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  • Western Japanese city of Okayama lifts all evacuation orders

    Date: 2025-03-28 07:10:09 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:11118653

    TOKYO, March 28 (MENA) – Officials in the western Japanese city of Okayama have lifted all the evacuation orders that they issued to residents. They said the wildfires have been brought under control, NHK reported. On Friday morning, the city ....

  • White House pulls Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination

    Date: 2025-03-28 06:25:24 GMT - USA - World - SN:4 - ID:11118637

    WASHINGTON, March 28 (MENA) - The White House on Thursday pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US ambassador to the United Nations amid concerns over slim margins in the US House of Representatives, keeping one of Trump’s most vocal allies ....

  • The Guardian: There are more child amputees in Gaza than anywhere else in the world

    Date: 2025-03-28 06:20:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:3 - ID:11118633

    LONDON, March 28 (MENA) - Before October 2023, kids accounted for roughly half of the 2 million Palestinians there. Official figures put the death toll in Gaza at more than 50,000 people, a number that continues to climb as Israel renews its ....

  • UNICIF: At least 14 million children face disruptions to critical nutrition services in 2025

    Date: 2025-03-28 06:14:23 GMT - palestine - World - SN:2 - ID:11118631

    RAMALLAH/NEW YORK, March 28 (MENA) - At least 14 million children are expected to face disruptions to nutrition support and services because of recent and expected global funding cuts, leaving them at heightened risk of severe malnutrition and ....

  • UN's Guterres: Combating hunger demands global effort at every level

    Date: 2025-03-27 20:38:55 GMT - France - World - SN:51 - ID:11118476

    PARIS, March 27 (MENA) - UN Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres said combating hunger demands a global effort at every level, and unprecedented political and financial engagement to sustainably transform food systems. The Global Alliance against ....

  • EU renews commitment not to develop, produce, use biologic weapons

    Date: 2025-03-27 07:45:34 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:5 - ID:11117381

    BRUSSELS, March 27 (MENA) - The European Union has renewed commitment not to develop, produce or use biologic weapons. The Biological Weapons Convention is a cornerstone of global security. It was the first multilateral treaty to ban an entire ....

  • Rubio discusses with French counterpart war in Ukraine, Iran's nuclear program

    Date: 2025-03-26 21:12:34 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:11117199

    WASHINGTON, March 26 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed with his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot ending the war between Russia and Ukraine and Iran’s nuclear program. In a statement by the US State Department, Rubio said US ....

  • Putin submits treaty on strategic partnership with Iran to Duma for ratification

    Date: 2025-03-26 20:32:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:57 - ID:11117194

    MOSCOW, March 26 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted the treaty on Russia's comprehensive strategic partnership with Iran to the government for ratification, TASS reported on Wednesday. The document will be presented to ....

  • OPEN// Bulgaria's Deputy PM, French ambassador discuss investments

    Date: 2025-03-26 20:30:56 GMT - Bulgaria - World - SN:56 - ID:11117205

    SOFIA, March 26 (MENA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth Tomislav Donchev and French Ambassador to Bulgaria Joel Meyer discussed possibilities to attract French investors to the Bulgarian economy and ways to improve the ....

  • U.S. to end vaccine funds for poor countries

    Date: 2025-03-26 19:45:39 GMT - USA - World - SN:52 - ID:11117166

    NEW YORK, March 26 (MENA) - The Trump administration intends to terminate the United States’ financial support for Gavi, the organization that has helped purchase critical vaccines for children in developing countries, saving millions of lives over ....

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