Iran launches imaging satellite Pars 1 from Russia
Iran announced the launch of a remote sensing and imaging satellite into orbit from Russia, according to state media. The...
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WTO launches US$50m fund for women entrepreneurs in developing countries
ABU DHABI, UAE - The director general of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday launched a $50 million fund...
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Biden to assert ‘iron-clad commitment’ on NATO trip
US president will travel to Brussels to attend an EU summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- US president will travel to Brussels to attend an EU summit to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine
- NATO chief said that Russia would have "a high price to pay" if it carried out a chemical attack in Ukraine
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‘The enemy is the same, the goal same’: Syrian protestors at pro-Ukraine rally
Moscow is currently recruiting thousands of fighters in Syria, from the regular army and from militia groups, to be put...
- Gathered on the main square in the northwestern city of Idlib, more than 5,000 people took part in one of the largest rallies.
- A few Ukrainian flags were also visible at the Idlib protest, as were banners expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
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Deadly strikes rock Ukraine despite talks with Russia
With Russia threatening to take ‘full control’ of several major cities in Ukraine, the fourth round of talks failed to...
- The UN estimates almost 2.8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale assault on February 24
- It has recorded more than 600 civilian deaths, including dozens of children, though the true toll could be far higher
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The first World Police Summit begins at Dubai Exhibition Center
The summit will address the needs and challenges of modern happenings such as cybercrime, urbanization, digital evolution and post-pandemic recovery.
- It is a four-day event hosted and organized by Dubai Police in collaboration with dmg events.
- The summit features themed conferences and keynote addresses and panel discussions with experts.
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Chinese cities and factories lock down as outbreak spreads
China cannot relax its zero-Covid policy just yet despite the low fatality rate of Omicron, say medical experts.
- Authorities in China have reported 2,300 new covid cases across the country on Monday
- China cannot relax its zero-Covid policy just yet despite the low fatality rate of Omicron, say medical experts
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44 migrants drown in boat capsize off Morocco’s coast
The European Union said this week it wanted to bolster cooperation with Morocco to stem the flow of illegal migrants...
- Bodies of five women and two babies were brought ashore but the rest were still missing.
- They were among 61 migrants who boarded a boat heading for Spain’s Canary Islands.
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Russia bears down on Ukraine as talks signal progress
As Russia continues to attack cities across Ukraine in general and Kyiv in particular, talks between the two countries are...
- Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Kyiv, described by a senior Ukrainian official as a ‘city under siege’, was reinforcing defenses and stockpiling food and medicine
- Buses were continuing to bring refugees into the city from the hard-hit suburbs, Klitschko said in a video message, adding: ‘We will not give up’
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War, inflation threaten world income
The US Federal Reserve chair has said every $10 hike in oil prices would impact growth by 0.1 percentage points...
- S&P has cut its projection for global growth this year to 3.4 percent, a decline of 0.7 percentage points over its earlier forecast
- Nations launched huge stimulus program to prevent their economies from crumbling after the pandemic emerged in 2020
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Why is WHO peeved over Mar 11 Covid anniversary?
The organization says the real alarm came six years earlier March 11, 2020 but "few people bothered to sit up...
- The once-in-a-century pandemic has turned the world upside down, claiming more than six million lives.
- The WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) -- the highest level of alarm in the global health regulations -- on January 30, 2020.
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Facebook allows calls for violence against ‘Russian invaders’
Facebook has temporarily eased its policy on violent speech after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, allowing statements like "death to Russian...
- Besides unprecedented sanctions, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also led to a surge of online anger and debates.
- The policy decision from Facebook and Instagram's parent Meta was met immediately with controversy, but the social media giant defended its change.
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Iran launches imaging satellite Pars 1 from Russia
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Palestine’s pre-historic Tell al-Sultan site on world heritage list, says UNESCO
The United Nations' cultural organization inscribed the "pre-historic site of Tell al-Sultan" located near the occupied West Bank city of...
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Israel accounts for 46 percent of global Jewish population
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – The total global Jewish population rose to 15.7 million over the last year, while the number...
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Diverse business models needed for trade with China, say Union of Arab Chambers
BEIRUT, LEBANON – The secretary general of the Union of Arab Chambers has called for diversified business models to facilitate...
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Normalization of Israeli-Saudi ties hit Palestine, security barriers
Despite Israel's strong determination and increasing US mediation efforts, the establishment of diplomatic relations between Tel Aviv-Riyadh still face serious...
- The Chinese-mediated restoration of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran served as a catalyst for US efforts to advance Tel Aviv-Riyadh ties.
- For Israel, the normalization of relations with Arab countries has remained an important strategic goal for years.
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WFP warns fund cuts could push 24m people to brink of starvation
Geneva, Switzerland - The World Food Program said Tuesday that shrinking funding was forcing it to drastically slash rations in many...
- WFP said it had been struggling to meet growing global needs for food assistance while facing a funding shortfall of over 60 percent this year.
- WFP estimates that 345 million people worldwide are facing acute food insecurity, at level three or higher on the UN's five-scale food insecurity classification.
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Building less, repurposing more key to low construction sector emissions
The industry is responsible for 37 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions and growing urbanization is spurring the construction of...
- Mushrooming urban environments -- which add new buildings in an area equivalent in size to Paris every five days -- damage life-sustaining ecosystems.
- Building less and repurposing existing structures generates 50-75 percent fewer emissions than new constructions, a report said.