UN labor body cuts ties with tobacco industry
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Bowing to public pressure, the UN's labor body agreed Thursday to stop accepting funding from tobacco…
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Yemen facing mass famine unless Saudi coalition lifts blockade: UN aid chief
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition…
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UN turns up pressure on Myanmar over Rohingya crisis
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN Security Council on Monday called on Myanmar to rein…
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2017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year: UN
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse BONN, Germany (AFP) -- 2017 is on track to be the hottest year…
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Concentration of CO2 in atmosphere hits record high: UN
by Ben Simon Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has…
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US vows to again oppose UN vote against Cuba embargo
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States will once again vote against an annual UN resolution condemning its embargo against Cuba,…
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EU launches probe into UK tax scheme for multinationals
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - The European Union on Thursday announced a major probe into a British scheme protecting multinationals from…
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US, Israel pull out of UN cultural body over ‘anti-Israel’ bias
by Adam Plowright with Dave Clark in Washington and Mike Smith in Jerusalem Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The United States…
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President Duterte lashes out at the EU, UN, US; heaps praises on China, Russia, Asean
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday again lambasted the United Nations, the United States and the European Union,…
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Malawi leader vows probe as vampire scare forces UN out
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AFP) --Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Tuesday vowed a thorough investigation after seven people were murdered by…
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15 dead in Rohingya boat sinking as UN chief tells Myanmar to end ‘nightmare’
by Sam Jahan with Philippe Rater at the United Nations Agence France Presse COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- At least…
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Palace welcomes UN HR council’s unanimous adoption of PHL Universal Periodic Review on human rights
(Eagle News) -- Malacañang on Saturday, September 23, welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) final and unanimous…
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