October2024
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Half a million stateless people got citizenship in past decade: UN
Oct 11, 2024Over half a million people without a nationality have obtained citizenship, according to a UN report released on Friday, ten years after the organization began its campaign to eliminate the status of statelessness. The UN agency... -
Asian leaders meet in Laos with US, Russia on world turmoil
Oct 11, 2024Leaders of the Asian region, as well as the senior envoys of the US and Russia, convened in Laos on Friday to talk about the state of the world, with China coming under increasing pressure for... -
Pharrell Williams to co-chair Met Gala exploring Black dandyism
Oct 11, 2024The museum said on Wednesday that singer and designer Pharrell Williams is one of the co-chairs of the upcoming Met Gala in New York, which will explore racial relations in the context of fashion. Fashion’s biggest... -
China opens $71 bn ‘swap facility’ to boost markets
Oct 11, 2024China’s central bank increased market assistance on Thursday by allowing businesses to purchase stocks with tens of billions of dollars in liquidity as part of a series of actions taken by Beijing to revive the nation’s... -
EU’s Michel to meet Chinese PM as trade row festers
Oct 11, 2024As a trade spat between Beijing and Brussels heats up, European Council President Charles Michel will meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in person, an official told AFP on Thursday. The gathering, which is taking place... -
One killed, 12 people trapped in Colorado gold mine
Oct 11, 2024The elevator system in the shaft failed during a tour on Thursday, resulting in one fatality and twelve others still stranded deep under a closed gold mine in Colorado, according to local authorities. The event happened... -
Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 11, 2024The Japanese anti-nuclear organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hibakusha, or survivors of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was given the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee chair in Oslo,... -
Lebanon facing ‘catastrophic’ situation as 600,000 displaced: UN
Oct 10, 2024UN representatives issued a dire warning to Lebanon on Wednesday, stating that a “catastrophic” humanitarian disaster was imminent as 600,000 people were internally displaced and Israel continued its attack against Hezbollah. Hezbollah said that its members... -
Bolivia joins the South Africa ICJ ‘genocide’ case against Israel
Oct 10, 2024Bolivia has joined South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice that alleges the Israeli Gaza offensive breaches the UN Genocide Convention, the court said on Wednesday. The South American country is the... -
Saudi king recovers after tests for lung ailment: royal court
Oct 10, 2024The royal palace of Saudi Arabia claimed in a statement aired by state television that King Salman of Saudi Arabia “has recovered” after finishing tests on lung inflammation on Wednesday. Three days prior, the royal court...