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Kim Jong Un inspected North Korea's first military spy satellite, says its launch is an 'urgent requirement' for the defense of his country
Kim Jong Un gave those tasked with launching the military reconnaissance satellite approval for an …
Joshua Zitser
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Covid can cause 7 million unintended pregnancies as contraceptive access is disrupted says UN
The agencies estimate that the number of women unable to access family planning or facing uninte…
PTI
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UN encourages optimism in the face of adversity and calls for harnessing partnerships to achieve the SDGs
Kelapile opened the in-person UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) "on a…
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Kim Jong Un blasts North Korea's poor response to COVID crisis amid explosive outbreak and rising 'fever' cases
Since first acknowledging a COVID outbreak last week, North Korea has reported at least 1.72 millio…
Julie Coleman
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North Korea's COVID-19 crisis is quickly spiraling out of control — officials say more than 1.4 million people are now suffering from 'fever'
The country's poor healthcare system, lack of testing capabilities, and dearth of vaccines created …
Julie Gerstein
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The UN rejected Russia's push to hold a secret vote on its attempts to annex parts of Ukraine
A draft UN resolution condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine is set for this week. Russia wanted th…
Mia Jankowicz
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IIT Kharagpur is the only Indian university to make it to top 100 in THE Impact Rankings 2020
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur became the only Indian institute to feature in top 1…
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UN says half a billion people will turn bankrupt due to Covid-19
The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could increase global poverty by as much a half …
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Youth activist Jerome Foster is skipping the UN's climate conference in Egypt because of the country's record on LGBTQ rights
White House advisor Jerome Foster asked the UN to move its climate conference out of Egypt, citing …
Catherine Boudreau
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Global economy could shrink by 1% due to COVID-19 pandemic, warns UN-DESA
The UN-DESA analysis issued on Wednesday finds that millions of workers were at risk of losing t…
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Ukraine and its allies are shaming and embarrassing Russian diplomats at the UN and other international bodies
Diplomatic relations with Russia have been under intense pressure since the country invaded Ukraine.
Marianne Guenot
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Meet North Korea's YouTubers, who go fishing, eat ice cream, and gush about 'Harry Potter' to fuel Kim Jong Un's propaganda machine
Clues from known North Korean social-media propaganda accounts indicate that these YouTubers are al…
Matthew Loh
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UN warns of more than 25 million jobs loses due to Coronavirus
Nearly 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, but an internationa…
PTI
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The Taliban faces questions about missing women activists as they seek access to $9 billion in frozen assets
Three days after attending a women's rights march in Kabul, two Afghan women disappeared. One poste…
Ali Latifi,Tamana Ayazi
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North Korea has executed at least 7 people for watching South Korean videos, including K-Pop music, rights group says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is cracking down on foreign influence and defectors say people are …
John Haltiwanger
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The world's poorest countries should consider launching a $465 billion cash handout programme to fight the coronavirus, a UN report says
"Bailouts and recovery plans cannot only focus on big markets and big business," UNDP administrator…
Shalini Nagarajan
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North Korea has the world's largest special-operations force. A defected spy offers hints about how they'd be used in a war.
Not much is known about North Korea's huge special-operations force, but they are believed to be we…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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It's not just lockdown, Covid too is linked to poor mental heath says Lancet study
Having symptoms of COVID-19 infection is associated with poorer mental health and lower life satisf…
PTI
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North Korea is the most isolated country on the planet, but it still finds ways to steal billions of dollars
Despite heavy sanctions, North Korea has found ways to enrich its leaders and to finance its milita…
Ellen Ioanes
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Biden nominates Cindy McCain for ambassadorship with the UN food agency
Cindy, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain and an Arizona businesswoman, broke with the GOP to e…