Gaza: UN humanitarians ahead of polio vaccination target
“We think that we will need another day tomorrow to actually wrap-up the central zone completely,” said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Speaking from Gaza, he explained that day three of the campaign was…
UN reports ‘lethal tactics’ by Israeli forces in West Bank
Stéphane Dujarric informed journalists at the regular press briefing in New York that operations have resumed in Tulkarm and continue in Jenin. “The UN has recorded more than two dozen fatalities over the past week, including children,” he said. He…
Clearview AI fined by Dutch agency for facial recognition database
U.S. facial recognition company Clearview AI has been fined $33.7 million for building what Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said on Tuesday was an illegal database. DPA also issued an additional order, imposing a penalty of up to some $5.5…
Australian researchers plan new generation of biodegradable plastic
SYDNEY — Global concerns over plastic pollution and cuts to fossil fuel use are behind a new Australian-led initiative to develop a new generation of 100 percent compostable plastic. Experts estimate that more than 170 trillion pieces of plastic are…
Russia’s Putin visits Mongolia, defies international warrant for his arrest
Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Mongolia on Tuesday with no sign that the host country would bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The trip…
China, South Africa agree to seek balanced trade, more investments
China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, agreed to promote balanced trade and discussed boosting two-way investments between their industrial and commercial communities, a joint statement on Tuesday showed. President Xi Jinping and his South African counterpart…
Ukraine criticizes Mongolia’s failure to arrest Putin
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that Mongolia’s failure to arrest visiting Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, wanted on an international warrant, dealt a severe blow to the international criminal law system. Putin arrived in Mongolia on Monday for talks likely to…
Brazil Supreme Court panel upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide
RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel on Monday unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide, according to the court’s website. The broader support among justices…
New Polish law makes school attendance mandatory for Ukrainian refugees
warsaw — Sava Trypolsky couldn’t wait for school to start. Days before the Ukrainian boy entered first grade Monday, his backpack was packed. Sitting on his bed in his home near Warsaw last week, he pulled out coloring pens, glue…
Experts blame Africa’s mpox outbreaks on neglect, world’s inability to stop epidemics
LONDON — The growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against…