Working from home is powering productivity: IMF article by Nicholas Bloom

02 october 2024 - 05:39:32
Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown [...] Full text...

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'Largest number of regulatory agencies for medical products approved as WHO Listed Authorities'

20 may 2024 - 18:47:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The world’s specialised health agency on Monday announced its largest number of regulatory authorities for medical [...] Full text...

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Libya, international partners work to fight organised crime

18 april 2024 - 11:08:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of Libyan officials from the Ministry of the Interior with international officials has agreed [...] Full text...

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IMF Board selects Kristalina Georgieva for second term as Managing Director

13 april 2024 - 09:52:56
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has in recent years helped member countries to navigate successive [...] Full text...

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African giants resume international matches after AFCON

19 march 2024 - 07:56:11
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The current international break provides a chance for Africa's top nations to return to action this [...] Full text...

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How training and advice can speed cross-border payments and cut costs: IMF Blog By Kieran Murphy

05 january 2024 - 08:00:16
Washington DC, USA (PANA) - Faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border payment services have the potential to improve many lives [...] Full text...

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Guinea captain, Keita, returns

08 november 2023 - 14:59:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea captain Naby Keita has been named in the country's 23-man squad for this month's 2026 [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council

10 october 2023 - 18:03:16
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK, EU, Australia Issue security alert, warn citizens against travelling to Nigeria,

20 january 2023 - 19:55:28
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom and Australia have asked their citizens to avoid all travels to Nigeria. In their [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Bulgarian leaders hold bilateral talks

08 november 2022 - 12:12:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan and Bulgarian presidents on Monday held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the World Climate [...] Full text...

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Gambian Players First batch arrives in Cameroon ahead of Chad encounter

21 march 2022 - 19:25:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The first batch of Scorpions arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Monday ahead of the first leg of [...] Full text...

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Bulgarian minister discusses cooperation in medical tourism with Libyan diplomats in Sofia

19 march 2022 - 20:23:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Bulgarian Minister of Tourism, Christo Prodanov, Saturday discussed at a meeting with the Libyan Embassy [...] Full text...

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Gambia, Coach Saintfiet releases 23-man squad to play Chad in Afcon 2023 preliminaries

18 march 2022 - 17:59:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Senior National team Coach, Tom Saintfiet, has released his 23-man squad to play Chad [...] Full text...

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Nigeria and Bulgaria to sign MOU on defence cooperation

18 august 2021 - 19:25:17
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria and Bulgaria are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation, Nigeria’s Minister [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Prisoners forgotten in pandemic, as crisis grows in detention facilities

19 march 2021 - 05:31:35
London, UK (PANA) - Prisoners around the world have been forgotten during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report [...] Full text...

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Guterres announces intention to appoint Balgarian Nickolay Mladenov as new Special Envoy in Libya

20 november 2020 - 21:50:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has informed the Security Council about his intention to appoint the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: IMF extends debt service relief for 28 eligible low-income countries for six months

06 october 2020 - 07:10:19
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a second six-month tranche [...] Full text...

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Gambia confirms Congo and Guinea friendlies

04 october 2020 - 20:10:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) have announced two friendly matches against Congo and Guinea in Portugal. The [...] Full text...

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Tunisian phosphate exports resume after two-year suspension

13 september 2020 - 13:29:10
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisia on Saturday exported the first cargo of commercial phosphate to Ireland, from the port of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe President's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, dies aged 79

19 june 2020 - 19:13:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and controversial businessman, John Bredenkamp, has died, aged 79, from kidney [...] Full text...

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Turkish diplomat elected President of historic 75th UN General Assembly

18 june 2020 - 05:17:30
New York, US (PANA) - Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir was elected President of the forthcoming session of the UN General [...] Full text...

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Congo’s coach names 23 players for Congo-eSwatini double confrontation

13 march 2020 - 21:53:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The coach of the Congolese national team, Valdo Candido, on Friday in Brazzaville released the final [...] Full text...

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Congo coach names 30 players for Eswatini match in 2021 AFCON qualifiers

10 march 2020 - 19:33:16
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The coach of Congo’s national football team, Valdo Candido, has unveiled a list of 30 players [...] Full text...

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15 western countries, EU, UN call for release of Libyan MP abducted for six months

17 january 2020 - 22:30:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  Fifteen European and western countries, in addition to the European Union and the UN Support Mission [...] Full text...

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Sudan peace talks: One agreement but several addenda

17 january 2020 - 15:08:25
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When people hear about Sudan’s current peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, they will immediately think [...] Full text...

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11 European countries, EU delegation in Libya call for the release of MP abducted six months ago

17 november 2019 - 17:21:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The embassies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the European Union Delegation, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, [...] Full text...

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World Volleyball U-19: quarterfinals programme

27 august 2019 - 13:18:36
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) -Quarterfinals of the World Under-19 volleyball tournament are being played Tuesday with the following matches: Italy - China; [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Results of third day of U19 world volleyball

24 august 2019 - 14:20:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The third day of the U19 World Volleyball tournament was played Friday in Tunis, where the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: U19 Volleyball World Championship: Group composition

22 august 2019 - 15:23:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 29th edition of the U-19 World Volleyball Championship, kicked off on Wednesday in Tunis, seeing  [...] Full text...

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Tunis hosts Int'l Junior volleyball tournament

14 august 2019 - 17:27:05
Tunis Tunisia (PANA) - The International Cadet Volleyball Tournament, held as a prelude to the next World Cup, kicks off [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: First ‘’Green Cinema’’ festival on 12-16 June in Redeyef

10 june 2019 - 18:05:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The first edition of ‘’Green Cinema’’, which focuses on environment, will be held from 12-16 June [...] Full text...

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Bulgaria CSKA Sofia invites Rwandan defender Ombolenga Fitina

30 january 2019 - 15:06:09
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan defender Ombolenga Fitina is prepared to sign his contract at Bulgarian first league club, CSKA [...] Full text...

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Libyan foreign minister 'closely following' seizure of oil tanker in Bulgaria

23 december 2018 - 17:20:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Libyan minister of foreign affairs says he is closely following the seizure of one of [...] Full text...

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Int'l community urges transparency as election campaign kicks off in Nigeria

18 november 2018 - 17:45:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The international community on Sunday welcomed the lifting of the ban on campaigns for the 2019 [...] Full text...

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Countries set to take on deadly livestock-killing disease

08 september 2018 - 05:14:24
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Gathered at a major United Nations agricultural conference, over 45 countries on Friday pledged to eradicate [...] Full text...

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2019 men's AFCON: Nigerian coach names squad for qualifier against Seychelles

30 august 2018 - 14:13:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's trainer, Gernot Rohr, has named a squad of 24 players for next month’s qualifier away [...] Full text...

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2019 AFCON: Ghana names squad to face Kenya in AFCON qualifier

22 august 2018 - 11:30:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Kwasi Appiah, the head coach of Ghana's senior national football the Black Stars, has named a [...] Full text...

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UNICEF urges protection of children in migration issues

24 june 2018 - 04:25:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Ahead of the European Council’s upcoming meetings on asylum and migration on Sunday in Brussels, the [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA World Cup: Nigeria reveal 30-man provisional squad

15 may 2018 - 15:38:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has named a 30-man provisional squad for the FIFA World Cup, Russia 2018, featuring the [...] Full text...

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UN disability rights experts issue findings on Sudan, Seychelles among others

12 march 2018 - 20:04:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Monday published its findings on [...] Full text...

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World commits to pollution-free planet at environment summit

06 december 2017 - 18:32:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world on Wednesday committed to a pollution-free planet at the close of the UN Environment [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria announce return to global football with qualification for Russia 2018 (News analysis by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

08 october 2017 - 15:15:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Alexander Chuka Iwobi’s 73rd-minute score was all Nigeria needed on Saturday to reach their sixth World [...] Full text...

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France: UNESCO’s Executive Board to nominate new Director-General

30 september 2017 - 11:45:57
Paris, France (PANA) - The 58 members of the UNESCO’s Executive Board will hold their 202nd session from 4 to [...] Full text...

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US: ‘Only 15 countries have 3 essential policies that support families with young children’

21 september 2017 - 09:33:08
New York, US (PANA) - Only 15 countries worldwide have three basic national policies that help guarantee the time and [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya, Egypt fall in FIVB World U-23 Championships

11 september 2017 - 13:29:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya got off to a false start in the ongoing FIVB Women's Under-23 World Championship in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan football squad in Morocco for friendlies

31 august 2017 - 11:43:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's team to the 2018 Total CAF Africa Nations Championships (CHAN) are in Morocco for friendly [...] Full text...

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Kenya; Mozambique coach Xavier names 24 for Kenya friendly

28 august 2017 - 14:56:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will use the friendly in Maputo as a build up for the 2019 Total Africa [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA bans Ghana's Samuel Inkoom one year over agent debt

24 june 2017 - 05:36:09
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Football's World Governing Body, FIFA, has slammed a one-year ban from all football-related activities on Ghanaian [...] Full text...

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US: UN holds 'unprecedented' conference on rights of persons with disabilities

14 june 2017 - 04:59:05
New York, US (PANA) – A major intergovernmental meeting got underway at the United Nations on Tuesday, bringing together a [...] Full text...

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ITTF World Championships: All Day 2 results Tuesday involving African players

31 may 2017 - 05:05:03
Dusseldorf, Germany (PANA) - The following are Tuesday's results, by players of indicated African countries, at the 2017 International Table [...] Full text...

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ITTF World Championships: All Day 1 results Monday for African countries

30 may 2017 - 05:51:11
Dusseldorf, Germany (PANA) - The following are Monday's results from matches involving African players at the 2017 International Table Tennis [...] Full text...

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France: Executive Board reinforces UNESCO’s work on the safety of journalists, impunity

29 april 2017 - 15:04:11
Paris, France (PANA) - More than 60 Member States, across all regional groups, have sponsored a draft resolution on the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO: Candidates for post of DG to be interviewed on Wednesday, Thursday

25 april 2017 - 14:11:28
Paris, France (PANA) - The 58-member Executive Board of UNESCO, chaired by Michael Worbs of Germany, will interview candidates for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Olunga, Timbe called up for Uganda, Congo soccer friendlies

20 march 2017 - 14:41:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - China-based players, Micheal Olunga and Ayub Timbe, are among the 11 foreign-based players called up Monday [...] Full text...

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UN: NGO disappointed with UN Security Council over UN top job selection

13 october 2016 - 14:57:12
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN General Assembly on Thursday appoints Antonio Guterres as the next UN Secretary-General, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Harambee Stars land in DRC for soccer friendly

03 october 2016 - 15:38:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan senior national football team, the Harambee Stars, landed in Kinshasa Monday afternoon for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IAAF ratifies Ethiopian Ayana's 10k world record

29 september 2016 - 11:31:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has ratified the women's 10,000 m world record (29:17.45) [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief says more countries joining Paris climate accord

21 september 2016 - 18:41:00
New York, US (PANA) - More than 55 countries have formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change signed [...] Full text...

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US: Amnesty International tasks govts on arms treaty implementation

22 august 2016 - 06:56:28
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Monday urged governments to ensure that the global [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Final medals table of Rio 2016

21 august 2016 - 21:38:28
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the final medals table after 16 days of competitions at the [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 15 of competitions at Rio 2016

21 august 2016 - 08:08:06
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 15 of competitions on Saturday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 14 of competitions at Rio 2016

20 august 2016 - 07:27:14
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 14 of competitions on Friday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 13 of competitions at Rio 2016

19 august 2016 - 06:27:07
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 13 of competitions on Thursday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 12 of competitions at Rio 2016

18 august 2016 - 05:57:23
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 12 of competitions on Wednesday at [...] Full text...

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South Africa: FIFA calls for ban against former top football administrator

17 august 2016 - 12:02:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – FIFA’s ethics committee on Wednesday called for a six-year ban against Kirsten Nematandani, the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council holds second poll for UN top job

08 august 2016 - 19:12:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has conducted the second straw poll assessment of the remaining 11 [...] Full text...

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UN: NGO solicits online support for woman UN Secretary-General

03 august 2016 - 16:00:56
New York, US (PANA) - A New York-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Campaign to Elect a Woman UN Secretary-General, on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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UN: NGO disappointed with Security Council on UN top job selection

26 july 2016 - 17:27:44
New York, US (PANA) - A New York-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) has expressed dismay with the result of the first [...] Full text...

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UN: Candidates for UN top job to feature on globally-televised event

12 july 2016 - 14:25:10
New York, US (PANA) - For the first time, candidates for the position of next UN Secretary-General are taking part [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Rights group asks EU to halt arms transfers to Egypt

25 may 2016 - 07:57:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Almost half of European Union (EU) member states have flouted an EU-wide suspension on arms transfers [...] Full text...

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UN: Nine candidates jostling for next UN chief answered 800 questions - UN official

15 april 2016 - 21:52:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft on Friday said the nine candidates vying for the [...] Full text...

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UN: Dialogue with candidates for UN Secretary-General position ends Thursday

14 april 2016 - 15:35:00
New York, US (PANA) - The third and final session of informal dialogues to hear the views of three more [...] Full text...

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UN: Dialogue with candidates for UN Secretary-General position continues

13 april 2016 - 16:00:38
New York, US (PANA) - Three more candidates for the position of the next UN Secretary-General will Wednesday answer questions [...] Full text...

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UN: UN General Assembly begins dialogue to select new UN chief

12 april 2016 - 15:18:12
New York, US (PANA) - UN General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft on Tuesday opened informal dialogues with candidates for the [...] Full text...

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UN: Selection process for new UN chief begins on Tuesday

11 april 2016 - 15:53:21
New York, US (PANA) - The selection process for a new UN Secretary-General, traditionally decided behind closed doors by a [...] Full text...

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UN: UN General Assembly schedules dialogues with candidates for UN chief position

30 march 2016 - 15:59:11
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, on Wednesday released a schedule [...] Full text...

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UN: Three women jostle for UN Secretary-Secretary position

24 march 2016 - 15:40:56
New York, US (PANA) - As the race for the new UN Secretary-General hots up, three women are jostling to [...] Full text...

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UN: Civil society invited to submit questions for UN Secretary-General candidates

08 march 2016 - 19:56:13
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft, has invited civil society organisations [...] Full text...

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UN: UN to hold dialogues with candidates for UN Secretary-General position

29 february 2016 - 18:16:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly will hold informal dialogues with the candidates aspiring to become the [...] Full text...

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UN: Race for next UN secretary-general hots up

26 february 2016 - 14:47:10
New York, (PANA) - The race for the next UN secretary-general is taking shape, with six official candidates showing interest [...] Full text...

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Ghana: TI calls on people everywhere to speak out against corruption

28 january 2016 - 10:27:47
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of [...] Full text...

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UN: Refugees, migrants braving seas to flee to Europe in 2015 top one million – UN

31 december 2015 - 07:36:20
New York, US (PANA) - Refugees and migrants fleeing to Europe by sea this year have passed one million, according [...] Full text...

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UN: UN says refugees, migrants fleeing to Europe in 2015 reach 1 million

22 december 2015 - 17:25:18
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said the number of refugees and migrants fleeing [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: WB report says lack of long-term finance blunts progress in developing countries

14 september 2015 - 19:16:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A shortage of long-term financing since the 2008 crisis is choking the investment-backed growth [...] Full text...

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WHO: 'WHO supporting Europe in managing health needs of refugees, migrants'

14 september 2015 - 15:23:57
Copenhagen, Denmark (PANA) - In response to the growing numbers of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe, the World Health [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief appoints expert panel to address humanitarian funding shortfalls

21 may 2015 - 20:59:59
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a high-level panel to address the yawning gap between [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Is Cecil John Rhodes turning in his grave? (News analysis By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

21 march 2015 - 12:52:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cecil John Rhodes must be turning in his grave. More than a century after [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Coach names 27 players for 2015 AFCON preparation

27 december 2014 - 21:42:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian senior national team coach, Georges Leekens, has called up 27 players for the 2015 [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON: Cape Verde coach invites 30 players

17 december 2014 - 20:23:31
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The coach of the Cape Verdian national football team, Rui Aguas, has invited 30 players [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I commits former Ivorian youth leader to trial

11 december 2014 - 19:29:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday confirmed four charges [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO adds Kenyan Burundian dances to Cultural Heritage list

26 november 2014 - 21:54:43
New York, US (PANA) - The Isukuti dance of Isukha and Idakho communities of Western Kenya, Burundi's ritual dance of [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON qualifiers: Tunisia coach invites 27 players for Botswana, Egypt clashes

05 november 2014 - 19:35:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia's Belgian coach, Georges Leekens, on Wednesday unveiled the list of 27 players called up for [...] Full text...

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2015 AFCON: Cape Verde coach names players for Niger, Zambia matches

05 november 2014 - 19:26:00
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The coach of the Cape Verdian national team, Rui Aguas, has named 22 players for [...] Full text...

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Libya: Prime Minister explores possibility of Libya, AFRICOM partnership

06 august 2014 - 18:03:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan Prime Minister Abdallah al-Theni has held talks in Washington with General David Rodriguez, senior commander [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WC: Nigeria guns for first win in 16 years

16 june 2014 - 00:24:15
Curitiba, Brazil (PANA) - Nigeria enters the 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign Monday night against Iran with a first objective [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya to face Algeria, Australia in Volleyball Grand Prix prelim

05 june 2014 - 08:39:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will face Algeria and Australia, among other countries in the Group 3 fixtures of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Bulgarian trade delegation expected in Nigeria

03 april 2014 - 13:44:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan has said Nigeria is looking forward to receiving a trade delegation from Bulgaria [...] Full text...

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Libya: US soldiers to train Libyan soldiers

27 march 2014 - 11:49:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two members of the first team of 11 US military instructors have arrived in Libya to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Wrestling promoter jailed five years for cocaine trafficking

21 january 2014 - 22:16:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The criminal court of Dakar on Tuesday sentenced a Senegalese wrestling promoter, Luc Nicolaï, to five [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 2 Ethiopians head women's elite field in Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon

08 january 2014 - 14:53:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Two of Ethiopia’s leading marathon talents, Meselech Melkamu and Meseret Hailu, will be competing at the [...] Full text...

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Tunisia to represent Africa at "enlarged" Volleyball World League

02 december 2013 - 19:16:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tunisia is one of the five countries that will make their debut at an expanded International [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly elects 4 African nations, others on UN Economic Council

31 october 2013 - 14:39:45
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly has elected 18 new members, including Botswana, Congo, Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

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Safaricom rewards Kenya's triumphant Deaflympics team

12 august 2013 - 16:08:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Leading integrated communications service provider, Safaricom, Monday awarded Kenya's Deaflympics medalists a Shs.12.8 million award, following [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Commission President lashes out at Mali Islamists

12 february 2013 - 13:23:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Commission President Kadre Ouedraogo has lashed out at the armed Islamist groups that until recently [...] Full text...

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65 Nigerians deported from Europe

25 january 2013 - 15:42:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Some 65 Nigerians were deported Friday from various countries in Europe for various reasons, including criminal [...] Full text...

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Crisis in SA football over match-fixing scandal

20 december 2012 - 07:43:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s elite crime-fighting unit, the Hawks, is poised to arrest several prominent soccer [...] Full text...

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Eritrean Champ Tadese faces tough challenge in Birmingham half marathon

19 october 2012 - 18:59:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea will return to the city where he scored the fourth of his [...] Full text...

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INTERPOL highlights dangers of online fake, illicit medicines

04 october 2012 - 19:40:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A global operation, covering 100 countries and aimed at disrupting the organized crime networks behind the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's President Jonathan to lead delegation to UN General Assembly

22 september 2012 - 13:44:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will leave Abuja on Sunday to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS moves to resolve issue of Malian arms held by Guinea

07 september 2012 - 12:30:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has set up an experts' committee as part of efforts [...] Full text...

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Nigerian state govt immortalises late football star

19 july 2012 - 10:45:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The government of Kwara State in central Nigeria has named a road in the state capital, [...] Full text...

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FIFA president pays tribute to African football legends Yekini, Bocande

10 may 2012 - 09:05:04
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has paid tribute to two African football legends, Rashidi Yekini of Nigeria [...] Full text...

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CAF President condoles with Nigeria over Yekini's death

05 may 2012 - 21:40:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President of African soccer's governing body, CAF. Mr. Issa Hayatou, has condoled with Nigeria over Friday's [...] Full text...

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Former African Footballer of The Year, Nigeria's Rashidi Yekini, dies at 49

05 may 2012 - 09:44:52
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One of Nigeria's best known footballers, Rashidi Yekini, has died at the age of 49, the [...] Full text...

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Five African nations elected into UN Economic Council

25 october 2011 - 08:00:30
New York, US (PANA) - Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Nigeria and Libya were on Monday elected, along with18 other countries, [...] Full text...

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FAO alerts on re-emergence of bird flu virus

29 august 2011 - 15:16:28
New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Monday called for heightened preparedness and surveillance amid signs [...] Full text...

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Mediterranean Tsunami Warning System for maiden test 10 Aug

02 august 2011 - 16:34:04
Paris, France (PANA) - The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas [...] Full text...

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Millions of children to salute Mandela

13 july 2011 - 08:19:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - More than 12 million school children around South Africa are to sing a special [...] Full text...

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Malagasy, 9 others named UNESCO's MAB laureates

01 july 2011 - 14:29:47
Dresden, Germany (PANA) - Heriosa Razakanirina of Madagascar Friday emerged one of the 10 persons named laureates of the Young [...] Full text...

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WHO says voluntary unpaid blood donations have increased

10 june 2011 - 14:20:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of countries collecting all their blood supplies from voluntary unpaid donors increased by more [...] Full text...

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African countries record mixed performance on transparency index

05 may 2011 - 14:21:16
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The performance of some African countries, including Egypt, on key anti-corruption and transparency measures fell consistently [...] Full text...

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NGO grants Bamako CFAF 240m to combat social exclusion of children

22 march 2011 - 12:06:59
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - International NGO, SAMU Social International, and authorities of the town hall of Bamako have signed a [...] Full text...

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CAN 2012 qualifier: Mali invites 23 players for Zimbabwe clash

17 march 2011 - 17:28:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The coach of Mali’s national football team, French-born Alain Giresse, Thursday in Bamako unveiled a list [...] Full text...

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Mali's coach invites 23 for Côte d’Ivoire friendly

31 january 2011 - 13:01:00
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's national football team coach Alain Giresse has named 23 players for the friendly against Côte [...] Full text...

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UNESCO D-G visits Brazzaville

15 january 2011 - 15:05:28
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The Director General of the UN Organisation for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), Ms. Irina Bokova, [...] Full text...

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Past headlines hog limelight in Malawi media

01 january 2011 - 14:47:35
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Perhaps it is mere coincidence, perhaps it is because the year has just ended but past [...] Full text...

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Kenya picks provisional volleyball teams for 2011 programmes

31 december 2010 - 16:16:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF) has named the tentative national volleyball teams for the 2011 season [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Pressure on both Nigeria, Greece (preview)

16 june 2010 - 15:30:00
Bloemfontein- South Africa (PANA) -- The Super Eagles of Nigeria and Greece, both losers of their Group B first-round matches [...] Full text...

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Super Eagles 'down but not out'

12 june 2010 - 19:00:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Super Eagles' no-win streak in the World Cup was further stretched on Saturday after falling [...] Full text...

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UN chief warns women on dangers of smoking

31 may 2010 - 19:36:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday warned women around the world to refrain from tobacco [...] Full text...

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Tripoli hosts meeting on African Diaspora in Europe

09 may 2010 - 08:02:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) â" A two--day meeting began in the Libyan capital, Tripoli , on Saturday to review the condition [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian sexagenarian warms up for trek across Africa, Europe

01 march 2010 - 08:48:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- A sexagenarian is currently warming up with sev en other Tanzanian athletes for an [...] Full text...

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UNESCO general conference holds 6-23 October in Paris

23 september 2009 - 14:18:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The 35th session of UNESCOâ?s General Conference will be held in Paris, France, from 6 to [...] Full text...

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UNESCO names Irina Gueorguieva Bokova as new DG

22 september 2009 - 18:38:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The 58 members of UNESCOâ?s Executive Board on Tuesday n amed Irina Gueorguieva Bokova of Bulgaria [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Bulgarian set to become new UNESCO DG

22 september 2009 - 18:25:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- Irina Gueorguieva Bokova of Bulgaria was Tuesday chosen b y the UNESCO Executive Board as candidate [...] Full text...

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FAO moves to curb illegal fishing

01 september 2009 - 18:26:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The final text of a new treaty that aims to close fishin g ports to vessels [...] Full text...

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Kadhafi slams critics of warm welcome for Al-Maghrehi

22 august 2009 - 18:23:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi has slammed critics of th e warm welcome accorded Abdelbasset Al-Maghrehi when [...] Full text...

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Over 17,000 tourists visited Libya in first half of 2009

17 july 2009 - 16:06:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Some 17,291 tourists visited Libya during the first half of this year, a drop of 1,957 [...] Full text...

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Major exporters failing to curb overseas bribery

23 june 2009 - 13:10:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The majority of the world’s leading exporting countries are failing to fully enforce a ban on [...] Full text...

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TI to launch global public opinion survey on corruption 3 June

28 may 2009 - 15:04:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Transparency International (TI), the civil society orga nisation leading the fight against corruption, will publish a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria rivals India in film, video production - UNESCO

05 may 2009 - 14:23:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- India remains the world’s leading film producer but Niger ia is closing the gap after overtaking [...] Full text...

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