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Global warming raises risk of heat-related deaths among workers
The Occupational Heat Stress conference in Qatar, which focused on climate change and how rising temperatures threaten workers' health, heard...
- There is no international standard for temperatures for outdoor working, but climate change has forced new scrutiny.
- Last year's World Cup in Qatar drew attention to workers toiling in temperatures that can top 50 degrees, prompting Qatar to ban outdoor working from 10am to 3.30pm.
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Global tourism industry is on track to reach pre-pandemic levels
MADRID, SPAIN - The World Tourism Barometer published its second report of the year, which showed that international tourism is...
- During Q1 2023, twice as many people traveled internationally than in the same period of 2022, with 235 million estimated tourists.
- The report revealed that international arrivals have reached 80 percent of pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2023.
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Japan, South Korea eye detente as North Korea threat looms
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his "heart aches" for Koreans who suffered under colonialism, as Seoul and Tokyo seek...
- Tokyo and Seoul have long been at odds over historic issues linked to Japan's brutal 1910 to 1945 colonial occupation of the Korean peninsula.
- Bilateral ties were torpedoed in 2018, when South Korea's Supreme Court ordered Japanese firms to compensate the wartime victims of forced labor.
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UAE evacuates 176 people, including media professionals, from Sudan
ABU DHABI, UAE - The UAE has evacuated 176 people from seven countries, including media professionals, from Sudan on Saturday...
- The UAE will host evacuees and provide them with all necessary support and assistance prior to their safe transfer to their home countries.
- The UAE continues the process of prioritizing the evacuation of the most vulnerable groups, including the sick, children, elderly and women.
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Amman Chamber exports rises to US$565m in January- March 2023
AMMAN, JORDAN - The Amman Chamber of Commerce (ACC)'s export of goods and commodities to Arab and other countries increased...
- Jordanian exports to Iraq was of US$217 million, to Switzerland at about US$103 million in January- March 2023.
- Jordanian exports to the UAE was about US$59 million, Egypt at US$42 million in January- March 2023.
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WHO debates whether Covid emergency should be declared over
Since the beginning, more than 765 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been reported to the WHO from around the...
- The World Health Organization's emergency committee's 15th meeting on the crisis comes more than three years.
- The independent committee meets every three months to discuss the pandemic and reports to WHO chief.
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UN says US$445m needed to help 860,000 refugees fleeing Sudan
The United Nations said it was planning for an outflow of 860,000 people from conflict-torn Sudan, adding that $445 million...
- Over 100,000 people have already fled Sudan since deadly urban combat broke out on April 15.
- Another 330,000 people have been displaced inside Sudan, according to UN figures - and the situation is getting worse.
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Jordan briefs Russia on Amman’s Syria meeting
AMMAN, JORDAN - Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Wednesday briefed his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov...
- In addition to Jordan, the meeting in Amman also brought together the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt and Syria.
- Jordanian foreign minister said the political solution must preserve Syria's unity, cohesion, sovereignty and meet the aspirations of the people.
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258m people require food aid, says UN report
PARIS, FRANCE - Some 258 million people needed emergency food aid last year because of conflict, economic shocks and climate disasters,...
- In 2022, 258 million people faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 58 countries or territories, a UN report said.
- Over 40 percent of those lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Yemen, the report added.
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Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, says US Navy
Iranian forces seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the US Navy said, the second such incident...
- A dozen Iranian Navy fast-attack craft swarmed the vessel in the middle of the strait, said a statement from the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet.
- The troubled but commercially vital Gulf waters, which carry at least a third of the world's seaborne oil, have witnessed a spate of incidents since 2018.
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Turkish strikes leaves hundreds of Syrian villages without electricity
Qamishli, Syria - Hundreds of northeast Syrian villages and towns have lost power after Turkish strikes pounded electricity stations and infrastructure,...
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EU worried Red Sea attacks could spark inflation
European Union economy commissioner Paolo Gentiloni warned that violence in the Red Sea sparked by Houthi attacks on shipping could...
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Global personal computer shipments decline 14.8 percent in 2023
DUBAI, UAE - Worldwide PC shipments totaled 63.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 0.3 percent increase...
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have built a significant arsenal
DUBAI, UAE - Yemen's Houthi rebels, who vowed to retaliate against US and British strikes early on Friday against key military...
- Iran-backed Houthis have carried out a spate of attacks in the Red Sea, claiming to be targeting ships with Israeli links.
- The Houthis have been steadily developing their military capabilities since 2014, when they seized the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
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Saudi Arabia signs MoUs with four countries for development in mining industry
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the...
- The roundtable highlighted the need for governments and industry to achieve economic and social development for local communities.
- A total of 79 governments, 13 international organizations, 15 NGOs and seven business associations took part in the roundtable.
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Top global leaders to attend WEF meet amid Gaza, Ukraine war
Paris, France - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Middle East leaders will attend a World...
- Blinken and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will be among 2,800 participants at the forum, including more than 60 heads of state and government.
- Argentina's libertarian new president, Javier Milei, French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will also participate in the forum.