Brazil to Use G-20 to Push for UN Reforms Amid Conflict Deadlock:

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Russia, US clash at UN Security Council meeting over nuclear weapons in space: Russia on Wednesday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution ...

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Israel has not provided evidence to support UNRWA claims, report says: Independent review commissioned by UN says relief agency needs to improve neutrality

ft.com/content/f6e67368-15b5-4b8f-92f0-a349810411bc

Quick Glance: UNRWA Report Highlights Lack of Evidence for Israel's Employee Militancy Claims

An independent review commissioned by the United Nations found that Israel has not provided evidence to support its accusation that a 'significant' number of employees of the U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip are members of terrorist organizations.

The review, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, revealed that UNRWA 'plays an indispensable and irreplaceable role in the region,' despite issues such as employees expressing political views and offices being used for 'political or military purposes'.

The review listed recommendations to enhance UNRWA operations, including improved training, more rigorous employee screening, and a thorough review of all textbooks and supplements.

Concerns were raised regarding the screening of UNRWA employees and the content of textbooks, while Israel has yet to provide evidence to support the claim that a significant number of UNRWA employees are members of terrorist organizations.

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China General Nuclear lands first yuan trade finance for Brazil solar plant

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Mass graves in the Gaza Strip what we know: Palestinians report that hundreds of dead have been discovered in mass graves in the Gaza Strip. Who are the dead ...

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UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo: The UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed ...

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Top G20 Ministers Back 2% Wealth Tax for Global Billionaires | Common Dreams: "It is time that the international community gets serious about tackling ...

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Israel fumes as UN secretary-general leaves Hamas off sexual violence blacklist: Foreign Ministry denounces UN chief as 'standing shoulder to shoulder with ...

timesofisrael.com/israel-fumes-as-un-secretay-general-leaves-hamas-off-sexual-violence-blacklist/

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UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur: Attack on al-Fashir would have ‘devastating consequences’ for civilians in area already on ...

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Kenya ranked fourth wealthiest country in Africa: Kenya has been ranked among the big five wealthy markets in Africa having millionaires and billionaires

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Quick Glance: Kenya Among Top 5 Wealthiest Countries in Africa

Kenya is recognized as one of the prosperous markets in Africa with a significant number of millionaires and billionaires.

As per the 2024 Africa Wealth Report released by an international wealth advisory firm, Kenya holds the fourth position in terms of wealth ownership.

Following South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria ranking at positions one to three, Kenya comes.

The data in the report indicates that Kenya has a substantial population of affluent individuals, totaling 7,200 millionaires.

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Brazil's government submits rules to streamline consumption taxes: Brazil's government submitted proposed rules to Congress on Wednesday to carry out a historic ...

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Quick Glance: Simplification of Consumption Taxes in Brazil

Brazil's government presented proposed rules to Congress to execute a groundbreaking tax reform.

The reform's objective is to enhance productivity by simplifying Brazil's intricate tax system and converting five existing levies into a value-added tax (VAT).

Incorporating a selective tax that targets products deemed harmful to the environment and health is also a component of the reform.

The complete implementation of the new taxes is anticipated for 2033, potentially leading to reduced prices for popular consumer goods.

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Brazil Justice says no evidence Bolsonaro sought asylum in Hungarian embassy: Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday closed an ...

reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-justice-says-no-evidence-bolsonaro-sought-asylum-hungarian-embassy-2024-04-24/

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Brazil Boosts Protections for Steelmakers by Imposing Import Quota System: Brazil is stepping up protections for its steelmakers amid an influx of cheap imports ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/brazil-joins-protectionist-wave-in-face-of-cheap-steel-imports

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Portugal has to “pay costs” for its colonial past - President | Africanews: Portugal’s president said late on Tuesday (Apr. 23) that his country was responsible ...

africanews.com/2024/04/24/portugal-has-to-pay-costs-for-its-colonial-past-president/

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Apr 23

UN Scales Back South Sudan Aid as Government Blocks Fuel Imports: The United Nations suspended some of its humanitarian relief in South Sudan after the ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/un-scales-back-south-sudan-aid-as-government-blocks-fuel-imports

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Apr 23

Brazil Analysts Raise Central Bank Selic Key Rate Forecasts for 2024, 2025: Brazil analysts lifted their benchmark interest rate estimates for this year and next ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/brazil-analysts-raise-key-rate-forecasts-for-this-year-and-next

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Apr 22

West is best? How we stack up against Australia: Running a quick stock take on the NZ and Aussie economies, Australia comes out on top.

newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/23/west-is-best-how-we-stack-up-against-australia/

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All Powers Great and Small: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Geopolitics: Why bigger isn’t always better in geopolitics.

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UN warns of possible imminent attack on Sudanese city: The United Nations is increasingly concerned about a possible imminent attack on al-Fashir in Sudan’s ...

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Apr 23

China’s Alternative Order: And What America Should Learn From It: And what America should learn from it.

foreignaffairs.com/china/chinas-alternative-order-xi-jinping-elizabeth-economy

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Brazil Tax Collection Loses Steam in Hurdle to Key Budget Target: Brazil’s tax collection lost steam according to official data published Tuesday ...

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Russia, US clash at UN Security Council meeting over nuclear weapons in space: Russia on Wednesday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution ...

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Lula's South American summit plan unlikely in tense region, diplomats say: A diplomatic crisis in Ecuador and uncertainty over Venezuela's political future have ...

reuters.com/world/americas/lulas-south-american-summit-plan-unlikely-tense-region-diplomats-say-2024-04-25/

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Africa Live: Muslim child allegedly lashed for attending church - BBC News: Seven members of a family in Uganda have been arrested for allegedly assaulting the ...

Quick Glance: Africa Live: Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members

German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being part of a mafia group involved in large-scale dating scams orchestrated by the Black Axe gang.

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has stated that his country should take full responsibility for colonial-era abuses and consider paying reparations in certain cases.

Authorities in Tanzania have shut down five hydroelectric stations to reduce excess electricity in the national grid, with the main plant generating enough power for major cities like Dar es Salaam.

Negotiations between the Kenyan government and striking doctors have collapsed, prolonging the suffering of those seeking healthcare in public hospitals, as doctors demand better pay and the hiring of trainee doctors.

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Brazil Makes First Shipment of Ethanol to US Jet Fuel Plant: Brazilian company Raizen SA made the country’s first shipment of sugar-cane ethanol to be converted ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-22/brazil-makes-first-shipment-of-ethanol-to-us-jet-fuel-plant

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UK court case launched over Brazil Iron mine project in Bahia: Brazil Iron calls itself a sustainable mining company. Local residents call its project a disaster ...

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Greece and Spain under pressure to provide Ukraine with air defence systems: Kyiv renews plea for Patriot and S-300 systems at meeting of foreign and defence ...

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Israel Yet to Offer Proof UN Staff in Gaza Have Ties to Hamas: (Bloomberg) -- Israel has yet to provide evidence that workers for the United Nations relief ...

dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-04-23-israel-yet-to-offer-proof-un-staff-in-gaza-have-ties-to-hamas/

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Germany signals it will resume funding UNRWA: Germany will follow in the footsteps of Australia, Canada, Sweden, and Japan.

jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-798467

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Maduro announces return of UN rights office to Venezuela: President Nicolas Maduro announced Tuesday that a United Nations human rights office would begin ...

france24.com/en/americas/20240424-maduro-announces-return-of-un-rights-office-to-venezuela

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Children among 16 dead after asylum-seeker boat capsizes off Djibouti: UN: At least 28 others are missing after a boat carrying 77 asylum seekers sinks ...

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Poland donates $2 million to UN agencies for humanitarian aid in Gaza: Half will go to the World Food Program and the other half to the United Nations Relief and ...

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UK court case launched over Brazil Iron mine project in Bahia: Brazil Iron calls itself a sustainable mining company. Local residents call its project a disaster ...

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Trapped and starving, two families in Gaza Strip try to keep their children alive

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Russia Is Working on a 128-Core Supercomputing Platform: Report: The country's notoriously ancient computer systems are due for an upgrade.

extremetech.com/computing/russia-is-working-on-a-128-core-supercomputing-platform-report

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Lawyers seek UN help for release of American held by the Taliban for nearly two years

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UK condemns North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch: Britain said North Korea had breached multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions after it ...

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Brazil’s Fiscal Woes Ramp Up Pressure on Lula’s Finance Chief: From prison to the presidency, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has turned to one ally more than ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-22/brazil-s-fiscal-woes-test-lula-s-trust-in-his-political-heir

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Apr 22

Exxon leads industry fight against UN plans to limit plastic: Petrochemical companies oppose global agreement that would cut production to curb pollution

ft.com/content/c02b3f33-fcc0-4aab-be6f-8702443a3622

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UN Watchdog to Travel to Tehran Over Concerns Iran Could Build a Nuclear Weapon: The United Nations’ atomic watchdog expects to meet senior Iranian officials ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-24/iran-s-nuclear-saber-rattling-raises-more-alarm-at-un-watchdog

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UAE: Expect a clear day tomorrow, with not much rain, as per weather forecast: Chances of light rain in eastern areas later this week, with slight drop in ...

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Musk Says ‘Brazilians Seek the Truth’ as X Tops Download Charts in Brazil: Elon Musk, the influential owner of the widely-used platform X, stands at the ...

riotimesonline.com/musk-says-brazilians-seek-the-truth-as-x-tops-download-charts-in-brazil/

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Iran, Pakistan urge UN Security Council to take action against Israel: Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council in a joint statement ...

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LATAM's share of Brazil airline market hits 11-year high as Gol drops: LATAM Airlines' share of Brazil's domestic market reached its highest level in 11 years in ...

reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/latams-share-brazil-airline-market-hits-11-year-high-gol-drops-2024-04-22/

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UN officials urge UK to reconsider plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda: GENEVA: Two United Nations top officials on Tuesday called on the UK to reconsider ...

arabnews.com/node/2497651/world

Quick Glance: British Law on Deportation of Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

The new British deportation law aims to curb illegal migration and secure the reelection of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

However, experts doubt the effectiveness of the law in stopping illegal migration to the UK.

Rishi Sunak is under significant pressure due to political challenges in the election year, including inflation and healthcare issues.

The Rwanda law intends to deport migrants without valid papers to Rwanda, although the efficacy of the law is being questioned.

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UN Calls For Independent Investigation Into Gaza Mass Graves : The United Nations called for an independent investigation into mass graves found around Gaza ...

rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/un-investigation-gaza-mass-graves-1235009511/

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Indigenous groups gathering in Brazil's capital to protest president's land grant decisions

apnews.com/article/brazil-indigenous-rights-lula-land-protest-9e22edcf10182921e05e7ad0c49af981

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Sexual violence in conflict increased by 50% in 2023, says UN | Africanews: The UN's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict presented the annual ...

africanews.com/2024/04/24/sexual-violence-in-conflict-increased-by-50-in-2023-says-un/

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UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers

apnews.com/article/ilo-labor-un-heat-health-report-bf6b0f8d25b82c23c7fed339aaac63fb

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IDF rejects ‘baseless’ claim it dug mass graves at Gaza hospital; analysts also doubt charge

timesofisrael.com/idf-rejects-baseless-claim-it-dug-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-analysts-also-doubt-charge/

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The West has lost its judgment: Some 200 humanitarian workers, almost all Palestinians, have died in Gaza due to attacks by the Israeli army ...

english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-22/the-west-has-lost-its-judgment.html

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Taliban government joins climate change talks for first time : The Taliban government has entered its first talks with the United Nations, donors and ...

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U.S. Refuses to Back U.N. Calls for Probe into Mass Graves at Gaza Hospitals: The Senate approved sending more money to Israel on the same day that the United ...

democracynow.org/2024/4/24/headlines/us_refuses_to_back_un_calls_for_probe_into_mass_graves_at_gaza_hospitals

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Apr 23

In numbers: 200 days of Israel’s war on Gaza: More than 34,000 Palestinians killed and vast swathes of the enclave are in ruins as Israel continues its assault.

aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/by-the-numbers-200-days-of-israels-war-on-gaza

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Brazil Tops Latin America as the Prime Destination for Foreign Investment: Brazil has emerged as a major player for global investments, establishing itself as ...

riotimesonline.com/brazil-tops-latin-america-as-the-prime-destination-for-foreign-investment/

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Global talks to tackle plastic pollution hit critical stage: Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the ...

pbs.org/newshour/world/global-talks-to-tackle-plastic-pollution-hit-critical-stage

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UN rights chief 'horrified' by mass grave reports at Gaza hospitals: Palestinian officials say more than 300 bodies have been found at Nasser and al-Shifa ...

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Security plan for Gaza aid workers still unclear with military pier to open soon: The U.N. wants its security forces to protect aid workers, one official says.

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Asia hit hardest by climate and weather disasters last year, says UN: Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023 ...

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Recognition of Palestinian statehood is not the panacea it’s made out to be: A symbolic political act cannot put an end to Israeli crimes or grant Palestinians ...

aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/4/26/recognition-of-palestinian-statehood-is-not-the-panacea-its-made-out-to-be

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Vaccines saved at least 154 million lives in 50 years, says WHO: Infants accounted for 101 million of the lives saved through immunisation over the five decades.

straitstimes.com/world/europe/vaccines-saved-at-least-154-million-lives-in-50-years-says-who

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US-Russia faceoff at UNSC over nukes in space : The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space at the United Nations Security ...

wionews.com/videos/us-russia-faceoff-at-unsc-over-nukes-in-space-714468

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U.N. Finds Palestinian Refugee Agency Suffers From Political Bias: An investigation uncovered social-media posts and textbooks that allegedly violate U.N ...