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WHO chief says budget plea is 'extremely modest' compared to 'costs of war' or tobacco advertising
The UN health agency is asking for the equivalent of 3.7 billion for the next two years to fill a funding shortfall.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:
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Nationals split from Coalition as Sussan Ley says Liberal partyโs door โremains openโ
Liberal sources say National party gave Ley less than an hourโs warning of their decisionAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Nationals have formally split with the Liberal party, breaking up the Coalition for the first time since the 1980s...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Sudan's army chief appoints first prime minister since war's start
Kamil al-Taib Idris will be responsible for forming the countryโs transitional government, two years after the country's civil war began in 2023.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:China aims new JY-27V radar at stealthy targets, such as Americaโs fifth-gen fighters
The CETC radar works with VHF radio waves and can be truck-mounted and folded for rapid set-up and evacuation.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Why Legal Fear Shouldnโt Drive DEI Decisions: What Leaders Need to Know
Conversations with leading diversity, equity, and inclusion experts reveal that much of the panic reactions to executive orders to scale back DEI efforts is unwarranted.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Meet China PhD student Pang Zhongwang who rises from waste collector to cultural ambassador
Pang is pursuing a PhD in precision instruments at Tsinghua University, has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | May 20th โ Midday
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Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Cameroon: Indomitable Lions' World Cup Star Kundé Dies
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Emmanuel Kundรฉ , who was key when the 1990 Cameroon side became the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, died, the country's football federation announced.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Turkey issues arrest warrants for 22 in Istanbul municipality corruption probe
Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants for 22 people, targeting Istanbul's Metropolitan Municipality over alleged corruption. Mayor ฤฐmamoฤlu denies wrongdoing.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Germany: Report slams Merz's new immigration policies
A new report on global migration appeals to Germany's new government to reconsider restrictive immigration policies, such as border controls and limits on family reunification.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:The EU's strategic dialogues โ are theyย just 'participation washing'?
Most dialogues have taken place behind closed doors, with minimal public information about the agenda, participants, or outcomes. With no detailed records and no clear reporting, the public is left in the dark โ unable to follow discussions or assess how stakeholder input shapes EU strategies.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Macron and Merz align to gut due diligence law as council backs deregulation push
Emmanuel Macron joins Friedrich Merz in calling to take the EUโs due diligence and sustainability rules "off the table" ahead of Thursdayโs competitiveness council in Brussels.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Mali: 22 Men Found Dead After Arrest by Soldiers
Click to expand Image The badge of a member of the Malian army (FAMA), in Anderamboukane, in Menaka region, Mali, March 22, 2019. 2019 AGNES COUDURIER/AFP via Getty Images (May 20, 2025) โ Maliโs government should credibly and independently investigate the apparent extrajudicial executions of at least 22 men taken in military custody on May 12, 2025, in the town of Diafarabรฉ, central Mali, Human Rights Watch said...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Gazan babies will die without aid - UN humanitarian chief
About 14,000 babies will die in 48 hours if aid does not reach them, a UN humanitarian chief warns.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:US Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans
Temporary Protected Status allows people to live and work in the US legally if their home countries are deemed to be unsafe.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Asean, Gulf leaders to meet in Malaysia as region seeks new investment lifeline
Malaysia to host summit with Gulf Cooperation Council next week as Southeast Asian nations hope for new funding to offset US tariff shocks.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Italy: Constitutional Court Hears Challenge to Law Penalizing Sea Rescue
Click to expand Image The SOS MEDITERRANEE crew performs a rescue in the central Mediterranean, March 9, 2025. 2025 SOS MEDITERRANEE/ by Stefano Belacchi HRW Amicus to Italy's Constitutional Court_3 December 2024 (Berlin, May 20, 2025) โ On May 21, Italyโs Constitutional Court will consider for the first time arguments about the constitutional legitimacy of a law that imposes sanctions on sea rescue groups, Human...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:For new grads, landing a job may be hard. Navigating the workplace may be harder
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. โ Ally Wilkinson did not plan to spend her senior year at Wake Forest University doing something strikingly stressful: juggling a full-time job with a global consulting firm while also taking classes to finish her degree. But like many in her generation, Wilkinson demands that her job allow for life balance and overall [โฆ] The post For new grads, landing a job may be hard. Navigating the workplace...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Unraveling the Link Between Plastics and Autism
From our collaborating partner โLiving on Earth,โ public radioโs environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with Dr. Philip Landrigan, director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College. Autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in about 1 in 31 children in the United States, based on [โฆ]
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Victorian budget: treasurer keeps eye on election in balancing act between spending and reining in debt
Labor MPs believe winning a fourth term in 2026 wonโt be easy. This budget appears designed to give the government a long runway towards that goalVictorian state budget 2025 winners and losersTreasurer uses public service cuts and GST windfall to fund cash splashGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEighteen months out from a state election, Victoriaโs new treasurer, Jaclyn Symes, has handed down a...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Africa: What the Bees Are Telling Africa #WorldBeeDay
[allAfrica] Accra -- Bees are speaking to us -- not with sound, but through their presence, their absence, and their steady disappearance. Alongside butterflies, bats, beetles, some mammals, and birds, these tireless workers sustain the crops and wild plants that feed us, protect biodiversity, and keep our agrifood systems resilient. When they thrive, ecosystems flourish. When they falter, so could we.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Israel's siege in Gaza: 'I expect to never wake up again'
Amid Israel's new offensive in Gaza, Palestinians tell DW of living under constant bombardment, scouring for food and fearing that they and their families will "never wake up again."
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Passengers freed from stranded train โ as it happened
This blog is now closedHigh-voltage wire collapses on Sydney train leaving 300 trapped and causing major delays across networkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLiberals question role of advocacy group AdvanceWe have an exclusive story this morning about the bitter aftermath within the Liberal party after its election defeat with some senior Liberal sources questioning the impact of Advance...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Ambitious Gen Z lead the return to office โ here's how they are using it to get ahead
Gen Z has been called out for shirking the office, but new research finds that young workers are in the office more than any other generation.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Taiwan wants peace with China but needs tight defense โ Lai
Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, says his country wants dialogue with China but still needs to prepare for war. Lai, who is marking a year in power, rejects Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the self-ruled island.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
Agreementโs adoption follows three years of intensive negotiation launched due to gaps and inequities identified in national and global COVID-19 response.Agreement boosts global collaboration to ensure stronger, more equitable response to future pandemics.Next steps include negotiations on Pathogen Access and Benefits Sharing system.Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Liberals and Nationals call it quits: what does the โmonumentalโ Coalition split mean for day-to-day politics?
The Nationals are now a minor party โ hereโs how it works, from question time allocations and salaries to the LNP in QueenslandAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberals and Nationals have called it quits.On Tuesday morning, the...
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Why Japan's animation industry has embraced AI
Japan's laws allow the use of copyrighted content to train AI models. Even though artists are worried for their future, some of the country's cultural and social aspects might make it easier to accept AI.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:The Coalition is on a break, but the Nationals risk finding their former partner doesnโt want them back
While both parties have said theyโd like to reunite eventually, the Liberals have a lot to gain by going it alone.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:South Africa: NPA Found 'No Conclusive Evidence' That Cwecwe Was Raped
[GroundUp] Case was dropped by NPA in November 2024
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:RBA cuts interest rates, ready to respond again if the economy weakens further
Inflation is back under control, but now the Reserve Bank is concerned about the risks of a global economic slowdown.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Germany updates: Sharp rise in politically motivated crime
New figures show a "dramatic" increase in racist, antisemitic and Islamophobic crimes in Germany. Meanwhile, three men in Munich are going on trial for allegedly spying for Russia.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Australia cuts policy rate to 2-year low as inflation concerns continue to recede
Australia's central bank has cut its policy rate to 3.85% as inflation concerns in the country continue to recede.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensive
France, the UK and Canada are among nations that have sharpened their criticism of Israel's ground offensive.
Published on: May 20, 2025 | Source:Hungaryโs independent media โ โA battle of the wills, but worth the struggleโ
Authoritarian leaders donโt appreciate a free and independent media investigating their affairs. But, previously, that has only been a problem outside the EUโs borders. Hungaryโs government now smears and attacks its own journalists, starves their newspapers and TV stations of income, whilst happy to bask in the power and resources of being a member of the 27-strong bloc. For how much longer can Hungaryโs journalists...
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