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UN voices concern over excessive use of force in eastern Libya

Protest in Benghazi, Libya. /AP The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Sunday expressed concern over reports of excessive use of force against demonstrators in the eastern Lib

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UN Security Council strongly condemns mutiny in Mali

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned the mutiny, which happened in Kati, Mali on Tuesday and led to the arrest of Malian president, prime minister and several other mem

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Lavrov, Pompeo discuss 7-state summit on Iran

Xinhua file photos of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike PompeoLavrov reaffirmed Russia's full support for UN Security Council Reso

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EU members agree to prepare countering measures against Turkey

Member states of the European Union (EU) on Friday agreed to prepare countering measures in response to Turkey's naval activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. Followi

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Some 80,000 children displaced due to Beirut explosions: UNICEF

About 80,000 children have been displaced by Tuesday's huge explosions that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Thu

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Urgent: China's manufacturing PMI up to 51.1 in July

The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector rose to 51.1 in July from 50.9 in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. A reading

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Urgent: At least 11 injured in Japan's Fukushima explosion, gas leak suspected

At least 11 people were injured in an explosion on Thursday morning in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, local firefighters said. According to the firefighters, the explos

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Urgent: Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy launches rocket carrying UAE's Mars orbiter

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. on Monday launched a rocket carrying a Mars orbiter developed by the United Arab Emirates. At 6:58 a.m. local time, the H2A ro

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China's Jiangxi raises flood response to highest level

Rescuers help people transfer supplies in Xiangshuitan Township of Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)NANCHANG, July 12 (Xi

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UK government responds to call for social care reform

The UK government has responded to a call from the chief executive of the National Health Service in England for urgent reform to the social care sector.Sir Simon Steve

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Chinese UN mission rejects U.S. accusations on human rights

China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations on Tuesday rejected a statement by Kelly Craft, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, on what she cl

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Urgent: China launches last BDS satellite

China launched the last satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 9:4

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New Development Bank provides South Africa with $1 billion loan

The New Development Bank established by the BRICS group of emerging nations has approved a one-billion-U.S. dollar COVID-19 emergency loan to South Africa to help reduce the socioeconomic impact o

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China takes consistent stand against racism and racial discrimination: diplomat

China supports the African Group in initiating an urgent debate on racism at the UN Human Rights Council, and China takes a consistent stand against racism and racial

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UN rights body begins urgent debate on racism, police brutality in U.S.

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday afternoon began its urgent debate on racism and police brutality in the follow-up to the killing of George Floyd in the United States, following a request mad

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George Floyd's brother says black lives do not matter in U.S.

"Black Lives do not matter in the United States of America," this is the message brought by George Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd to an urgent debate held by the UN H

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George Floyd's brother to deliver testimony at UN urgent debate on racism

The UN Human Rights Council began an urgent debate on current racially inspired human rights violations and the related issues Wednesday afternoon, at which George Floyd's brother will attend through