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Nearly 900m poor people exposed to climate shocks, UN warns
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Nearly 80% of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double and deeply unequal burden", the United Nations warned Friday.
‘Open all Gaza crossings to let in aid,’ say UN and Red Cross
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» GENEVA - The United Nations and the Red Cross called on Tuesday for all crossings into Gaza to be opened to allow desperately needed aid into the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory.
Tourism deal puts one of Egypt's last wild shores at risk
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» WADI AL-GEMAL NATIONAL PARK (EGYPT) - In Egypt's Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea's last wild shores.
Gaza development put back 60 years by war: UNDP chief
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» DAVOS - The Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years and mobilising the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill task, the United Nations said.
Myanmar junta to lose restive state to armed group
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2024
» SINGAPORE - Myanmar’s junta is on the verge of being expelled from a western-most state bordering Bangladesh, according to a new report, marking the one of the biggest military losses since a 2021 coup led to renewed civilian conflict across the country.
Palestinians say deadly strike hit Gaza hospital
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Palestinians said Friday a deadly strike hit Gaza's largest hospital compound as heavy fighting between Hamas and Israel has sent tens of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes.
Israel agrees pauses in fighting but rules out ceasefire
AFP, Published on 10/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel has agreed pauses in its offensive in northern Gaza that will allow some civilians to flee heavy fighting, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out any broader ceasefire as a "surrender" to Hamas.
'Silk of peace' weaves new bonds in post-quake Turkey
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» ANTAKYA (TURKEY) - Nearly all the workers lost their houses, the accountant and vet disappeared along with their families, but after the deadly earthquake that devastated Turkey's Hatay province, "the silk of peace" is helping make new connections.
Human development set back 5 years by Covid, other crises - UN report
AFP, Published on 08/09/2022
» UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations report published on Thursday argues that an unprecedented array of crises, chiefly among them Covid-19, has set human progress back five years and fueled a global wave of uncertainty.
UK Supreme Court to decide who owns Venezuelan gold at BoE
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» LONDON - Britain's Supreme Court will on Monday announce whether control of 31 tonnes of Venezuelan gold deposited with the Bank of England resides with President Nicolas Maduro or the opposition government of Juan Guaido.