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Ethiopia detains 16 UN staffers over ‘participation in terror acts’
Nov 10, 2021 07:02Ethiopia has detained 16 local members of the United Nations in the capital, Addis Ababa, citing their “participation in terror acts” in the country.
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Hamas berates US blind support for Zionist entity after UN consensus on Palestinians’ right to self-determination
Nov 09, 2021 14:15The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has called on US President Joe Biden’s administration to reconsider its “outrageous pro-Zionist stances” and to stop Washington’s blind support for the Tel Aviv regime, after the US voted against a recent UN resolution in favor of Palestinians’ right to self-determination.
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Afghans queue to receive aid amid acute food shortage
Nov 09, 2021 08:17World Food Programme, the food-assistance arm of the United Nations, distributed vital relief supplies in Kabul over the weekend as crisis-stricken residents queued to receive wheat and other items.
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Germany COVID infections hit highest as France sees record hospitalizations
Nov 09, 2021 08:16Germany’s new coronavirus infections have soared alarmingly, touching the highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed on Monday.
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Hamas hails approval of UN resolution on Palestinians' right to self-determination
Nov 08, 2021 03:19The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has welcomed an overwhelming vote in favor of a recent UN resolution supporting the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.
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Europe 'once again at epicenter' of coronavirus pandemic: WHO
Nov 04, 2021 11:49The World Health Organization says Europe is 'once again at the epicentre' of the coronavirus pandemic, as cases surge amid 'insufficient vaccination coverage and the relaxation of public health and social measures'.
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Algeria accuses Morocco of deadly airstrike in disputed region
Nov 04, 2021 09:12Algeria says Morocco has carried out an airstrike in the border area between Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara, killing three Algerians.
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China, Russia submit reworked proposal to lift UN sanctions on North Korea
Nov 02, 2021 08:12China and Russia have reworked a draft resolution urging the UN Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korean exports with the intent of “enhancing the livelihood of the civilian population" in the east Asian country.
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UN rapporteur not independent, ignores violation of Iranian patients' rights: Official
Nov 01, 2021 02:27Iran’s top human rights official has taken the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran to task for ignoring the suffering of Iranian patients under unlawful US sanctions and also for sidelining a recent report by a group of UN experts, which has lambasted some European countries for “over-compliance with US sanctions” against Tehran.
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Global nuclear disarmament possible, if necessary political will existed: Envoy
Oct 31, 2021 15:03Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations says global nuclear disarmament could be materialized on a global scale if the necessary political determination existed for its realization.