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Spread of hepatitis B in children under five, lowest in decades: WHO
The global prevalence of potentially-deadly hepatitis B in children under age five, dropped to under one per cent in 2019 – down from five per cent in the pre-vaccine decades between the 1980s and early 2000s, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Monday.
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Book Trailer Launched for Massimo Introvigne’s Book on The Church of Almighty God
Marco Respinti, Director of Bitter Winter reports that it has already introduced to its readers the new book by its editor-in-chief Massimo Introvigne, Inside The Church of Almighty God: The Most Persecuted Religious Movement in China, published in 2020 by Oxford University Press. In this video book trailer, its author Massimo Introvigne explains some key…
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Religious liberty put at risk by Hong Kong security law says Asian cardinal
The Catholic cardinal who heads Asian bishops’ body has issued a warning on Hong Kong’s new Chinese-made security law noting that religious freedom in China faces severe restrictions. But the Anglican archbishop of Hong Kong has backed the new legislation.
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Guterres gives hard hitting Mandela Day message: “Inequality defines our time”
18 July 2020 UN NEWS – Human Rights Inequality, an issue which “defines our time”, risks destroying the world’s economies and societies, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a hard-hitting speech on Saturday. Mr. Guterres was delivering the 2020 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, held online for the first time, in light of the ongoing COVID-19…
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COVID-19: Portuguese club CD Aves in crisis as coronavirus wreaks financial havoc
EURONEWS – CD Aves, A Portuguese football team has become the latest victim of the harsh economic reality of the coronavirus pandemic with other football clubs in Europe also fighting to stay afloat. CD Aves, which is based in northern Portugal, has seen players leave after it was unable to pay their salaries on time.…
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Buddhist Times News – Who are the Uighur people and why do they face oppression by China?
By — Adam Forrest A Uighur woman with her children at the Unity New Village in western China’s Xinjiang region: APChina is facing mounting global criticism over its treatment of the Uighur population in Xinjiang province – with claims of forced labour camps and mass sterilisation. Boris Johnson’s government has accused Beijing of “egregious” human rights abuses against…
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Protect people ‘fleeing war, violence’, UN refugee agency urges Poland
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday encouraged Poland to fall in line with its international obligations, and allow asylum seekers access.
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UN appoints new ECOSOC President
.@UNECOSOC has a new President: It is H.E. Mr. Munir Akram, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the @UN@PakistanPR_UN#UN75#GlobalGoals#SDGs#2030Agenda 23 July 2020UN Affairs Now is the time to implement policies and commitments to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the new…
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‘Temporary Basic Income’ could slow COVID surge, provide lifeline for world’s poorest
The immediate introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people could slow the current surge in COVID-19 and enable close to three billion people to stay at home, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released on Thursday.
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‘Temporary Basic Income’ could slow COVID surge, provide lifeline for world’s poorest
The immediate introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people could slow the current surge in COVID-19 and enable close to three billion people to stay at home, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released on Thursday.