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Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The plight of Myanmarโs ethnic Rohingya is intensifying almost eight years since hundreds of thousands fled persecution and sought shelter in Bangladesh, the UN said on Monday, in an appeal for $934.5 million to help them.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres has called for the immediate release of 52 United Nations personnel currently detained worldwide, including 23 being held by the de facto authorities in Yemen.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) warned on Monday.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The pair will make separate trips this week, after threats from the US president to take over the island.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:U.S. and Russian officials wrapped up day-long talks on Monday focused on a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea between Kyiv and Moscow, part of a diplomatic effort that Washington hopes will help pave the way for broader peace negotiations.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The trial of alleged Red Army Faction (RAF) terrorist Daniela Klette is about to begin. The group also known as Baader-Meinhof Gang has attracted considerable media attention since the 1970s.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The brothers report to police as part of an ongoing criminal investigation after returning from the US.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Integrative Community Therapy and the concept of solidarity care offer a way to help create community, solve personal and community challenges, alleviate suffering, cultivate love and solidarity, and move us toward health equity and justice. Thatโs a tall order, but itโs within the capacity of the people. In fact, that is the only place it exists.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:As geopolitical shifts and domestic pressures in donor countries increasingly dictate the future of global health assistance, smaller nonprofits, like Sick Pikin in Sierra Leone, continue relying on the communities they serve for support. With limited healthcare infrastructure and ongoing funding challenges, itโs clear that more sustainable solutions are needed.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The forum came as Beijing seeks to attract foreign investment as its economy grappled with sluggish domestic consumption and escalating trade tensions.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Given the historical, inherent biases in society generally and healthcare specifically, AI-driven advancements are not going to serve minority groups as a matter of course. Unless they are tailored to represent and serve all communities equally, they will exacerbate existing biases and disparities. We need representative data. How do we get there?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Adityanath, who is the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, which borders Nepal, is a prominent leader of the BJP.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Since being banned from competitive football after invading Ukraine, Russia have largely faced sympathetic countries in friendlies. Increasingly, African sides are answering the call. Why is that?
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Bournemouth forward Dango Ouattara says Islam helps him "stay on the right path", as he discusses football, faith and fasting.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:When former President Rodrigo Duterte was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 11, 2025, it was more than the culmination of a family dramaโit was the latest chapter in the centuries-old story of oligarchic power that has shaped Philippine politics, from even before the Marcos dictatorship to the present day. This [โฆ] The post Duterte falls victim to oligarchic power in the Philippines...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:In some good news for Australian students, there is now a firm plan to โfully fundโ public schools by 2034.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The coming together of areas inhabited by communities in Indiaโs Mizoram and Myanmarโs Chin State has New Delhiโs tacit support. Myanmarโs junta is not amused.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:An interview with a former President that led to public calls for a probe into the Batalanda Commission Report has finally prompted the government to reopen a dark chapter.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The tomb of the 17th-century Mughal Emperor is in the crosshairs of Indiaโs Hindu nationalists.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:In an election year, federal budgets are rarely huge surprises. Hereโs a list of funding announcements the government has already made.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:US President Donald Trumpโs latest tariffs, set to take effect on April 2, mark a renewed push for economic nationalism, targeting steel, aluminum, autos and other imports. The White House frames it as a move toward reciprocal trade, a boost for US manufacturing and the growth of blue-collar jobs. The reality is rising costs for [โฆ] The post The real US jobs disruptor? Americaโs own future appeared first on Asia Times....
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The K-pop group, which now call themselves NJZ, announce a pause after debuting a new song.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Reports say the attack was reflected on a washing machine lid and caught on security footage.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Alibaba-affiliate Ant Group is using both Chinese and U.S.-made semiconductors to make its AI more efficient, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:A marine heatwave has hit Ningaloo Reef hard โand the northern Great Barrier Reef is now bleaching too.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:A harmful algal bloom of Karenia mikimotoi made dozens of surfers sick and killed seadragons, fish and octopuses on two South Australian beaches.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Click to expand Image A womancollecting foodfroma Tafel-run food bank in Berlin, Germany, while children in strollers look on,July 3, 2023. 2023 Carsten Koall/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Social security failures coupled with structural gender inequality leave many people in Germany mired in poverty, especially single-parent families and older women.Major gaps remain in the worldโs third richest country between the...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Two Cambodian generals are on trial in absentia for the bloody 1997 attack, which left at least 16 people dead.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The trip to Thailand for the 6th BIMSTEC Summit would be Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing's first to an ASEAN member state since 2021.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Click to expand Image Smoke billows over the Mississippi River in Louisianaโs Cancer Alley. October 15, 2023. 2023 Eli Reed for Human Rights Watch Government officials, local authorities, health professionals, and civil society are gathering today at the secondglobal conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia.As multilateralism is under threat, this convening is a crucial opportunity for...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:Click to expand Image Children write in chalk on the walls of a Saraswati temple on the festival of Saraswati Puja on January 26, 2023. 2023 Sipa via AP Images (Bangkok) โ The government of Nepal should use the forthcoming budget to protect the rights of Nepali children by expanding its popular and successful Child Grant program, 24 Nepali and international rights groups said today in a letter to Finance Minister...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The video, supplied to Guardian Australia by Coalition sources, shows independent MP Monique Ryan's husband, Peter Jordan, walking down the street with the large sign. When the person filming the video asks why he took it down, Jordan replies, โBecause itโs on public landโ, and declines to give his identity when asked. Continue reading...
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:The US is optimistic about high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, while Kyiv and Moscow are less so.
Published on: March 24, 2025 | Source:A mother explains why she - and 77% of the countryโs women - have used dangerous creams.
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