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Beyond GDP economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability

Beyond GDP economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability **Rethinking Progress: Experts Advocate for Holistic Economic Metrics at UN Geneva** **Geneva, Switzerland** – A gathering of leading economists and financial specialists convened at the United Nations in Geneva this... read more »

World News in Brief: Ending famine, refu...

World News in Brief: Ending famine, refugee solidarity in Kenya, Ukraine ci...

World News in Brief: Ending famine, refugee solidarity in Kenya, Ukraine civilian casualties update **Global Humanitarian Crisis Demands End to Conflict-Driven Famine** The international community faces a stark challenge: addressing the escalating global food crisis exacerbated by conflict and... read more »

Israel attacks Gaza Again
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Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns

Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns **Gaza Faces Heightened Humanitarian Crisis as Winter Storms Disrupt Aid Efforts** The Gaza Strip is grappling with a deepening humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by severe winter weather that threatens to undermine recent progress in... read more »

Which countries host the largest Venezue...

Which countries host the largest Venezuelan populations?

Which countries host the largest Venezuelan populations? **Venezuelan Diaspora: Examining the Host Nations Absorbing Millions of Migrants** The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela has triggered one of the largest migration flows in recent history. Economic collapse, political instability, and... read more »

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Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban on him travelling out of the... read more »

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

Philippines typhoon: Death toll rises to 1,833

MANILA – Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4... read more »

Saudi Arabia officially rejects term on UN Security Cou...

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for... read more »

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Israel halts house construction in disputed area

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday cancelled a tender published by the housing ministry to build 1,200 housing units in the... read more »

Typhoon relief operations pick up pace in Philippines

Relief supplies sent for Philippines typhoon victims

Relief operations in this typhoon-devastated region of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and medical... read more »

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Drop draft proposals on death penalty for Palestinians, UN rights chief urges Israel

Drop draft proposals on death penalty for Palestinians, UN rights chief urges Israel **UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Voices Grave Concerns Over Proposed Israeli Legislation on... read more »

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'I stared into mum's eyes searching for son, 16, after Swiss fire and it was eye-opening' **Agonizing Wait Continues for Families of Missing Teens Following Swiss Fire** The... read more »

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