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November 26, 2020 at 5:08 am

Sitting for turkey? WHO reminds all to get more active

GENEVA (AP) — As the coronavirus leaves many people housebound and many Americans sit to feast for Thanksgiving, the World Health Organization says people need...

November 24, 2020 at 1:13 am

EU, other donors step up with funds to help Afghanistan

GENEVA (AP) — The European Union, the United States and other donors on Tuesday pledged billions in new funds for Afghanistan, hoping to salvage years...

November 23, 2020 at 1:09 am

Rights experts: Japan’s handling of Carlos Ghosn was wrong

GENEVA (AP) — A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations said Monday that former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained...

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November 20, 2020 at 3:42 am

UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan VIEW

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into neighboring Sudan, and it is...

November 18, 2020 at 6:18 am

Europe has half of world’s 4M new virus cases but sees hope VIEW

GENEVA (AP) — Europe made up almost half of the world’s 4 million new coronavirus cases last week but recorded a nearly 10% fall in...

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November 16, 2020 at 7:01 am

Coronavirus hits WHO headquarters; internal email reports 65 cases among agency staff

The Geneva-based World Health Organization has insisted publicly that it has had no transmission at its headquarters, but an internal email cites at least 65...

November 10, 2020 at 8:58 am

US: WHO not sharing enough info about China virus probe

GENEVA (AP) — A senior U.S. government official complained Tuesday that the World Health Organization has not shared enough information about its planned mission to...

November 10, 2020 at 6:45 am

UN rights chief to AP: Biden’s pledges are ‘encouraging’

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief is hailing “some extremely encouraging pledges” from U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, citing his call to address issues...

November 9, 2020 at 6:30 am

China, Iran join queue to scrutinize US at UN rights body

GENEVA (AP) — The United States faced its first review in five years at the U.N.’s main human rights body on Monday, with the detentions...

November 8, 2020 at 10:11 am

Pent-up global wish list of hopes, demands awaits Biden VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Spare a thought for the people who'll be managing Joe Biden's presidential appointment diary. Four years of inward-looking “America First” leadership by...

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