Top UN Officials Resign Over The Organization’s Incapability To Protect Human Rights In Palestine
November 30, 2023
The Swiss government said on Thursday a U.S. announcement to support waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines was a significant announcement but left many questions unanswered. “This is an important announcement by the U.S., but many questions remain unanswered about the specific solutions it is considering in this context,”[Read More…]
France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Britain urged Israel on Thursday to halt its decision to further building of new settlements in the West Bank. “We urge the government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance the construction of 540 settlement units in the Har Homa E area of the[Read More…]
Cuba’s government put an end on Sunday to a week-long hunger strike staged by a leading dissident – the head of a group that has protested state censorship of artistic works – and was reported by authorities to be in stable condition. A note published by the Havana Department of[Read More…]
A huge car bomb blast killed at least 30 people and injured dozens more in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province on Friday, officials said. The car detonated in Logar’s capital of Pul-e Alam near the home of the former head of the provincial council and not far from a hospital, Didar[Read More…]
Britain will send another 1,000 ventilators to India, the government said on Sunday, stepping up its support as India’s healthcare system struggles to cope with a huge surge in cases of COVID-19. India has reported more than 300,000 daily cases for more than 10 days straight, leaving hospitals, morgues and[Read More…]
Argentina has frozen the price of medicinal oxygen for 90 days and directed liquid oxygen producers in the country to give priority to the health system due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, the government said on Thursday. The country is getting hit by a second wave of infections, pushing[Read More…]
The United States on Thursday said it will boost public climate finance to help poor countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate, doubling funding by 2024 from average levels hit during the Obama administration. The White House said it was embracing “ambitious but attainable goals” for[Read More…]
Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge when it opened on Thursday near his tiny hometown of Arouca in northern Portugal. “Oh…here we go!,” the 42-year-old said anxiously as he gathered enough courage to step onto the see-through metal grid pathway[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday a ban on imports of fruits and vegetables from Lebanon, blaming an increase in drug smuggling, in a measure that will add to Lebanon’s economic woes. Lebanon is already in the throes of a deep financial crisis that is posing the biggest threat to its[Read More…]
Britain’s parliament called on Wednesday for the government to take action to end what lawmakers described as genocide in China’s Xinjiang region, stepping up pressure on ministers to go further in their criticism of Beijing. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government again steered clear of declaring genocide over what it[Read More…]