15,000 children under five die from preventable illnesses each day — UN
NEW DELHI: Despite a dramatic fall in the infant mortality rate, 15,000 children aged under five still die each day…
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UN report warns of rising newborn mortality in near future
GENEVA: A latest report by UN agencies warned on Thursday that at current trends of child mortality, nearly 60…
IMF policies undermine human rights: UN expert
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund’s lending policies are undermining United Nations human rights and development goals, an independent expert…
Bidding with bitcoin, a world first at Italian auction
ROME: Italian auction house Sant’Agostino said Wednesday bidders at its next sale will be able to settle up in bitcoin,…
Powerful explosion rocks Swedish police station
STOCKHOLM: A powerful explosion blew out the entrance to a police station in the southern Swedish city of Helsingborg early…
No progress on aid, refugee return in UN-Myanmar talks
UNITED NATIONS, United States: A senior UN official on Tuesday returned empty-handed from five days of talks in Myanmar where…
Xi Jinping declares ‘new era’ for China congress opens
China president vows to open economy, win fight against poverty, ‘zero tolerance’ campaign against corruption BEIJING: President Xi Jinping declared…
Militant widow arrested for trying to recruit fighters
MANILA: Philippine law enforcement agents have arrested a woman who tried to spread radical ideas and recruit hundreds of foreigners…