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East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN cl...

East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN clinic signals escalating disregard f...

East Jerusalem: Forced shutdown of UN clinic signals escalating disregard for international law **UNRWA Condemns Temporary Closure of East Jerusalem Health Clinic** Jerusalem – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has voiced strong concerns... read more »

11-year streak of record global warming ...

11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns

11-year streak of record global warming continues, UN weather agency warns **Global Temperatures Remain at Record Highs, Oceans Continue Warming Trend** The world’s climate continues to exhibit alarming trends, with the past eleven years registering as the warmest period in recorded history.... read more »

Global employment stable but decent jobs...

Global employment stable but decent jobs in short supply

Global employment stable but decent jobs in short supply **Global Labor Market Faces Stagnation in Quality Employment Opportunities** Geneva – While global unemployment figures remain relatively stable, a new analysis reveals a concerning stagnation in the availability of quality employment... read more »

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Yemens fragile calm unravels as hunger a...

Yemens fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis

Yemens fragile calm unravels as hunger and aid restrictions deepen crisis **Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Amidst Renewed Instability and Aid Obstructions** The already dire humanitarian situation in Yemen is rapidly deteriorating, threatening to plunge the war-torn nation into deeper... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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