China’s increasing naval power, the country having surpassed the United States as the world’s largest maritime force, is giving Beijing crucial sway
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday reported yet another devastating shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean, which has claimed the lives of at least 74 migrants off the coast of Khums, Libya. It is the eighth such incident since the beginning of October.
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Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination coverage, resulting in the highest number of cases for 23 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in a joint report on Thursday.
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The draft agreement and complete annexes providing for additional details as regards the terms of the protection of the GIs including transitional arrangements will be made public as soon as practicable.
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EU products with geographical indications such as Feta, Münchener Bier, Polska Wódka, or Queso Manchego to be protected against misuse and imitation in China
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Public development banks representing total annual investment of US$ 2.3 trillion are joining forces to form a global coalition in response to the coronavirus pandemic and to contribute to the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the objectives of the Paris Agreement to combat climate change.
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It’s National Longevity Week this week (9-13 November) and it’s made me focus on a perennial problem; why are so few truly innovative products, services and business models designed to meet the needs of older people?
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The Office of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and local authorities are screening and registering people arriving in Sudan.
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An Arizona Superior Court judge has denied a request by President Trump's reelection team to seal evidence in a lawsuit alleging poll workers in Maricopa County "incorrectly rejected" Election Day votes.
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Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors requested a meeting with President-elect Joe Biden to discuss the movement's agenda and lay out expectations for the incoming administration.
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A stack of messages from foreign leaders to President-elect Joe Biden are sitting at the State Department but the Trump administration is preventing him from accessing them, according to State Department officials familiar with the messages.
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