ANKARA – Rich countries have failed to fulfill their pledge to provide US$100 billion for climate action in poorer nations,…
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WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared monkeypox a global health emergency, its highest…
Dangerous heat wave threatens over half of US states
HOUSTON, Texas – A blistering heat wave is spreading across the United States with temperatures reaching…
WHO warns of more Covid-19 deaths, hospitalizations, deaths due to Omicron
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said that in the past six weeks, the global weekly…
White House clarifies Biden had mild skin cancer only
WASHINGTON – The White House has clarified US President Joe Biden's apparent claim Wednesday that he has cancer, saying…
World remembers Nelson Mandela on his 104th birthday
JOHANNESBURG -- Millions of people around the world remembered Nelson Mandela, the most revered global statesman,…
Plastic bags ban creates new opportunities in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – The blanket ban on plastic bags Tanzania introduced three years ago has…
India projected to surpass China as most populous country in 2023
ANKARA – Global population is expected to reach 8 billion on November 15 this year, while India is…
Former Trump adviser John Bolton admits to planning foreign coups
WASHINGTON – John Bolton, former President Donald Trump's national security adviser, admitted Tuesday that he was involved…
UN: Global hunger figures rose to about 828M in 2021
GENEVA – The number of people affected by hunger globally grew to as many as 828 million…