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Humanitarian crises
January 28, 2020
Warren offers infectious-disease plan amid China outbreak
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has announced a plan to prevent, contain and treat infectious diseases as ...
January 28, 2020
China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billions
Business around the world that have grown increasingly reliant on big-spending tourists from China are taking a heavy hit, ...
January 27, 2020
UN health chief visits China to help with virus containment
11:20 p.m. The director-general of the World Health Organization has flown to China to meet with government officials and ...
January 27, 2020
China temporarily bans wildlife trade in wake of outbreak
Chinese authorities temporarily banned the trade of wild animals Sunday following a viral outbreak in Wuhan, saying they will ...
January 25, 2020
Markets around the world are feeling the coronavirus chill
Stocks around the world fell this week on worries that a new type of virus in China may ultimately hit profits for companies ...
January 23, 2020
The Latest: WHO says China virus not global health emergency
The Latest on the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China (all times local): 6:20 p.m. The World Health Organization says ...
January 23, 2020
AP Explains: How climate change feeds Africa locust invasion
Locusts by the millions are nibbling their way across a large part of Africa in the worst outbreak some places have seen in ...
January 23, 2020
Chinese city stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus
A Chinese city of more than 11 million people planned to shut down outbound flights and trains Thursday as the world's most ...
January 22, 2020
China virus outbreak may wallop economy, financial markets
News that a new virus that has afflicted hundreds of people in central China can spread between humans has rattled financial ...
January 20, 2020
EU sets up $998 million budget for humanitarian aid
The European Union has set up a 900 million euro ($998 million) budget to help countries hit by humanitarian crises, with ...
January 11, 2020
Russia scores victory for ally Syria in UN vote cutting aid
Russia scored a victory for its close ally Syria on Friday, using its veto threat to force the U.N. Security Council to adopt ...
January 10, 2020
Islamic extremism wracks Burkina Faso, spreading east
The jihadists who killed Wabwa Ampougovni's son and two grandchildren wanted them to suffer: They cut the backs of their ...
December 27, 2019
Syrian opposition calls on the world to aid rebel-held Idlib
A Syrian opposition leader called Friday on the international community to help millions of civilians in the country's last ...
December 24, 2019
UN reports deadly violence by armed groups in Nigeria
Armed groups in northern Nigeria reportedly executed many civilians and abducted many others in a state where Boko Haram is ...
December 24, 2019
Aid groups halt work in south Yemen after targeted bombings
A dozen humanitarian organizations in war-torn southern Yemen suspended their operations following a string of targeted ...
December 24, 2019
Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians
A missile struck a school building in northwestern Syria on Tuesday morning, killing eight civilians, opposition activists ...
December 06, 2019
US envoy: US has `other tools' if Iran's bad actions go on
U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft warned Iran on Friday that the Trump administration will keep up its maximum pressure campaign ...
December 04, 2019
Maduro’s foes balk at UN-backed deal to address power crisis
A proposal to address Venezuela’s electricity crisis with the help of the United Nations is proving a political hot potato ...
December 03, 2019
Amnesty: Yemen’s disabled are neglected, and suffering
Yemen’s civil war has exacted an enormous toll on people with disabilities, who find themselves on the margins of society and ...
November 26, 2019
Red Cross reports new outbreak of dengue fever in Yemen
The International Committee of the Red Cross reported a new outbreak of dengue fever in war-torn Yemen on Monday, with ...
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