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'Utterly Absurd': Rich Nations Spending Climate Dollars on Coal Projects and Chocolate Shops
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'Utterly Absurd': Rich Nations Spending Climate Dollars on Coal ...
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Nations who pledged to fight climate change are sending money to strange places: Funding for the five projects totalled $2.6 billion, and all four countries ...
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Nations who pledged to fight climate change are sending money to strange ...
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'Utterly Absurd': Rich Nations Spending Climate Dollars on Coal Projects and Chocolate Shops
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'Utterly Absurd': Rich Nations Spending Climate Dollars on Coal ...
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Nations who pledged to fight climate change are sending money to strange places: Funding for the five projects totalled $2.6 billion, and all four countries ...
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Nations who pledged to fight climate change are sending money to strange ...
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What has climate finance paid for? Gelato shops, a coal plant and more: Industrialized nations have pledged $100 billion US per year to help poorer nations cut ...
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What has climate finance paid for? Gelato shops, a coal plant and more
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Human rights activists outraged: Saudi Arabia leads UN Commission on Women's Rights
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Human rights activists outraged: Saudi Arabia leads UN Commission on ...
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ICJ tells Israel to open more land crossings for Gaza aid: The top UN court told Israel to take measures "without delay" to open more border crossings ...
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ICJ tells Israel to open more land crossings for Gaza aid
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Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger named New Zealander of the Year: Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger has been named as the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te ...
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Climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger named New Zealander of the Year
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Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC: Volker Türk tells Jeremy Bowen there is a "plausible" case that Israel is using ...
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Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC
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Colombian president threatens to break ties if Israel doesn't uphold ceasefire
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Colombian president threatens to break ties if Israel doesn't uphold ...
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UN expert finds reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide: A United Nations expert has found reasonable grounds to believe Israel has commited ...
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UN expert finds reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed ...
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Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals: GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces pounded besieged Gaza on Wednesday (Mar 27) in the war sparked by the Oct 7 attack ...
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Israel bombs Gaza, fights Hamas around hospitals
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UN expert accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza: Francesca Albanese reports clear indications Israel has violated three of five acts listed under UN Genocide ...
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UN expert accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza
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Preparations for offensive in Rafah continue: Despite criticism, preparations for the controversial ground offensive on Rafah continue: the local people are ...
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Preparations for offensive in Rafah continue
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Israel to block aid convoys to northern Gaza, says UNRWA boss: It comes as the UN secretary-general visited the southern Rafah crossing and urged Israel to ...
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Israel to block aid convoys to northern Gaza, says UNRWA boss
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we measure time: Study
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation and affecting how we ...
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Haiti gang violence deaths surge in 2024, UN says: Gang violence has eroded the rule of law and brought state institutions close to collapse, report finds.
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Haiti gang violence deaths surge in 2024, UN says
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U.S. Falls Out of Top 20 Happiest Countries for the First Time Ever: For the first time in the World Happiness Report’s dozen-year history, the U.S ...
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U.S. Falls Out of Top 20 Happiest Countries for the First Time Ever
Quick Glance: New Report: Kenya Ranks 114th in Happiness Index
  • For the seventh consecutive year, Finland has secured the title of the world's happiest country, with Kenya ranking 114th out of a total of 143 countries. Conversely, Afghanistan finds itself at the bottom of the ranking as the unhappiest nation.

  • The latest findings were unveiled on March 20, 2024, coinciding with the International Day of Happiness.

  • This annual report relies on six key factors, encompassing social support, income, health, freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption. The economic dimension serves as a pivotal gauge for happiness levels across different nations.

  • Attaining happiness is contingent on various elements like career progression and tackling specific challenges. The United Nations advocates for a harmonized economic growth strategy that fosters happiness and well-being for all.
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Over 1 billion meals a day squandered worldwide in 2022: UN report: The world generated 1.05 billion tons of food waste in 2022, per the UN report.
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Over 1 billion meals a day squandered worldwide in 2022: UN report
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'Death Sentence for Thousands': Israel Bars UNRWA Food Aid to Northern Gaza: "By preventing UNRWA to fulfill its mandate in Gaza, the clock will tick faster ...
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'Death Sentence for Thousands': Israel Bars UNRWA Food Aid to Northern ...
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Israel bombs Gaza as UN chief calls for end to 'horror and starvation': Air and artillery strikes pounded targets in Gaza Sunday as UN chief Antonio Guterres ...
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Israel bombs Gaza as UN chief calls for end to 'horror and starvation'
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Around 19 percent of food is wasted globally as 783 million people face chronic hunger, UN says
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Around 19 percent of food is wasted globally as 783 million people face ...
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UNRWA textbooks were pivotal in radicalizing generations of Gazans — watchdog: Education-monitoring group says UN agency allowed incitement to be taught in its ...
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UNRWA textbooks were pivotal in radicalizing generations of Gazans — ...
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🔴 LIVE DAY 174 #Israel #Palestine - Anti-Israel protests in Jordan grow - At least 8 killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon - US official resigns over Israel's war ... Show more
Israel-Palestine live: Palestinians waving white flag killed and buried by bulldozer
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Israel-Palestine live: Palestinians waving white flag killed and buried by ...
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UN chief calls for slavery reparations: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for slavery reparations over the transatlantic slave trade ...
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UN chief calls for slavery reparations
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US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states: A U.S. judge in Texas struck down a climate rule adopted by the Biden administration requiring ...
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US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states
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Gaza Strip: UN Security Council calls for ceasefire for the first time - Israel reacts angrily
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Gaza Strip: UN Security Council calls for ceasefire for the first time - ...
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US bans UNRWA funding until at least 2025, while leaving room for flexibility: FM Katz praises move, vows UN relief agency for Palestinians won't be part of ...
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US bans UNRWA funding until at least 2025, while leaving room for ...
Quick Glance: US Congressional Leaders Propose Spending Bill to Cut UNRWA Funding
  • A new bill with support from Biden and bipartisan agreement aims to prevent a government shutdown and prohibit funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

  • The proposed spending bill from Congressional leaders in the US would avert a government shutdown but ban funding for the UNRWA.

  • The US has been UNRWA’s largest donor, and a ban would almost certainly lead to a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

  • De-funding of UNRWA has been paused by some Western countries, led by the US, despite UNRWA denying allegations of having ties to Hamas.
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Omaha hockey will face Minnesota in first round of NCAA tournament: UNO hockey received an at-large bid to the 16-team NCAA tournament, and the Mavs will face ...
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Omaha hockey will face Minnesota in first round of NCAA tournament
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Dozens of stalled Israeli visas hindering efforts to help Gaza, aid workers say: UN data shared with Reuters showed that 45 visa requests are pending ...
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Dozens of stalled Israeli visas hindering efforts to help Gaza ...
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Top UN court orders Israel to open more aid crossings in Gaza - National | Globalnews.ca
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🔴 Live: UN chief to visit Egypt's border with Gaza in new plea for ceasefire: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Egypt's border with ...
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🔴 Live: UN chief to visit Egypt's border with Gaza in new plea for ...
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'The choice is clear - surge or starvation': UN chief condemns blocked aid to Gaza on Ramadan visit
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'The choice is clear - surge or starvation': UN chief condemns ...
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UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons: U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons after ...
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UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons
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In Iran, Baha’i minority faces persecution even after death: Grave desecrations represent a new attack against Iran's biggest non-Muslim religious minority
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In Iran, Baha’i minority faces persecution even after death
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UN chief says there is growing consensus to tell Israel that a ceasefire is needed
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UN chief says there is growing consensus to tell Israel that a ceasefire ...
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Russia, China Veto US Resolution at UN Seeking a Gaza Cease-Fire: Russia and China vetoed the strongest move yet by the US to pressure Israel at the United ...
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Russia, China Veto US Resolution at UN Seeking a Gaza Cease-Fire
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Gangs make gains in Haiti as humanitarian conditions deteriorate: Haiti's gangs have made advances in Port-au-Prince, a UN official reported Thursday ...
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Gangs make gains in Haiti as humanitarian conditions deteriorate
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Bodies of 65 people found in mass grave in Libya: UN migration agency: The IOM believes the people were migrants who died in the process of being smuggled ...
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Bodies of 65 people found in mass grave in Libya: UN migration agency
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Middle East conflict:Israel confiscates 800 hectares of land in the West Bank: According to Israeli activists, this is the largest seizure of Palestinian ...
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Middle East conflict:Israel confiscates 800 hectares of land in the West ...
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Israel must not let Gaza's people starve - opinion: Even if this prediction of mass starvation turns out to be another UN-aided false defamation of Israel ...
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Israel must not let Gaza's people starve - opinion
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Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 174: Two-thirds of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are ‘non-functional,’ according to the UN.
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Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 174
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Chevron owns this city's news site. Many stories aren't told: Chevron operates a major refinery in Richmond, Calif. It also owns the city's dominant news site ...
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Chevron owns this city's news site. Many stories aren't told
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US urges UN action for Sudanese aid amid starvation crisis: The United States warned on Thursday that it would push the UN Security Council to take action to get ...
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US urges UN action for Sudanese aid amid starvation crisis
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"Earth Hour" worldwide: Lights out for the climate: With "Earth Hour" on Saturday, people around the world set an example for more climate protection. In Germany ...
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Port Royal Museum to open in May: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The long-awaited Port Royal Museum is expected to be opened in May, with the first exhibit set to be ...
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Port Royal Museum to open in May
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European Union, UN criticise new Hong Kong security law: The European Union and the United Nations said Hong Kong's new national security bill was deeply ...
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European Union, UN criticise new Hong Kong security law
Quick Glance: Australia and Britain Condemn China's Actions in Hong Kong and South China Sea
  • Australia and Britain criticized China for its actions in Hong Kong and the South China Sea, as well as its support of Russia.

  • In a statement following a meeting where London and Canberra deepened their security ties, the two countries expressed concerns about security and rights in Hong Kong, as well as human rights abuses in China.

  • The ministers also strongly criticized Russia's invasion of Ukraine and called on China to play a role in ending the conflict.

  • They also warned of the potentially severe consequences of an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
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Head of UN agency says Israel blocked him from entering Gaza - and he says it would be 'easy to flood besieged territory with food'
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Head of UN agency says Israel blocked him from entering Gaza - and he says ...
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Rod Oram remembered as 'brave', 'sharp' and a 'true gentleman': A "true gentleman", a top business journalist and a tireless advocate for climate action are some ...
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Rod Oram remembered as 'brave', 'sharp' and a 'true gentleman'
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Satellite images analyzed by the United Nations Satellite Center show that 35 percent of the Gaza Strip’s buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the ... Show more
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US plummeted in world happiness ranking because of young people like me. I'll tell you why.
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US plummeted in world happiness ranking because of young people like me ...
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Israel's UN ambassador pleads with members of security council to place blame on Hamas
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Israel's UN ambassador pleads with members of security council to ...
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Climate diesel HVO 100 - can my car tolerate the fuel?: From April, it will be possible to fill up with the new HVO climate diesel - as a CO2-reduced alternative ...
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Climate diesel HVO 100 - can my car tolerate the fuel?
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Finland will resume funding UNRWA to bring aid to Gaza: Finland will resume funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, its foreign trade and development ...
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Finland will resume funding UNRWA to bring aid to Gaza
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Russia slams UN reaction to terror shooting in Moscow: "Terrorists understand only retaliatory terror," said Former President Dimitry Medvedev.
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Russia slams UN reaction to terror shooting in Moscow