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Day 27: Battle rages on around Ukrainian capital Kiev

Mar 23, 2022 02:48

Fierce battle reportedly rages on around Ukraine’s capital Kiev as Russian forces push to completely surround the city on the 27th day of a Russian military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
Several European countries lifted COVID-19 curbs too ‘brutally’: WHO

Mar 23, 2022 00:59

Several European countries lifted their coronavirus curbs too “brutally” and are now seeing a rise in cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.
Kremlin: Russia seeks ‘more substantial’ talks with Ukraine to end conflict

Mar 22, 2022 12:36

Russia says it would like to have more “substantial” talks with Kiev to end almost a month of conflict, which has so far forced more than 3.5 million people to flee Ukraine.
US adamantly pursuing hostile approach, subversive policies against Syria: Envoy

Mar 22, 2022 07:06

Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations says Washington is adamantly pursuing a hostile approach and subversive policies against the Syrian government and people through its allied Takfiri terrorist groups, economic sanctions, and other repressive measures.
Pay attention: Yemen starves

Mar 20, 2022 17:26

The World Food Program estimates that half of all Yemen’s children under 5, about 2.3 million kids, are at risk of acute malnutrition, with 400,000 at risk of dying if they don’t receive treatment, according to a spokesperson for the organization who asked not to be named because even the U.N. fears the consequences of criticizing Saudi Arabia.
Famine in Yemen could increase fivefold without immediate action, UN warns

Mar 19, 2022 20:35

The IPC analysis expresses particular concern that 31,000 people in Yemen are currently facing extreme hunger levels — what it classifies as a phase 5 catastrophe — and that the figure is projected to rise to 161,000 over the second half of the year.
COVID-19 ‘far from over,’ world just in middle of pandemic: WHO

Mar 18, 2022 14:25

A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest weekly data.
UN fails to raise money to avert catastrophe in war-ravaged Yemen

Mar 18, 2022 10:58

The UN says it needs four billion dollars in aid for Yemen as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in the war-ravaged country. But donors have failed to raise enough money to avert the impending crisis. Yemen’s economy lies in ruins and basic services are collapsing.
Iran: UN rapporteur’s ‘biased’ report would only undermine human rights

Mar 18, 2022 07:46

Tehran has denounced as “politicized” and “biased” the UN rapporteur’s report on the country’s human rights situation, saying such an approach would only undermine human rights in Iran.
WHO warns about rise in global COVID cases

Mar 17, 2022 08:12

The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm over a global rise in COVID-19 cases, despite reduced testing and several weeks of declining infections.