Don’t let patent rows hamper search for virus vaccine: UN agency
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN patent agency has hailed the push to create a coronavirus vaccine and make it…
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UN says both Koreas broke armistice in DMZ shooting
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- An exchange of gunfire between North and South Korean forces in the Demilitarized Zone dividing…
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Guterres warns virus could send millions in Africa into ‘extreme poverty’
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that millions of people could be pushed into extreme…
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US reversal prevents UN vote on pandemic truce
by Philippe RATER Agence France Presse The United States on Friday stunned other members of the UN Security Council…
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UN chief says coronavirus has sparked ‘tsunami of hate and xenophobia’
United Nations (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an "all-out effort" to end the "tsunami of…
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China’s UN envoy: beat virus before probing its origins
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- China will not invite international experts to investigate the source of COVID-19 until the "final victory"…
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Remember the disabled during virus crisis, UN chief says
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on governments around the world to specifically…
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Thunberg donates $100,000 to support children during pandemic
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has donated a $100,000 prize she won from a…
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UN chief praises South Korea’s simultaneous fight against virus, climate change
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres praised South Korea Thursday for combatting the novel coronavirus…
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COVID-19 deaths worldwide near 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
by Paul Handley with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as…
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UN launches global push to speed virus vaccine production
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN on Friday joined forces with world leaders…
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Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of food shortages
by Chris Lefkow with AFP bureaux Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump announced partial…
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