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Overcrowding main challenge in Iraqi prisons

Baghdad, Mar 28 (UNI) The Iraqi Parliamentary Human Rights Committee has said that overcrowding is the most prominent challenge in Iraqi prisons, stressing that there are about 8,000 convicts sentenced to death whose sentences have not yet been implemented, the official al-Sabah newspaper reported Wednesday.

Some prisons are operating at more than double their intended capacity, which negatively affects the services provided there, including medical services and the quality of food, Zuhair al-Fatlawi, a committee member, told al-Sabah.
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IMF's Georgieva warns US economic growth 'unlikely to last'

29 Apr 2024 | 7:32 PM

Washington, April 29 (UNI) IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Monday that US economic growth is “unlikely to last.”



“Our World Economic Outlook shows the global economy converging back to a rather weak trend rate of growth.

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5 suspected militants killed in southern Philippine clashes

29 Apr 2024 | 6:36 PM

Manila, April 29 (UNI) Philippine troops killed five alleged members of Dawlah Islamiya (DI), an Islamic militant group, during clashes in the southern Philippines before dawn on Monday, the military said.

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Humza Yousaf announces resignation as Scotland's first minister

29 Apr 2024 | 5:55 PM

Edinburgh, April 29 (UNI) Scotland's First Minister, Humza Yousaf, announced his resignation on Monday.

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5 killed in blast along Kenyan border

29 Apr 2024 | 5:50 PM

Nairobi, April 29 (UNI) At least five people were killed and some injured when an improvised explosive device went off in a town in Mandera County near the border between Kenya and Somalia on Monday, witnesses said.

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5 killed in blast along Kenyan border

29 Apr 2024 | 5:20 PM

Niarobi, April 29 (UNI) At least five people were killed and some injured when an improvised explosive device went off at a town in Mandera County near the border between Kenya and Somalia on Monday, witnesses said.

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