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IMF approves over 689 mln USD in 2nd tranche loan for Bangladesh
DHAKA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved over 689 million U.S. dollars in the second tranche of the 4.7 billion dollars loan package allocated for Bangladesh. In a statement received here Wednesday, IMF said it allowed the authorities to withdraw the equivalent of 352.35 million SDR […]
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4 Palestinians killed in Israeli drone attack on West Bank’s Jenin
JENIN, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — At least four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone attack on the West Bank city of Jenin, a medical source said on Tuesday. Wissam Baker, director of Jenin Governmental Hospital, said the bodies of three victims, all of them young men, were transferred to the hospital, while the body […]
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US vetoes UN Security Council vote on Gaza ceasefire
We’re pausing our coverage We’re pausing our live coverage for this evening, on a day when the US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Thirteen of the council’s 15 members supported the motion. The UK abstained. The US, which can veto any resolution as one of […]
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UN school attacked by Israeli army in Gaza: UN agency
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Thursday accused the Israeli army of directly targeting a UN school-converted shelter in the Gaza Strip. In a press statement to Xinhua, the UN agency said that its school in the town of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza was […]
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Tanzanian President Hassan inspects site of devastating flash floods, landslides, with death toll rising to 76
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday traveled to Manyara region and inspected the devastation caused by flash floods and landslides in the region’s Hanang district happening Sunday. Briefing the president, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jenista Mhagama said the death toll from the […]
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UN secretary-general invokes Article 99 on Gaza
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, urging the UN Security Council to act on the war in Gaza. The rare move by the secretary-general comes as the Security Council is yet to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel, Hamas and their allies. Considered the UN’s […]
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Putin visits UAE, Saudi Arabia to discuss ties, regional issues
DUBAI/RIYADH, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday paid visits to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia to discuss ties and other issues of common concern. During Putin’s meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, the two sides explored prospects to improve relations within […]
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UN peacekeeping ministerial meeting opens in Ghana to boost global peace
ACCRA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — The 2023 United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting opened here Wednesday to seek solutions to challenges facing UN peacekeeping and work toward concrete outcomes to enhance the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations worldwide. The meeting gathered more than 600 delegates, including defense and foreign affairs ministers, and high-profile government and military […]
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High cost of electricity slows Africa’s growth
Africa, the continent with the fastest-growing economy in the world, is poised for extraordinary growth. But several obstacles conceivably prevent the continent from reaching its fullest potential, not the least of which is the high cost of energy, particularly electricity. According to Yahoo Finance, the world’s electricity market is currently valued at over US$1,94 trillion […]
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US and China agree to resume military communications after summit
The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications in an effort to ease rising tensions, President Joe Biden says. “We’re back to direct, open, clear communications,” he said following a rare meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in California on Wednesday. It was the first time the pair had spoken in person in […]
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