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Tuesday September 21, 2021

Trudeau to begin third mandate in minority govt

Canada's Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau is to continue his third mandate as prime minister in his second minority government, reported Xinhua. Trudeau's party has won 156 seats of the House of Commons in the 44th general election, followed by the Conservative Party with 121 seats, Bloc Quebecois

Published: 02:12 am,Tuesday 21 September 2021

UNGA president calls for more support for less developed countries

The president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly Abdulla Shahid on Monday called for more support and resources to help less developed countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the decade's end, reported Xinhua. "The pandemic has severely impacted the SDGs," the president told

Published: 01:09 am,Tuesday 21 September 2021

635,000 displaced in Afghanistan this year: UN

UN humanitarians said on Monday that 635,000 people in Afghanistan were routed from their homes this year because of violence, with more than 12,000 recently displaced to Kabul, mainly from Panjshir Province, reported Xinhua. The world organization and its partners have reached 8 million people in the first

Published: 00:18 am,Tuesday 21 September 2021

Rich states urged to deliver $100b for climate action in developing countries

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged rich countries to deliver the promised 100 billion U.S. dollars a year for climate action in developing countries, reported Xinhua. The top UN official told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York following the closing of the Informal Leaders Roundtable

Published: 23:18 pm,Sunday 19 September 2021

Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass 8.14m

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,146,310 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said, reported Xinhua. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, in its continental COVID-19 dashboard indicated that the death toll

Published: 23:10 pm,Sunday 19 September 2021

Australian minister resigns after accepting anonymous donation

Australian Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Christian Porter has resigned after accepting an anonymous donation to fund personal legal fees, reported Xinhua. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday afternoon that Porter has stepped down from the ministry effective immediately. It comes five days after Porter revealed

Published: 21:03 pm,Sunday 19 September 2021

Taliban issues appeal for more aid from Int´l community

A Taliban spokesperson in the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan has called on the international community to ramp up its provision of aid to the country, stressing that the Islamist militants are not terrorists, reported dpa. Provincial spokesman Matiullah Ruhani said aid could take the form of investment,

Published: 21:48 pm,Sunday 19 September 2021

Right-wing rally near U.S. Capitol shrinks amid police alert

A sharply shrunk right-wing rally on Saturday was held peacefully before the long fencing of U.S. Capitol amid high police alert and tight media presence, crying out over the treatment of Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, reported Xinhua. Just a crowd of not many people gathered at noon time in

Published: 22:48 pm,Sunday 19 September 2021

Death toll rises to 9 in ship after capsizes in China

The death toll has risen to nine, as of 11 a.m. Sunday, after a passenger ship overturned in a river in southwest China's Guizhou Province, according to local authorities, reported Xinhua. The accident happened at 4:50 p.m. on Saturday in Zangke River in Zangke Township in the city of

Published: 02:09 am,Sunday 19 September 2021

Efforts to continue campaign against sexual exploitation, abuse

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday took stock of four years of efforts against sexual exploitation and abuse in the UN system and called for the continuation of the campaign, reported Xinhua. "Today marks four years since the high-level meeting on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse,

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