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Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022 – UN report
Date: 2024-03-13 12:41:55 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:31 - ID:10622485
GENEVA, March 13 (MENA) - The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released Wednesday by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for ....
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UN official urges countries to place human rights within counter-terrorism measures
Date: 2024-03-13 11:04:33 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:24 - ID:10622268
GENEVA, March 13 (MENA) - UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights Ben Saul called on world countries to place human rights within counter-terrorism measures. "Over two decades of prolific global efforts to counter ....
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EU welcomes efforts to resolve crisis in Haiti
Date: 2024-03-13 09:11:58 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:16 - ID:10622007
BRUSSELS, March 13 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) welcomed the important progress achieved at the meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, between Haitian political forces and international partners, commending CARICOM for the tireless facilitation efforts ....
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Some 45,000 residents left without power by shelling of Belgorod Region - governor
Date: 2024-03-13 09:03:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:15 - ID:10622013
MOSCOW, March 13 (MENA) - About 45,000 people in the Belgorod Region of Russia were left without power due to the Ukrainian shelling of the Shebekino city district, governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel. "During the morning ....
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UN chief calls on all Haitian stakeholders to take steps toward implementation of transitional agreement
Date: 2024-03-13 08:56:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:14 - ID:10622005
NEW YORK, March 13 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on all Haitian stakeholders to act responsibly and to take steps toward implementation of the agreement on a transitional governance arrangement. In a statement issued ....
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US president lauds ties with Poland
Date: 2024-03-13 08:48:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:13 - ID:10621977
WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - US President Joe Biden lauded ties with Poland, said the White House in a press release Wednesday. During a joint meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the White House on ....
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US to send new weapons package worth $300 million for Ukraine
Date: 2024-03-13 08:06:00 GMT - USA - World - SN:10 - ID:10621972
WASHINGTON, March 13 (MENA) - The United States will send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth dlrs 300 million, President Joe Biden's administration said. "This package provides up to dlrs 300 million of arms and equipment under ....
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Japanese firm Space One's Kairos rocket blows up seconds after liftoff
Date: 2024-03-13 07:53:22 GMT - Japan - World - SN:9 - ID:10621945
TOKYO, March 13 (MENA) - Japanese venture capital firm Space One's Kairos rocket has exploded several seconds after liftoff from a launch site in western Japan, NHK News reported. The launch took place in Kushimoto Town, Wakayama Prefecture, on ....
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Russian army loses 980 troops over past day
Date: 2024-03-13 07:47:00 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:6 - ID:10621969
KIEV, March 13 (MENA) - About 426,870 Russian troops were killed and wounded in action in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and March 13, 2024, including 980 in the past 24 hours, Ukrinform reported Wednesday quoting the General Staff of the Armed ....
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Russia is ready for nuclear war: Putin
Date: 2024-03-13 07:23:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:4 - ID:10621919
MOSCOW, March 13 (MENA) - Russia remains in a state of combat readiness and is fully ready for a nuclear war, but not "everything is rushing to it" at present, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with RIA Novosti Wednesday. Putin ....