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Persons with disabilities continue to face systemic discrimination: UN chief
Date: 2023-12-02 15:35:12 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:32 - ID:10470609
NEW YORK, Dec 2 (MENA) - UN Secretary General António Guterres said that persons with disabilities must be at the decision-making table and across countries’ efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - from poverty eradication, to ....
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WFP calls for urgent funds to Afghan returnees from Pakistan
Date: 2023-12-02 15:33:23 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:31 - ID:10470577
NEW YORK, Dec 2 (MENA) - World Food Program (WFP) needs US$26.3 million in first phase of assisting Afgans who are unsure how they will survive a devastating winter after returning from Pakistan. More than 370,000 people have been forced to leave ....
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Japan PM vows to phase out coal-fired power at climate summit
Date: 2023-12-02 14:12:26 GMT - Japan - World - SN:25 - ID:10470506
TOKYO, Dec 2 (MENA) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to take necessary measures to reduce Japan's reliance on coal-fired power generation, aiming to achieve its commitment to realizing carbon neutrality by 2050, according to Kyodo ....
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US pledges dlrs 3 bln for Green Climate Fund at COP28
Date: 2023-12-02 13:01:24 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:16 - ID:10470528
DUBAI, UAE, Dec 2 (MENA) - The United States has pledged dlrs 3 billion to the Green Climate Fund, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday in Dubai at the UN COP28 climate summit. As part of the vice president’s remarks at COP28, she will ....
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M5.8 quake strikes Bangladesh region: EMSC
Date: 2023-12-02 06:36:29 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:1 - ID:10469848
DHAKA, Dec 2 (MENA) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck southern Bangladesh on Saturday, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences. The epicentre of the earthquake was eight kms from Ramganj in the Chittagong division, ....
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US provides USD 50 million to strengthen “resilience” of agricultural communities to face climate crisis
Date: 2023-12-01 17:56:40 GMT - USA - World - SN:66 - ID:10469503
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States has long recognized the relationship between climate crisis and global food crisis. Washington decided to provide USD 50 million to support of “The ....
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Russia's military death toll in Ukraine rises to 330,040
Date: 2023-12-01 07:39:05 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:17 - ID:10468365
KIEV, Dec 1 (MENA) - The Armed Forces of Ukraine killed about 330,040 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to December 1, 2023, including 1,280 persons, in the past day alone. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this ....
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Russian troops fire 91 times in Kherson region over last day, three killed
Date: 2023-12-01 07:09:17 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:14 - ID:10468316
KIEV, Dec 1 (MENA) - Russian troops fired 91 times at the Kherson region, killing three civilians and injuring eight others over the past day, Ukrinform reported. In total, the Russians fired 528 shells from mortars, artillery, Grad multiple ....
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Nations pledge millions to new climate damage fund at COP28
Date: 2023-11-30 18:54:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - World - SN:75 - ID:10467898
DUBAI, Nov 30 (MENA) - Global delegates at the COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai formally adopted a damage fund that was decades in the making, and several countries pledged millions of dollars to it to help nations hit hardest by the climate crisis ....
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WHO’s annual malaria report spotlights growing threat of climate change
Date: 2023-11-30 15:55:12 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:60 - ID:10467723
GENEVA, Nov 30 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm over an expected increase in malaria cases globally due to climate change, saying that changes in temperature, humidity and rainfall can influence the behavior and survival ....
