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Chernobyl: Survivors reflect on nuclear accident, Russian occupation

Village Reporter
Looking back on two of the most difficult periods since the plant opened in 1977, Chernobyl employees shared their personal stories with UN News on the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day. Ground zero Evgeny Yashin was a 40-year-old chemist at the Chernobyl plant when the nuclear power reactor accident unfolded in April 1986, resulting in massive evacuations, the deaths of… Read More
Europe 

Rights office calls on Russia and Ukraine to observe rules of war, after alleged POW executions

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If confirmed, the actions would breach the rules of war, and could amount to a war crime. In a briefing on Tuesday in Geneva, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani pointed to audio that emerged on Sunday on several Telegram channels, which urged combatants not to bother taking POWs, or to summarily execute those captured. Take no prisoners She said one recording… Read More
Africa Featured World 

80-year old US President Biden to seek re-election in 2024

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US President Joe Biden, 80, is to seek re-election in 2024, he announced on Tuesday. His quest for a second White House term is dividing opinions considering his age. He is already the oldest U.S. president ever. Doctors have declared Biden, who does not drink alcohol and exercises five times a week, “fit for duty” after an examination in February.… Read More
Africa North Africa Sudan World 

Sudan’s warring sides agree to a 72-hour ceasefire

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Fighting in Sudan has abated after the army and the rival paramilitary force agreed to a 72-hour truce. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) said the U.S. and Saudi Arabia mediated the ceasefire. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the agreement first and said it followed two days of intense negotiations. “During this period, the United States urges the SAF… Read More
Pacific 

India poised to become world’s most populous nation

Village Reporter
The main driver of these trends is the fertility level in the two nations, said John Wilmoth, Director of the UN Population Division. Together, China and India’s collective populations equal more than one third of the world’s eight billion citizens. By the end of April, India’s population is expected to reach 1,425,775,850 people, with projections indicating further growth for several… Read More
Africa North Africa Sudan US World 

Foreign states begin evacuating citizens from Sudan as fighting continues

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Foreign states have started evacuating their citizens from Sudan as fighting between military rivals continues. The United States said its special forces have already helped embassy staff to get out of the country. Evacuations by some other countries though appeared to face problems over the weekend amid battles clashes with the current humanitarian crisis deepening. The fighting broke out between… Read More
Africa Business South Africa Southern Africa US World 

South Africa raises quota for US frozen bone-in chicken amid high cost

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In an amendment to Schedule 4 the Customs and Excise Act (1964), published in the Government Gazette on 31 March 2023, it was announced that the annual quota for frozen bone-in cuts of the species Gallus Domesticus originating in or imported from the United States (US), would be increased from 71,290 tonnes to 71,632 tonnes, with retrospective effect from 1… Read More
Pacific 

First Person: Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet

Village Reporter
“For indigenous peoples, the land, the forest, water, is life. We depend on the natural environment, and we care for our surroundings. Managing natural resources is a strong part of our way of life. For example, the way we use rotational farming, avoiding monocultures by planting several different many different types of crops on our farmland. In indigenous cultures, we… Read More
Africa North Africa Sudan World 

Sudan’s military rivals mull over ceasefire for Eid

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Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has said it would agree to a 72-hour truce from 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) on Friday for the Eid al-Fitr, a muslim holiday. There has been diplomatic pressure mounting to end the fighting in Sudan which has left more than 300 people dead just within one week. The UN, US and other countries have… Read More
Africa Business World 

African finance ministers demand action on global financial architecture reform

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Coming out of the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings, a group of African Finance Ministers and partners is urging global institutions to do more to deliver for African countries. The WBG/IMF Annual Meetings will return to Africa for the first time in fifty years this October, which presents an eight-month window of opportunity for… Read More
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