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Biodiversity loss demands urgent global action, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to radically rethink their relationship with nature, warning that biodiversity loss is a global crisis no nation can ignore.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:
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Champions for Change: World football teams up with UN development goals
Football unites fans worldwide – but on Wednesday it matched the sport’s global reach with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the lead-up toWorld Football Day, marked on 25 May.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Urgent action needed to ‘pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe’
Noor, a 16-month-old toddler, is from the Lahj governorate in the southwest corner of Yemen. A UN-partner volunteer diagnosed her with severe malnutrition – and her story became headline news when the UN relief chief recounted it to the Security Council during an impassioned briefing last week.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave
UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Four children dead in ‘horrific’ attack on school bus in Baluchistan: UNICEF
An “horrific” attack on a school bus in Pakistan’s Baluchistan Province on Wednesday which left six dead – including four children – has been condemned by the UN children’s agency.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:UN alarmed after warning shots fired at foreign diplomats in the West Bank
The UN has called for an investigation following reports that Israeli forces opened fire on a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Remains Elusive After Trump’s Phone Calls
There are few signs of concrete and defined progress in the possible peace negotiations. Ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine “will begin immediately,” said U.S. President Donald Trump after his two-hour call Monday with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, depicting “the tone and spirit of the conversation” as “excellent.” RELATED: Putin Visits Kursk for the […]
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:British climbers conquer Mount Everest in record time using Xenon gas innovation
Xenon is a colourless, odourless gas with anaesthetic properties that can improve acclimatisation and protect against altitude sickness.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Dozens of trucks of humanitarian aid for Gaza still sitting at border entry
Israel began allowing dozens of humanitarian trucks into Gaza on Tuesday, but the aid has not yet reached Palestinians in desperate need, according to aid groups.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Putin Visits Kursk for the First Time Since the Expulsion of Ukrainian Troops
He visited the Kursk-2 nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction. On Tuesday afternoon, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the border region of Kursk for the first time since the expulsion of Ukrainian troops that had occupied the area since August 2024. RELATED: China Expresses Willingness to Support Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Putin met with […]
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Rise of Pakistan’s General Munir amid India conflict reshapes military politics: ‘a hero now’
General Asim Munir has seen his popularity surge after conflict with India, as praise and promotion follow, strengthening the military’s influence in Pakistan.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Nationals say Coalition split not unanimous as Littleproud takes swipe at election policy ‘fiasco’
Nationals deputy leader said party room was ‘not unanimous but was quite conclusive’ on the question of breaking away from Liberal partyHow Littleproud’s irresistible force met Ley’s immovable objectSussan Ley knew she faced a challenge. Then the Nationals went nuclearWhat does the split mean for Australian politics? – Full Story podcastThe Nationals were divided on the decision to abandon the Coalition, David...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Liberia: 'Marginalized' Lawmakers Refuse Post-Meeting Unity Photo With President Boakai, Say Concerns Remain Unaddressed
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- What was anticipated to be a moment of unity and institutional reconciliation between President Joseph Boakai and members of the House of Representatives instead ended with a quiet protest on Tuesday when seven lawmakers declined to take part in a post-meeting photo with the Liberian leader.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Israel's Eurovision result prompts questions over voting
Countries including Spain, Ireland and Finland raise concerns about the song contest's public vote.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong is launching 9 ‘hotspot projects’ to boost tourism. So what are they?
Government working group hopes new tourism strategy will offer visitors unique insights into city’s culture, heritage and natural beauty.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Govt Assures Citizens Of Preparedness To Tackle Mpox
[New Dawn] The Liberian government says it is fully prepared to handle and control the recent monkeypox outbreak in the country.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Braving the Storm - Senators Proposed Act to Establish Muslim Holidays.
[New Dawn] A proposed Act to establish Islamic Holidays in Liberia has begun stirring debate here, before Senate Pro-temp Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence can even open the communication.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:The trillion dollar question — what next for EU financing for development?
EU member states are under pressure come up with a credible offer for the UN Financing for Development Conference in Seville at the end of June. The question is whether the EU will demonstrate the political will to do so, and whether Spain — as host country — can move the bloc forward, warn Oxfam, Action Aid and Eurodad.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:UN faces 20 percent job cuts and mergers in cashflow crisis
Faced with a chronic cashflow crisis as the US and others cut funding, the UN secretary general has given a task force a sweeping mandate to overhaul and merge UN agencies.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:‘Special and different’: former envoys tout Hong Kong’s unique global value
City’s economic openness, diversity, and willingness to ‘trade with everyone’ highlighted at Global Prosperity Summit amid US-China trade war.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Gunman kills Mexico City mayor's top aides in roadside attack
The mayor's private secretary and top adviser were shot dead on a busy road during the morning commute.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Workers flee as thick smoke spews from Cathay flight simulator in Hong Kong
Hundreds of employees evacuated to outdoor area at Cathay City on Lantau Island.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:What is China's space mission Tianwen-2?
China hopes Tianwen-2 will match the success of its US and Japanese space rivals by exploring an unusual Near-Earth Asteroid and returning rock samples.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong public schools to face 10% cut in major grant in coming academic year
Industry stakeholders describe funding reduction as ‘alarming’, as Education Bureau looks to slash spending.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Being Anchored: The Challenge of Cultural Change
Can a university be an “anchor” in the positive sense of being a true community partner? Rutgers University–Newark shows that it can. But the path requires a long-term vision and deep institutional buy-in.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Scaling Impact: How Mergers Can Advance Housing in Communities
Can nonprofit housing developers achieve more for communities by merging with nonprofits with similar missions? It is a strategy that merits further attention.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Chinese biotech firm secures US$6 billion Pfizer deal for cancer drug
Pfizer will produce the drug, which targets lung and colorectal cancers, in the US and take a US$100 million stake in China’s 3SBio.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Operation Sindoor: India’s new normal dominance of Pakistan
The recently announced ceasefire – referred to as an “understanding” by New Delhi – has drawn considerable criticism within India. Many argue that it failed to impose a sufficient cost on Pakistan, particularly when India held a dominant position across multiple domains – land, air, naval, cyber and informational. Critics saw the move as yet […] The post Operation Sindoor: India’s new normal dominance of Pakistan...
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: Former First Lady Agathe Habyarimana Avoids Genocide Trial in France
[allAfrica] Agathe Habyarimana, the 82-year-old widow of former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, avoided trial in France after investigating magistrates found insufficient evidence to charge her with complicity in the 1994 genocide.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Former DR Congo Prime Minister Sentenced to Hard Labour for Corruption
[allAfrica] Former Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo was sentenced to ten years of forced labour for embezzling around $245 million of public funds, alongside Deogratias Mutombo, the former governor of the central bank, who received a five-year sentence.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:El Paso Hasn’t Seen This Many Dust Storms Since the Dust Bowl
EL PASO, Texas—On a Tuesday afternoon in May, earth system scientist Thomas Gill was tracking yet more dust rolling through this border city. Gill, a member of the faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), was waiting to see whether this dusty day would swirl into a full-blown dust storm, in which […]
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Global wheat yields would be ‘10%’ higher without climate change
Global yields of wheat are around 10% lower now than they would have been without... The post Global wheat yields would be ‘10%’ higher without climate change appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Kingi Declares Orwoba's Senate Seat Vacant After UDA Expulsion
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has declared the seat held by Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba vacant, following her expulsion from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party for alleged disloyalty and breach of party discipline.
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:A Restricted Climate Super Pollutant Is Pumped Out at Far Higher Levels Than Countries Admit. What Happens Next?
This article was co-reported with Foreign Policy. A climate super pollutant thousands of times more effective at warming the planet than carbon dioxide is being released at a rate far higher than countries around the world have acknowledged, raising a fraught question: What are they going to do about it? Elevated concentrations of a chemical […]
Published on: May 21, 2025 | Source:Paris Agreement Target for Warming Won’t Protect Polar Ice Sheets, Scientists Warn
Sea levels in some parts of the world could be rising by as much as 8 to 12 inches per decade within the lifetime of today’s youngest generations, outpacing the ability of many coastal communities to adapt, scientists warned in a new study published this week. The research by an international team of sea level […]
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