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UN Weekly Roundup: May 20-26, 2023

united nations - Editor's note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this ...


World Bank approves 150 mln to help Ghana improve flood resilience

ACCRA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has approved 150 million U.S. dollars to help the Ghanaian government control ...


Sri Lanka: Minister's involvement in fake passport of Chinese man sparks controversy

Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 26 (ANI): State Minister of Urban Development and Housing in Sri Lanka, Arundika Fernando, issued a ...


Sierra Leone to preserve fallen historic cotton tree as cultural legacy

FREETOWN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A cotton tree taken as a symbol of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, which ...


US Imposes Sanctions on Head of Wagner Group in Mali

washington - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on the head of the Wagner Group in Mali, accusing the ...


Anurag Kashyap, Sunny Leone's 'Kennedy' gets standing ovation at Cannes 2023

Cannes [France], May 25 (ANI): Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's film 'Kennedy' starring Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhat, received a standing ovation ...


Africa's Russia-Ukraine peace mission: what can it achieve?

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to lead an initiative of six African heads of state to explore an ...


African leaders urge Ukraine to accept peace talks with Russia

Six presidents from the continent plan to personally visit Moscow and Kiev to urge both sides to come to the ...


Saif bin Zayed meets with Minister of Internal Affairs of Liberia

ABU DHABI, 2nd May, 2023 (WAM) -- H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and ...


UAE leaders congratulate President of Sierra Leone on Independence Day

ABU DHABI, 27th April, 2023 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message ...


Closing arguments begin in trial over Mali war crimes

LUXEMBOURG (CN) - Prosecutors told the International Criminal Court in their closing statements on Tuesday that an ex-Islamic militia leader ...


Business

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Facebook nears completion of eliminating 10,000 jobs

MENLO Park, California: As part of the last stage of a three-series round of staff layoffs, part of a plan ...

Baby formula manufacturers investigated by US for rigging bids

WASHINGTON D.C.: On its website, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said it is probing Abbott Laboratories and other ...

US Rep says expand China blacklist after ban on Micron chips

Representative Mike Gallagher, chair of the U.S. House of Representatives committee on China, says that after Beijing banned the sale ...

Investors bank on debt ceiling breakthrough, Nasdaq surges more than 2%

NEW YORK, New York - A relief rally hit Wall Street Friday as lawmakers made some progress on the debt ...

Expect supply chain shortages through 2024, says Boeing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said sector-wide supply chain problems that have hampered global jetliner production might not ...

Silicon Valley chosen as site for $4 bln chip research center

SAN FRANCISCO, California: US semiconductor toolmaker Applied Materials Inc has said it plans to spend up to $4 billion on ...

International

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US seeks answers after six near misses at airports

WASHINGTON D.C.: Jennifer Homendy, head of the US National Transportation Safety Board, has said the US will investigate recent near ...

Florida sued for law saying some foreigners cannot purchase land

MIAMI, Florida: Four Chinese citizens living in Florida have sued the state over a new law barring citizens of China ...

Ukrainian pilots to be trained by Norway to operate F-16 fighter jets

OSLO, Norway: Norwegian Defense Minister Bjoern Arild Gram has said that Norway would conduct training programs for Ukrainian pilots in ...

California says it wants to end gas vehicle sales by 2035

LOS ANGELES, California: Reuters has reported that California is seeking approval from the the Biden administration to require all new ...

United Kingdom to end migration of foreign students' families

LONDON, England: As part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's measures to bring down annual net migration, which reached a record ...

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Death at US-Mexico Border, Shelter Rules Top Week's Immigration News

Editor's note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA ...


US warns Chinese hackers against hacking 'critical' infrastructure

Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, said the United States, its Western ...


Platforms like Khelo India University Games Uttar Pradesh boost our tournament playing experience: Table Tennis player Nithyashree Mani

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): University of Madras' Nithyashree Mani bagged the youth title in the girls' Under-19 ...


Diamond League 2023: Avinash Sable all-set to compete Olympic champions

Morocco [North Africa], May 27 (ANI): The Commonwealth Games silver medallist Avinash Sable will start his first 3000m steeplechase event ...


"Playing against Lebanon, Kuwait will help us understand where we stand": Indian men's skipper Sunil Chhetri

New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Indian men's football captain Sunil Chhetri said that playing teams like Lebanon and Kuwait ...


Ranking elevation, bringing Hetmyer, Narine, Russell to team are immediate priorities of new WI white-ball coach Darren Sammy

St Johns [Antigua], May 27 (ANI): West Indies' newly-appointed white-ball coach Darren Sammy said that his two priorities as a ...


Hotel Review

Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...