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World hunger worsening as coronavirus weighs and obesity rises – U.N.

Nearly 690 million people or 8.9% of people around the globe are hungry

'Democracy is under threat, and people who care about it must summon the will, the ...

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Democracy under threat during pandemic, global leaders warn

Seoul's foreign ministry says 5 of its nationals were seized along with a Ghanaian

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Pirates kidnap 6 off Benin – authorities

At the conference Global Fact 7, fact-checkers from the region tackle the ...

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Asian fact-checkers deal with sensitivity, silencing of critics during pandemic

(UPDATED) The International Monetary Funds says that many countries will face a recession ...

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Economic carnage forecast as virus cases surge in Americas

Migrant workers were left exceptionally exposed to the virus and the economic shutdown it ...

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Millions of migrant workers head home due to virus – U.N.

The working group's steering committee will be co-chaired by Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler, ...

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Forum on Information and Democracy launches working group to fight 'information chaos'

'You have taught us to live life to the full, making disability a lesson in humanity,' ...

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Pope Francis writes to Paralympian Zanardi, hailing his example

Observers fear New START could go the way of several other international agreements, ...

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U.S., Russia divided over Chinese role in nuclear talks

There have been two phases in the surge of false information surrounding COVID-19: ...

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Over 6,000 false claims about COVID-19 debunked by global fact-checking alliance

'We cannot defeat this pandemic with a divided world,' WHO director general Tedros ...

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Virus cases top 9 million as WHO says pandemic 'accelerating'