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Anti-money laundering - agree to create new European authority

Anti-money laundering – agree to create new European authority

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The Council and the Parliament reached a provisional agreement on creating a new European authority anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism
EU-China summit, 7 December 2023

EU-China summit, 7 December 2023

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The 24th EU-China summit took place in Beijing, China. This was the first in-person EU-China summit since 2019. President of the European Council, Charles Michel,...
ILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq

ILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq

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The UN labour agency, ILO, says it is becoming increasingly concerned about working conditions in Iraq, where temperatures have soared to 50 degrees Celsius in recent weeks.
Sri Lanka: UNFPA appeals for $10.7 million for ‘critical’ women’s healthcare

Sri Lanka: UNFPA appeals for $10.7 million for ‘critical’ women’s healthcare

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The UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is leading efforts to protect women and girls’ rights to give birth safely and live without gender-based violence, according to a statement issued on Monday.
Nuclear technology helps Mexico eradicate invasive insect pest

Nuclear technology helps Mexico eradicate invasive insect pest

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One of the most devastating insect pests infesting fruits and vegetables in Mexico has been eradicated in the state of Colima, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years

Healthy life expectancy in Africa grows by nearly 10 years

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Healthy life expectancy among Africans living in mainly high and upper middle-income countries on the continent, has increased by almost 10 years, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Thursday.
Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO

Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises of the last 70 years.  
New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

New global alliance launched to end AIDS in children by 2030

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While more than three quarters of all adults living with HIV are receiving some kind of treatment, the number of children doing so, stands at only 52 per cent. In response to this startling disparity, UN agencies UNAIDS, UNICEF, WHO, and others, have formed a global alliance to prevent new HIV infections and ensure that by 2030 all HIV positive children can get access to lifesaving treatment.
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Protesters demand political reform in Thailand – Vatican News

In Thailand, More than 10,000 people take to the streets on Sunday in the biggest protest since a 2014 coup to call for political reform.

‘No place for racism in the world today’ – Vatican News

The latest plea to “denounce racism” comes from the Catholic Commission for Social Justice of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain.

Zimbabwe’s Catholic bishops denounce State crackdown, drawing sharp counter attack

Zimbabwe's Catholic bishops drew a sharp government response after issuing a Pastoral Letter, titled 'The March Is Not Ended' on the current crisis in the southern African nation. Then, in a vitriolic attack on the bishops, a government minister played on delicate tribal divisions and was herself accused of stirring genocide.

Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe’ solidarity visit to Archbishop Ndlovu

Paul Samasumo - Vatican City The Holy See’s Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe, Archbishop Paolo Rudelli, Sunday morning, paid a solidarity visit on the Archbishop of...

Investigators probe cause of Lebanon blast

By Nathan Morley On Sunday, a French forensic police unit arrived in the Lebanese capital to begin work on an investigation into the explosion. At...

Virtual Concert unites Pacific with the world in battling COVID-19

The first-of-its-kind televised and digitally streamed Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together concert called on regional leaders and citizens to unite in the global fight against COVID-19, the United Nations said on Saturday.

Pope Francis appeals for dialogue in negotiations regarding the Nile

By Vatican News Pope Francis said after the recitation of the Angelus on Saturday that he is "following with particular attention the situation of the...

Pope prays for people in northern Nigeria

Pope prays for people in northern Nigeria

Pope: Mary’s Assumption huge step forward for humanity

During the Angelus on the feast of the Assumption, Pope Francis said that the Virgin Mary shows us that our goal is not to gain the things here on earth, which are fleeting, but the homeland above, which is forever.

The Pope extends Lauretan Jubilee, to December 2021

Archbishop Fabio dal Cin, Pontifical Delegate to the Shine at Loreto announces that Pope Francis is extending the Lauretan Jubilee to December 2021. In his words, he thanks the Pope for a gift that allows people to enjoy for another twelve months the benefits of this spiritual jubilee in this time of pandemic.
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