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Efforts to provide assistance in Haiti continue despite ongoing violence and instability.

On Tuesday, the United Nations reported that UNICEF, its children’s agency, and its partners have distributed more than 242,000 gallons of water since the beginning of March. Additionally, the World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners have given out over…

Agencies are warning of a rise in the number of infants in Gaza who are at risk of dying.

“According to Dr. Margaret Harris of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), doctors and healthcare workers are increasingly witnessing the consequences of malnutrition, with newborn infants succumbing to death due to dangerously low birth weights.” The World Health Organization spokesperson…

After 17 years, Bank of Japan abandons extreme policy and implements first rate increase.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from its focus on reflating growth with decades of massive monetary stimulus. Analysts suggest…

In 2023, a team of researchers revealed a decrease in the overall environmental well-being of Australia.

SYDNEY —  According to the yearly report from the university, Australia’s environmental performance worsened in 2023, but it was still better than several other countries. Although 2023 broke records as the warmest year worldwide, Australia experienced its eighth warmest year…

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy announced plans to increase the country’s production of defense materials.

Before the upcoming Tuesday meeting of a group led by the United States, which is dedicated to providing military assistance to Ukraine in its conflict against a Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his country will strive to…

A member of the US government has stated that the owner of TikTok is essentially controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. The individual classified the owner as a “subsidiary” of the CCP.

washington —  . The United States’ House of Representatives approved a bill on March 13 that, should it become law, would require ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the TikTok app, to sell off its U.S. assets within 180 days…

According to the United States, North Korea has transported 10,000 units of weapons to Russia.

According to Jung Pak, the top American representative for North Korea, ten separate occasions have been recorded of the country’s missiles being deployed in the Ukrainian battleground. In an interview with VOA’s Nike Ching, Pak stated that the U.S. believes…

The city of Austin is hosting the initial face-to-face meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group for the year 2024.

Ramstein, Germany —  On Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledged that Russia has suffered significant consequences as a result of President Vladimir Putin’s actions in the Ukrainian conflict. This statement was made as a coalition of over 50 nations,…

According to a recent VOA interview, the United States stated that North Korea has sent 10,000 containers of munitions to Russia.

STATE DEPARTMENT —  On Monday, it was revealed by the United States that North Korea has sent more than 10,000 containers filled with military weapons to Russia in order to aid in their conflict in Ukraine. This number is higher…

The United States has prohibited the final remaining form of asbestos still in use.

On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency declared a thorough prohibition of asbestos, specifically targeting the only remaining kind of the substance still in use within the United States. Even though asbestos was the initial substance prohibited by a chemical safety…