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G20 foreign ministers begin talks to ease current travel restrictions

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—G20 foreign ministers on Thursday sought international cooperation over easing travel restrictions and reopening borders, as months of coronavirus shutdowns exert a...

UN summit to discuss post-pandemic global governance

Niger, the current president of the UN Security Council, said Tuesday it will organize a September 24 videoconference between heads of state to discuss...

UN hails aid workers after record attacks

The United Nations paid tribute Wednesday to humanitarian workers now battling the COVID-19 pandemic after a year in which they found themselves under greater...

World Roundup: – US exits WHO; critics outraged – WHO sees proof virus is airborne

Washington—US President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally started the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), making good on threats...

COVID-19 imperils AIDS progress, UN warns

COVID-19 could cause an additional half a million AIDS deaths if treatment is disrupted long term, the United Nations said Monday in a warning...

Iran slams UN dropping Saudi Yemen coalition from blacklist

Iran said on Wednesday the UN is giving a "free pass" to the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen by removing it from a list...

Saudi-led Yemen coalition pulled from UN blacklist

Campaigners reacted angrily on Monday to the removal of the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen from a list of groups violating children's rights, in...

Mali peacekeeping force must be renewed, without cuts: UN chief

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali must remain in the country, and at its current strength, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said in...

Growing US-China rivalry seen fueling UN paralysis amid virus crisis

For nearly a decade, the UN Security Council has been frequently paralyzed by Russia's obstinacy over the Syrian crisis. Today, however, it is the...

Move Rohingya on Bangladesh island to refugee camps: UN chief

Hundreds of Rohingya rescued by Bangladesh and sent to a flood-prone island after being stranded at sea for weeks should be moved to existing...

World Roundup

• Virus in semen • Blood thinners • Tsunami of hate Yet another warning from Chinese researchers on the possibility that the coronavirus could be sexually transmitted. This...

Remember the disabled during virus crisis, UN chief says

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on governments around the world to specifically take into account the billions of people with disabilities in...

COVID and women

By Antonio Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations Early signs are that the COVID-19 virus poses a greater direct health risk to men, and particularly older men. But...

World Roundup: Wuhan hikes death toll amid doubts

China's coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan on Friday abruptly raised its death toll by 50 percent, saying many fatal cases were “mistakenly reported” or missed...
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