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Covid shadow hangs over WHO international meet
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» GENEVA: Calls for World Health Organization reform and steps to avert future pandemics feature high on the agenda as the UN agency kicks off its annual member state meeting on Monday.
Taiwan blames China for latest WHO meeting snub
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» TAIPEI: Taiwan hit out at China on Monday over its continued exclusion from a crucial annual gathering of World Health Organization members which starts this week and is focused on averting the next pandemic catastrophe.
WHO to review virus response as Trump renews attack
AFP, Published on 19/05/2020
» GENEVA: The World Health Organization said it would launch an independent review of its response to the coronavirus pandemic as US President Donald Trump renewed his attack on the global body, branding it a "puppet of China".
Calls for reform, vaccine for all as landmark WHO meet opens
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Monday kicked off its first-ever virtual assembly, with countries calling for a joint response to the COVID-19 pandemic and for any vaccine to be a "global public good".
WHO holds virtual global meeting on Covid-19
AFP, Published on 18/05/2020
» GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Monday begins its first ever virtual assembly, amid fears that US-China tensions could derail the strong action needed to address the Covid-19 crisis.
Why is Taiwan excluded from the WHO?
AFP, Published on 16/05/2020
» TAIPEI - The coronavirus pandemic has shone a spotlight on Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization and ignited a diplomatic row between China and some Western powers.
US-China war of words clouds WHO meet focused on pandemic
AFP, Published on 16/05/2020
» GENEVA - As the World Health Organization prepares to host its main annual meeting next week, fears abound that US-China tensions could hamper the strong action needed to address the COVID-19 crisis.
Japan votes to remove Seoul from favoured export partner list
AFP, Published on 02/08/2019
» TOKYO: Japan's government voted on Friday to remove South Korea from a so-called white list of favoured export partners, defying warnings from Seoul that the move would have "grave consequences" for security ties between the US allies.
Captain charged over Budapest boat tragedy
AFP, Published on 01/06/2019
» BUDAPEST: The captain of a river cruise ship that collided with a smaller sightseeing vessel was charged Saturday over the accident in Budapest that killed seven South Korean tourists and left 21 missing.
Desperate search after Budapest boat tragedy enters third day
AFP, Published on 31/05/2019
» BUDAPEST: Hopes were fading on Friday of finding any more survivors from a boat accident on the Danube river in Budapest, with 21 people still missing most of them South Korean tourists.