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U.S. calls U.N. rights chief’s visit to China a mistake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was a mistake for the United Nations human rights chief to agree to visit China, the...
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U.N. Security Council urges Taliban to lift restrictions on women, girls
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called on Taliban authorities in Afghanistan...
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Africa objects to U.S. push to reform health rules at WHO assembly
By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA (Reuters) - African countries raised an objection on Tuesday to a U.S.-led proposal...
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy urges allies to pressure Moscow on prisoner swap
(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said late on Monday that Kyiv was ready for an exchange of prisoners with...
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World economy has ‘buffer’ against recession says IMF’s Gopinath
By Alessandra Galloni DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - While the world economy faces headwinds, current growth forecasts offer a buffer against...
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Three killed in Yemen’s capital by downed drone, Houthi officials say
SANAA (Reuters) - Three people were killed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa after Houthi forces downed a spy drone of...
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Russian diplomat in Switzerland says he resigns over Ukraine invasion
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -A Russian diplomat at the country's permanent mission at the United Nations in Geneva said...
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U.N. Human Rights chief kicks off high-stakes visit to China, Beijing cites COVID in limiting access
By Yew Lun Tian and Emma Farge BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet...
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IMF chief does not expect recession but it isn’t ‘out of the question’
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday said she does not expect a recession...
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Taiwan fails in bid to join WHO assembly after China pressure
GENEVA (Reuters) -Taiwan's bid to attend the World Health Organization's annual assembly was rejected on Monday, the assembly said, after...
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U.N. official still hopes Musk will ‘step up’ to fight world hunger
DAVOS (Reuters) - David Beasley, the U.N. World Food Programme official who clashed with Elon Musk on Twitter last year,...
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More than 6.5 million people have fled Ukraine – U.N. agency
BERLIN (Reuters) - More than 6.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion in late February, the U.N. refugee...
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Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan...
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U.S. President Biden supports Japan becoming permanent member of the U.N. Security Council
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he supports Japan becoming a permanent member of the...
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More than 100 million people forcibly displaced in the world – U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 100 million people have been driven from their homes around the world, the U.N. refugee...
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Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic
By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization...
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Shanghai district to require all shops to shut, residents to stay home
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai's central Jingan district, a key commercial area of the Chinese financial hub, said on Saturday it...
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U.S. slams China, U.N. rights chief, ahead of Xinjiang visit
By Humeyra Pamuk and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is "deeply concerned" that China will restrict access on...
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UN adviser says Libyan joint committee reached consensus on 137 articles of draft constitution
CAIRO (Reuters) -The United Nations' secretary general's special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, said on Friday that the Joint Committee...
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Pandemic and explosions worsen Equatorial Guinea prospects, IMF says
DAKAR (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea's ailing economy has been dented by the pandemic and a series of deadly dynamite explosions...
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