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UN warns more Iranians could face executionThe United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk has urged Iran to halt all executions. This call comes after a death sentence was issued ...- WTO chair rules out reform deal at next major meeting, document showsWTO reform talks are progressing, but a comprehensive deal is unlikely at the March 2026 meeting. The US is frustrated by the consensus rul...
- Israeli settlements expand by record amount, UN rights chief saysIsraeli settlements expand in the occupied Palestinian territories, risking a viable Palestinian state. Transfer of population is a war cri...
- India, South Africa block investment deal at WTO talksIndia and South Africa have blocked the adoption of the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement at a World Trade Organization mee...
- U.N. agency probes staff suspected of role in October 7 attacks on Israel"The Israeli authorities have provided UNRWA with information about the alleged involvement of several UNRWA employees in the horrific atta...
- US jail practices are racist and an 'affront to human dignity', UN experts sayIn a report published on Thursday, three U.N.-appointed experts said they had found practices in U.S. prisons that amounted to "an affront ...
- AI unlikely to destroy most jobs, but clerical workers at risk: International Labour OrganizationAn explosion of interest in generative AI and its chatbot applications has sparked fears over job destruction, similar to those that emerge...
- WMO warns of risk of heart attacks, deaths as heatwave intensifies"Temperatures in North America, Asia, and across North Africa and the Mediterranean will be above 40°C for a prolonged number of days this ...
- Robots say they won't steal jobs, rebel against humansThe nine humanoid robots gathered at the 'AI for Good' conference in Geneva, where organisers are seeking to make the case for Artificial I...
- UN recruits robots in strive to meet global development goalsSet in 2015, the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) aim to improve human life and the planet by 2030 but are now widely perceived ...
- China, US spar at WTO meeting over disputesThe WTO has made important rulings against the United States in recent weeks, including the metals ruling involving China.
- WHO eyes end to Covid and Mpox emergencies in 2023His comments at a briefing with media come as China dismantles its rigid "zero-COVID" policy and allows people to live with the virus, stir...
- WHO reports two new monkeypox deaths, cases in new areasThe Geneva-based U.N. agency will reconvene a meeting of the committee that will advise on declaring the outbreak a global health emergency...
- What has the WTO ministerial conference achieved?Developing countries will be allowed to authorise the use of a patent for production and supply without the patent holder's consent for fiv...
- Setting up hub to make COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa, says WHO Chief"The consortium involves a company Afrigen Biologics & Vaccines, which will act as the hub both by manufacturing mRNA vaccines itself & by ...
- WTO head hopes for deal by July on vaccine-sharing"It's going to be tough because there are still differences but we hope we can get to a pragmatic approach," Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala told a vir...
- U.S. calls for WHO reforms, timely information on outbreaksU.S. assistant health secretary Brett Giroir, speaking to the WHO Executive Board, also called for acting on proposed WHO reforms by countr...
- Golf - Trip home ignites Immelman’s hopesGOLF-EUROPEAN-IMMELMAN:Golf - Trip home ignites Immelman’s hopes
- Sharks and jellyfish slow British man's attempt to swim AtlanticSWIMMING-ATLANTIC CHALLENGE/SENEGAL (PIX):Sharks and jellyfish slow British man's attempt to swim Atlantic
- Britain shocked by growing soccer child abuse scandalBRITAIN-ABUSE/SOCCER (PIX):Britain shocked by growing soccer child abuse scandal
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