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Few things matter more to humans: UN report says we must protect and restore biodiversity of world's soil
Dec 13, 2020 16:27Despite the critical role played by healthy soil in improving food production, dominant patterns of agricultural intensification—including the overuse and misuse of pesticides and fertilizers—are major drivers of biodiversity loss, thus undermining soil's potential contributions.
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Iran's initiative for ending Yemen war still on table: FM’s assistant
Dec 13, 2020 14:29Iran has reiterated its previous call for finding a political solution to the five-year war Saudi Arabia has waged on Yemen, with the Iranian foreign minister’s senior assistant on special political affairs saying that the country's Yemen initiative is still on the table.
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Iran welcomes rejection of so-called ‘Islamic Emirate’ revival in Afghanistan: Envoy
Dec 11, 2020 10:49A senior Iranian diplomat says Tehran welcomes the UN General Assembly’s rejection of the idea of reviving the so-called “Islamic Emirate” in Afghanistan and its call for protecting the country’s constitution.
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UN warns 1 billion more people headed for extreme poverty by 2030 amid pandemic
Dec 10, 2020 17:32According to the findings of the new study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the “severe long-term effects” of the global pandemic could push an additional 207 million people into extreme poverty over the next decade.
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WH task force: Vaccine may not reduce virus spread until late spring
Dec 10, 2020 08:07The White House coronavirus task force has warned the governors across the United States that the ongoing vaccination plan won't reduce the spread of the disease until the end of spring.
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Syria resolved to take back occupied Golan from Zionist entity: Envoy
Dec 10, 2020 04:40A top Syrian diplomat has reiterated his country’s determination to retake the occupied Golan Heights from the illegal Zionist entity.
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Rich countries have bought too many COVID-19 vaccines: Amnesty
Dec 10, 2020 02:25Rich countries have secured enough coronavirus vaccines to protect their populations nearly three times over by the end of 2021, Amnesty International and other groups said on Wednesday, possibly depriving billions of people in poorer areas.
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UN chief urges support for Iran's economy amid pandemic
Dec 09, 2020 05:39UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for initiatives in support of trade relations with Iran during the current economic and health challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UN urged to deal with terrorism in Iran as in France and Austria
Dec 04, 2020 12:13Iran has called on the United Nations and its Human Rights Council to stop their “selective” approach and condemn the recent assassination of prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as an act of terrorism.
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UN, international aid agencies warn US against plan to blacklist Yemen’s Ansarullah
Dec 04, 2020 04:09The United Nations and international aid agencies have warned the United States against its plan to label Yemen’s popular Ansarullah Movement as a foreign terrorist organization, raising concerns that such a move would prevent life-saving aid reaching the war-wracked country and would derail a related $700 million aid program.