IOC sets election timetable to succeed Thomas Bach
“This closed meeting will give IOC members the opportunity to hear from the seven candidates about their programmes ,”Sourced from Africanews
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France: Revealed in the cinema, Abou Sangare still threatened with expulsion
“When I see Souleymane sitting at the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, I put myself in his shoes, because I know what it’s like to wait for your identity papers here in France, to be in this situation – the stress, the anxiety ,”…Sourced from Africanews
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‘Pivotal moment’ as violence against children reaches unprecedented levels worldwide
Violence against children remains a pervasive global issue, with up to a billion children vulnerable to various forms of abuse, according to United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children. Source UN News
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‘No end to hell’ in northern Gaza, warns UN aid agency chief
The prospect of all-out war in Lebanon appeared undiminished on Wednesday as the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that there was “no end to hell” in northern Gaza, where lifesaving relief has shut down. Source UN News
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End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHO
Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting ourselves and our loved ones from the ongoing spread of respiratory diseases as the northern hemisphere prepares for winter, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Source UN News
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Hurricane Milton nears Florida, evacuations urgent
“Everybody in Tampa Bay should assume we are going to be ground zero,”Sourced from Africanews
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US warns nationals to reconsider travel to Marburg-hit Rwanda
This warning comes after the East African nation reported 12 fatalities, primarily among health workers since the outbreak was declared late last month.Sourced from Africanews
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UN rights chief warns of ‘widespread and systematic’ torture of Ukrainian POWs
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its 1,000-day mark, the UN’s top human rights official reiterated his call for Russia to cease its attack immediately and comply with its international obligations to protect civilians. Source UN News
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‘Alarming’ situation in Great Lakes Region of DR Congo
The situation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, in particular the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has remained “alarming” amid ongoing violence in the restive country’s east, said the UN Special Envoy to the Region in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday. UN Africa News
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Zambia signs deal with China for its first cholera vaccine plant
Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China to establish the country’s first cholera vaccine manufacturing facility.Sourced from Africanews
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