IOM’s World Migration Report 2024: Record number of displaced people
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on May 7 the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global
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OECD: Global growth projected to slow to 2.9% in 2024
Global growth, which rose by an estimated 3.1 per cent in 2023, is projected to slow to 2.9 per cent
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Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Secretary General slams unprecedented rise in antisemitism
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Secretary General Dr Kathrin Meyer has issued a statement slamming the unprecedented rise in antisemitism
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Co-founder of multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency scheme OneCoin sentenced to 20 years in prison
Karl Sebastian Greenwood, who co-founded OneCoin with Ruja Ignatova, the so-called “Cryptoqueen,” was sentenced on September 12 to 20 years
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NASA: July 2023 was hottest month on record ever since 1880
According to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, July 2023 was hotter than any
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Stoltenberg’s term as head of Nato extended by a year
Nato Allies agreed on July 4 to extend the mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg by a further year, until
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UN refugee agency: Forced displacements hit record in 2022
By the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence and human rights abuses stood at
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Global regulators agree on way forward to adapt Covid-19 vaccines to emerging variants
International regulators have published a report on the outcomes of their discussions on Covid-19 vaccines and the need for a
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G7 agrees new sanctions on Russia
The G7 announced on May 19 2023 new sanctions on Russia, in a statement in which the group reaffirmed its
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