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Attack triggers curfew for county in US’ North Carolina
Students walk through the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on August 18. Photo: AFPResidents of
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UN chief sounds alarm over crisis
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva via video message on February 28,
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COVID-19 still an emergency: WHO
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivering remarks following the speech of US President's chief med
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LNG cargo ships worse for climate due to methane emissions: NGO
Employees of Tianjin LNG terminal under Sinopec unload liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a ship from Nigeria on Saturday.
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World Bank seeking to create new crisis fund for poor nations: Malpass
David Malpass Photo: ICThe World Bank is seeking to create a $170 billion emergency fund to help the poorest nations bei
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IMF lowers 2022 global growth
IMF Photo: VCGThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.6 percent am
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WHO launches traditional medicine hub
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization. Photo: VCGThe World Health Organization launched its
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Record low Antarctic sea ice extent could signal major shift
Crevasses near the grounding line of Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica Photo: VCGSea ice around Antarctica shrank to the s
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Global 'immunization gap' still exists despite growing vaccine production: Boao Forum
A nurse prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Accra, Ghana, on March 2, 2021. Photo: XinhuaDespit
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Huge drop in insect populations
Tourists visit Mount Nuolja, where scientists and researchers were investigating the impact on climate change in many as
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Study warns long COVID could be common condition
A nurse vaccinates a person against COVID-19 at the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge in Cucuta, Colombi
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UN chief pushes Ukraine truce
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to the press at the UN headquarters in New York, Feb. 22, 2022.
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UN warns of increase in disasters around globe
A man rides a motorcycle through a flooded road in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Feb. 6, 2022. A total of 20 deaths were
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Novel concept to the industry
City of London police speak with activists from the climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion as they block Blac
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UNICEF, WHO warn of measles outbreaks
A health worker administers a measles vaccine at Al-Sabah Children's hospital in Juba, capital of South Sudan, Feb.
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Microbe-based faux beef could save forests, cut emissions
A hamburger sits on a table at a White Castle restaurant in the Queens borough of New York City. Photo: AFPGradually rep
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UN seeks reboot of tourism sector
Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, speaks at an informal meeting of the General A
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Paris Agreement at risk, says UN
Passengers and police officers are seen at Glasgow Central train station in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom on Oct
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WHO looks into child hepatitis mystery
A boy receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a health center in New Delhi, India, March 16, 2022. Vaccination of childre
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Renewable energy ready to set new record in 2022: IEA
A renewable energy base in Sihong County, East China's Jiangsu Province is seen on Sunday as wind turbines spin. Th
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