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Myanmar: UN expert welcomes “new blow” against junta’s finances, urges all nations step up with sanctions 

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Myanmar: UN expert welcomes “new blow” against junta’s finances, urges all nations step up with sanctions 

globalbihari May 20, 2021

Photo credit: 2021 Revolution Tweets @2021Revtweets Geneva/Washington D.C.: A UN human rights expert today welcomed the announcement...

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Bees are fundamental to our lives

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Bees are fundamental to our lives

globalbihari May 20, 2021

World Bee Day 2021 FAO-led World Bee Day 2021 calls for further collaboration to safeguard biodiversity and...

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Netanyahu declines Biden’s ceasefire appeal; expresses his determination to continue the fight

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Netanyahu declines Biden’s ceasefire appeal; expresses his determination to continue the fight

globalbihari May 20, 2021

New York/Jerusalem: In eye of the storm after China as well as Palestine accused the USA of...

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Protected Planet Report 2020: The pace of biodiversity loss continues largely unabated

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Protected Planet Report 2020: The pace of biodiversity loss continues largely unabated

globalbihari May 19, 2021

33.8% of ‘Key Biodiversity Areas’ lack any coverage by protected areas Nairobi: The COVID-19 pandemic has shone...

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“Shame on the Security Council” – Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine

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“Shame on the Security Council” – Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine

globalbihari May 18, 2021

New York: “Shame on the Security Council,” Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine, said...

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Heavy artillery firing after civil uprising in Israeli towns; pounding of Gaza strip continues

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Heavy artillery firing after civil uprising in Israeli towns; pounding of Gaza strip continues

globalbihari May 18, 2021

Jerusalem/New York: A civil uprising following the call for a general strike by both Palestinian and Arab...

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WTO launches first online Regional Trade Policy Course for Africa

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WTO launches first online Regional Trade Policy Course for Africa

globalbihari May 18, 2021

Geneva: The World Trade Organization has  launched the first online Regional Trade Policy Course for Africa, which...

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NASA takes a step forward to pave the way for space explorers with disabilities

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NASA takes a step forward to pave the way for space explorers with disabilities

globalbihari May 18, 2021

Expedition 65 Flight Engineers (from left) Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough gather and prepack cargo to be...

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UN Committee pulls up South Africa for the alarmingly high scale of domestic violence, including femicide, in the country

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UN Committee pulls up South Africa for the alarmingly high scale of domestic violence, including femicide, in the country

globalbihari May 18, 2021

Geneva: The scale of domestic violence, including femicide, is alarmingly high in South Africa. In a report...

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Shortage of fund constraining WHO’s ability to provide response in emerging hotspots, says Director-General Tedros

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Shortage of fund constraining WHO’s ability to provide response in emerging hotspots, says Director-General Tedros

globalbihari May 17, 2021

Global decline in cases and deaths from COVID-19 for the second week in a row Geneva: The...

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