Category: General
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, South African Anti-Apartheid Icon, Dies at 84
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a former anti-apartheid fighter who, like the greats of the struggle he encountered, spent part of his life in Robben Island penitentiary in South Africa, died Monday at the age of 84.He died of a lo…
FAO Food Price Index rises in November
The barometer of food commodity prices in international markets rose for the fourth consecutive month in November, led by strong demand for wheat and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.The F…
‘We Now Stand at a Turning Point’ with Unexpected Hope, Head of United Nations Team Investigating ISIL/Da’esh Atrocity Crimes in Iraq Tells Security Council
Efforts Must Move from Collecting Evidence To Extraditing, Prosecuting Those Responsible in Iraq, Key Representative SaysSignificant steps have been taken in the pursuit of justice and securing accountability for victims, including by gathering and ana…
‘We Now Stand at a Turning Point’ with Unexpected Hope, Head of United Nations Team Investigating ISIL/Da’esh Atrocity Crimes in Iraq Tells Security Council
Efforts Must Move from Collecting Evidence To Extraditing, Prosecuting Those Responsible in Iraq, Key Representative SaysSignificant steps have been taken in the pursuit of justice and securing accountability for victims, including by gathering and ana…
Korean star Gianna Jun on acting goals and aging well
Seoul, Despite being one of the most well-known faces in Asia, acting never gets easier for South Korean superstar Gianna Jun.“I feel like I climbed the mountain 1,000 times,” she said about filming her latest series, “Jirisan.”Jun plays Seo Yi-Gang, a…
Korean star Gianna Jun on acting goals and aging well
Seoul, Despite being one of the most well-known faces in Asia, acting never gets easier for South Korean superstar Gianna Jun.“I feel like I climbed the mountain 1,000 times,” she said about filming her latest series, “Jirisan.”Jun plays Seo Yi-Gang, a…
Security Council, International Community Still Doing Too Little to Steer Israeli-Palestinian Conflict into ‘Calmer Waters’, Briefer Says Amid Heightened Tensions
Special Representative Outlines Recent Developments, Including Israel’s Designation of Palestinian Non-Governmental Groups as Terrorist Entities To break the deadlock over the long-standing Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the international community must…
Wary, weary world slams doors shut, fearing omicron variant
Brussels, Countries around the world slammed their doors shut again to try to keep the new omicron variant at bay Monday, even as more cases of the mutant coronavirus emerged and scientists raced to figure out just how dangerous it might be. Japan anno…
A child was infected with HIV every two minutes in 2020 – UNICEF
A prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is deepening the inequalities that have long driven the HIV epidemic, UNICEF warns Ahead of World AIDS Day.JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, 29 November 2021 – At least 300,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020, or one ch…