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Syria: Fire breaks out at Homs refinery
A fire broke out at the Homs refinery early Tuesday due to an explosion of a gas compressor, Syrian state television reported .
“A fire broke out at the Homs refinery due to a gas compressor explosion in the sixth project, and civil…
Coronavirus death cases rise to 425 in China
The number of victims of the coronavirus in the country has risen to 425, and the number of infected people has reached 20.4,000, Chinese authorities said on Tuesday.
“As of midnight on February 3, china’s National Health Commission had…
Guha receives protest, warning from Sanaa on coalition violations
Head of the United Nations Mission in Support of Hodeidah Agreement, Chairman of the Coordination Committee for the Redeployment of Forces General Abhijit Guha on Monday received a formal protest against the violations of Saudi-led…
FROM THE FIELD: ‘A piece of me’ was taken – women talk about genital mutilation
“My flesh has been taken away, but I can never give away my heart”; those are the powerful words of resolve from Abida Dawud, one of three women survivors of female genital mutilation, or FGM, from Ethiopia, who have been speaking to…
Tackle ‘unacceptable inequalities’ in cancer care, saving up to seven million lives, WHO urges
Global cancer rates could rise by 60 per cent over the next 20 years unless cancer care is ramped up in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Less than…
‘Spectre of poverty’ hangs over tribes and indigenous groups: UN labour agency
Indigenous and tribal communities are around three times more likely to face extreme poverty than others with women “consistently at the bottom of all social and economic indicators”, UN labour experts said on Monday.…
Climate action ‘both a priority and a driver of the decade’: Guterres
Climate action will be both a priority and a driver of world affairs through the coming decade, United Nations Secretary-General chief António Guterres announced on Monday, during a speech at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday,…
Coronavirus emergency: here’s what we know so far
A new strain of coronavirus (officially named 2019-nCoV), which has caused respiratory diseases in China, and spread to at least 23 other countries, has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the…
Syria: UN health agency highlights ‘critical health threats’ facing Idlib civilians
The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the alarm on Monday over critical health threats facing hundreds-of thousands of Syrians forced to flee due to intensified hostilities in Syria’s northwest, where health facilities and…
Coronavirus Health Scare: 300 Plus Dead; First Fatality Outside China Confirmed
The public health emergency associated with the killer coronavirus that has already spread to over a dozen countries has raised global alarms, with the number of confirmed deaths inside China passing the 300 mark, and the first fatality…