February2018
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Sweden and WFP sign landmark agreement bringing hope to millions in forgotten crises
Feb 5, 2018The Swedish Government and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement, with Sweden making a historic commitment of approximately US$370 million in flexible funds to WFP over the next four... -
Ice instruments ring out coolest music in Norway
Feb 5, 2018Inside a giant igloo in a snowy Norwegian village, the sound of a horn rings out, warming the mood of a freezing audience, huddled together in -24 Celsius. But the four musicians performing are even colder:... -
15 Russians banned from Olympics despite lifting of life bans
Feb 5, 2018Fifteen Russian athletes and staff who controversially had their life bans for doping lifted last week will not be invited to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. The decision was taken... -
Alain Berset pays tribute to Bangabandhu, martyrs
Feb 5, 2018Visiting Swiss President Alain Berset today paid a rich tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi here today.... -
Swiss President to visit Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar tomorrow
Feb 5, 2018President of Switzerland Alain Berset will visit Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar tomorrow to see the plight of Rohingya people who took shelter there following persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine state since August last year, reports... -
Iran says U.S. jailing of consultant part of ‘psychological warfare’
Feb 5, 2018The United States’ jailing of a former consultant to Iran’s mission to the United Nations is part of a campaign of “psychological warfare”, Iran said on Monday. Ahmad Sheikhzadeh, an Iran-born U.S. citizen, was sentenced to... -
Turkish president meets pope, expected to discuss Jerusalem
Feb 5, 2018Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met Pope Francis on Monday to discuss Jerusalem and the fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize the holy city as the capital of Israel. Both have expressed concern at... -
Russia steps up air raids on Syria’s Idlib province after jet shot down
Feb 5, 2018Russian jets intensified their raids on rebel-held towns and cities in Syria’s northern Idlib province on Sunday night, a day after rebels shot down a Russian warplane and killed its pilot. Civil defense sources said air... -
Italian man held after driving through city shooting at black people
Feb 5, 2018An Italian man opened fire on African migrants in the central city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring six people before he was captured, in what police said was a racially motivated attack. The shootings happened just... -
Battle over bodies rages quietly in Iraq’s Mosul long after Islamic State defeat
Feb 5, 2018The Iraqis who have come home to Mosul’s Old City knew it would be hard living in the rubble left by the battle against Islamic State, but there is one aspect of their surroundings they are...
