquarters in New York, António Guterres said that although “every situation is unique” there…
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One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women foregoing contraceptives – WHO study
That’s according to World Health Organization (WHO) findings published on Friday. The family planning study of more than 10,000 women…
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Louis Vuitton opens new ‘Made in USA’ manufacturing plant
Louis Vuitton’s chief executive officer Bernard Arnault announced that this facility will make leather products with that important…
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