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Brexit negotiations resume in Brussels
– British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced, at the end of a call between them on Saturday, that negotiations between Britain and the European Union will resume their sessions on…
First Person: COVID education is child’s play for Thai UN volunteer
An innovative initiative to provide child-friendly information about COVID-19 has been launched by a UN volunteer (UNV) in Thailand who recognized that children needed to know more about the dangers of the virus but also have fun…
UN working at ‘full speed’ to prepare for humanitarian mission to Ethiopia’s Tigray
The UN’s humanitarian coordination office, said on Friday that it was doing its utmost to secure aid access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after a deal was struck to reach displaced civilians, following weeks of fighting between federal…
Scientists optimistic about COVID-19 vaccines for all
Scientists developing COVID-19 vaccines are optimistic that by the end of next year, all people everywhere will have access to safe and effective treatments against a disease which has disrupted the entire planet.…
First Person: COVID education is child’s play for Thai UN volunteer
An innovative initiative to provide child-friendly information about COVID-19 has been launched by a UN volunteer (UNV) in Thailand who recognized that children needed to know more about the dangers of the virus but also have fun…
Floods killed 5 people in Indonesia
At least 5 people were killed in Indonesia on Friday, after rains caused floods that flooded streets and forced residents to flee in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province.
A spokesman for the Search and Rescue Agency in Medan,…
18 killed in mine accident in China
Eighteen miners have died in a coal mine in Yongchuan in China’s southwest Chongqing on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported Saturday.
The accident occurred after carbon monoxide leaked.
China’s emergency has declared that one person…
Britain: Ship Attacked Off Coast Of Yemen
The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority confirmed on Saturday that it has knowledge of an attack on a ship off the coast of Yemen, according to Reuters.
Later, the authority updated the notice on its website to say, “The…
President Al-Mashat Meets UN Envoy To Yemen
President of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, via social media, talked on Friday with the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths.
Mr. Al-Mashat discussed the strenuous efforts being made by the UN envoy…
80 US Organizations Call New President to end Saudi War on Yemen
Over 80 American organizations send a petition to elected President Joe Biden, calling on him to stop cooperating with Saudi Arabia in its war on Yemen.
US elected President Joe Biden received a petition signed by about 80 American…