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State of Global Water Resources 2021 [EN/AR/ZH]

Geneva, 29 November 2022 – The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order to assess the effects of climate, environmental and societal change on the Earth’s water resources. The aim of this annual stocktake is to support monitoring and management of global freshwater resources in an era […]

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WHO recommends new name ‘MPOX’ for monkeypox disease

GENEVA— Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out. When the outbreak of monkeypox expanded earlier this year, racist and stigmatizing language online, in other settings and […]

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Russia Donates 260,000 Tons of Fertilizer to Africa

Russia has donated 260,000 metric tons of fertilizer it produced that was sitting in European ports and warehouses for use by farmers in Africa, the United Nations said Tuesday. “This will serve to alleviate humanitarian needs and prevent catastrophic crop loss in Africa, where it is currently planting season,” U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters, […]

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EYES ON IRAN ART ACTIVATION FACES THE U.N. IN NEW YORK

AN EVENT MARKED THE OPENING FEATURING HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, GISSOU NIA,SHEIDA SOLEIMANI, SHIRIN NESHAT with SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY JON BATISTE NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Iranian artists Sheida Soleimani, Aphrodite Désirée Navab, Z, Icy and Sot, Shirin Neshat, Mahvash Mostala, Sepideh Mehraban, and Shirin Towfiq, alongside artists Hank Willis Thomas and JR, […]

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J&T Express annonce que Lionel Messi est l’ambassadeur mondial de la marque

SHANGHAI, 28 novembre 2022/PRNewswire/ — Le fournisseur mondial de services logistiques J&T Express a annoncé aujourd’hui que la star du football et icône du sport mondial Lionel Messi était son premier ambassadeur de marque mondial. Connu pour sa recherche incessante de l’excellence et sa résilience, le septuple Ballon d’Or comprend l’engagement continu d’amélioration qui est au cœur de […]

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Feature: Africa urges climate actions rather than broken promises, double standard

KAMPALA, Nov 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Many African participants walked into the UN climate conference held earlier this month in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh with much optimism, but came out with unmet expectations. The two-week gathering, also known as the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations […]

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East African Nations Say DRC Needs Political Reform to Deal With Armed Groups

Kenya is hosting a third round of talks aimed at bringing peace to the volatile eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The East African Community regional bloc has convened a meeting in Nairobi to discuss how to solve the political, security and social problems that have plagued the eastern DRC for decades. This […]

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KlasJet acrescenta o Boeing 737 BBJ2 à sua frota exclusiva

KlasJet adds Boeing 737 BBJ2 to its exclusive fleet LONDRES, Nov. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Em 2021, o mercado mundial de jatos comerciais era de US$ 25,87 bilhões e deverá atingir US$ 38,34 bilhões até 2029, crescendo a uma CAGR de 4,06 %. Os jatos comerciais realizaram 3,3 milhões de voos em todo o […]