International
Belize Court of Appeal’s pro-gay ruling a ‘dangerous precedent’ and threat to democracy, warns regional Christian alliance
Posted: Monday, January 6, 2020 - 19:11
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That’s the view of Christian alliance – Caribbean CAUSE – a regional group consisting of individuals and groups from 14 Caribbean territories...
Five dead, 60 injured in major US crash
Posted: Sunday, January 5, 2020 - 15:22
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The fatal crash happened about 3:40 am along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and involved a tour bus, three trailer trucks and another vehicle....
World Braille Day marks key communication tool for millions - UN
Posted: Saturday, January 4, 2020 - 16:36
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It is estimated that approximately 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment or blindness, according to the Worth Health Organization (WHO...
Pakistan blasphemy death sentence ‘travesty of justice’, say UN experts
Posted: Friday, December 27, 2019 - 21:20
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Thirty-three-year-old Junaid Hafeez, a lecturer at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan, was sentenced to death – despite last year’s...
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Food insecurity expected to rise in Haiti next year
Posted: Friday, December 27, 2019 - 21:11
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OCHA reports that deteriorating economic conditions this year—including low growth rate, high inflation and an increase in the cost of basic...
Preventing Ethiopia’s trash from going to waste
Posted: Wednesday, December 25, 2019 - 15:42
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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...
Fifty shades of green
Posted: Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 09:25
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The human costs are immeasurable.
The financial losses, however, can be measured, and they are significant. Insured losses in 2018...
UN, African Union make significant joint commitment to global health
Posted: Monday, November 18, 2019 - 11:57
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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
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 21:55
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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...
UN leads bid for cheaper insulin, expanding access for diabetics worldwide
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 17:14
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Announcing the initiative in Geneva, the UN agency said that it had already had informal expressions of interest from pharmaceutical...