World
12 Oct 2019 | 2:34 PMSão Paulo, Oct 12 (UNI) Dark clouds of smoke smothered cities in Brazil as parts of the Amazon burned at a rate not seen in years, and the world responded with outrage, said a BBC News report on Saturday.
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12 Oct 2019 | 2:30 PMUnited Nations, Oct 12 (UNI) The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been praised by the UN Secretary-General for creating a pathway to stability in the Horn of Africa region.
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12 Oct 2019 | 2:23 PMWashington, Oct 12 (UNI) The acting head of US Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, has resigned after six months in the post.
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12 Oct 2019 | 2:19 PMWashington, Oct 12 (UNI) Pressure is building in the US to stop Turkey continuing its offensive against Kurdish-held areas in Syria.
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12 Oct 2019 | 2:13 PMUnited Nations, Oct 12 (UNI) Amid violent street protests that have rocked Ecuador’s Government, fomenting a political crisis, the UN Secretary-General has voiced his concern, saying the Organisation was standing by to help mediate if politicians can agree to sit down for talks.
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12 Oct 2019 | 2:13 PMTokyo, Oct 12 (UNI) Japan is bracing itself for Typhoon Hagibis, the most powerful storm to hit the country in 60 years, to make landfall near Tokyo later on Saturday.
see more..12 Oct 2019 | 1:59 PMUnited Nations, Oct 12 (UNI) As German authorities indicate that this week’s synagogue attack in Halle was almost certainly the work of a white nationalist, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for much quicker action to stop the spread of extremism online.
see more.. 12 Oct 2019 | 1:45 PMUnited Nations, Oct 12 (UNI) The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has launched a $10 million appeal to assist The Bahamas as the country continues to recover from the devastation brought on by Hurricane Dorian just over a month ago.
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12 Oct 2019 | 1:34 PMUnited Nations, OCt 12 (UNI) Describing it as a “historic moment in the global fight against statelessness”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said that more than 85 governments, civil society and international and regional organisations have made 300 new pledges to end statelessness, a major cause of human rights deprivations for millions of people worldwide.
see more..12 Oct 2019 | 1:26 PMUnited Nations, Oct 12 (UNI) Hundreds of thousands of civilians in Burkina Faso, have fled insecurity and violence linked to armed groups in just the last three months.
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12 Oct 2019 | 1:11 PMUnited Nations, Oct 12 (UNI) Airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey in northern Syria against Kurdish forces have left civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee, UN agencies have said, amid fears of another “humanitarian catastrophe” in the war-torn country.
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12 Oct 2019 | 1:06 PMUnited Nations, Oct 12 (UNI) The world’s one billion young girls, were celebrated on Friday as an “unscripted and unstoppable” force for change, with 11 October designated each year the International Day of the Girl Child.
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12 Oct 2019 | 1:00 PMUnited Nations, Oct 12 (UNI) City bosses are “the world’s first responders to the climate emergency” UN chief António Guterres has declared, at an international mayors’ summit in Copenhagen.
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12 Oct 2019 | 1:00 PMTokyo, Oct 12 (UNI) More than 4.2 million residents of 10 Japanese prefectures, including Tokyo Metropolis, have received recommendations to evacuate due to approaching Typhoon Hagibis, media reported on Saturday.
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12 Oct 2019 | 11:49 AMKathmandu, Oct 12 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Nepal will be a historic one that will lift Nepal-China ties to a new level, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said here Friday.
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