The climate crisis: 5 things to watch out for in 2025 (By Conor Lennon, UN News)

30 december 2024 - 08:18:06
Belém, Brazil (PANA) - The Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, will be the global focus of efforts to tackle the [...] Full text...

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Choosing our future: Country lessons on unlocking education for action: World Bank Blog By Luis Benveniste and Sergio Venegas Marin

29 november 2024 - 07:00:42
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - At the just-ended COP29 in Baku, education took center stage as leaders and youth advocates gathered [...] Full text...

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COP29: Climate talks conclude with $300 billion annual pledge

24 november 2024 - 06:51:10
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate [...] Full text...

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COP29: Draft deal proposes wealthy nations give $250 billion in climate finance

23 november 2024 - 05:07:03
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - A new draft finance deal delivered to harried negotiators in Baku on Friday – the final [...] Full text...

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COP29: Failure on climate finance ‘not an option’, says Guterres

21 november 2024 - 14:09:58
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion [...] Full text...

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COP29: New climate finance deal, urban challenges in spotlight at conference

21 november 2024 - 05:33:02
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As intense round-the-clock COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch in Baku, delegates on Wednesday are [...] Full text...

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COP29: Boost from Rio as G20 leaders back scaling up climate finance from ‘billions to trillions’

19 november 2024 - 17:21:19
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders [...] Full text...

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COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week

18 november 2024 - 14:03:49
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators [...] Full text...

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Ahead of G20 Summit in Brazil, UN chief urges bloc to take the lead on peace, climate and other challenges

18 november 2024 - 05:33:12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The G20 group of developed economies must be at the forefront of global efforts to [...] Full text...

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COP29: Will conference deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis?

17 november 2024 - 04:52:20
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following [...] Full text...

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COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key

17 november 2024 - 04:51:12
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders in technology and the environment at COP29 in Baku endorsed on Saturday a declaration pledging [...] Full text...

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Antimicrobial resistance crisis ‘happening now,’ WHO chief stresses

16 november 2024 - 07:25:08
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (PANA) - The top UN health official gave a sobering reality check as the Fourth Global High-Level [...] Full text...

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COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP

16 november 2024 - 07:14:56
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane [...] Full text...

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COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action

15 november 2024 - 06:28:20
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - As negotiations over how to tackle climate change head into their fifth day in Baku, UN [...] Full text...

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COP29: UNHCR amplifies voices of displaced on frontlines of climate change

15 november 2024 - 05:57:50
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Thursday launched the Refugees for Climate Action initiative in a bid to [...] Full text...

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COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero

14 november 2024 - 16:50:50
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Meeting on Thursday with non-governmental entities in Baku for the COP29 climate talks, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor

13 november 2024 - 12:09:09
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to [...] Full text...

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South African delegation participates in COP29

13 november 2024 - 08:59:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A high-level South African delegation is attending COP29 which is underway in Baku, Azerbaijan [...] Full text...

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COP29: Multilateral development banks to boost climate finance

13 november 2024 - 08:19:45
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) on Tuesday issued a joint statement at COP29 in Baku outlining financial [...] Full text...

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COP29: World Bank expands lifeline to small States hit by disasters

13 november 2024 - 08:16:53
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The World Bank Group has expanded its lifeline to countries struggling to rebuild from disasters, allowing [...] Full text...

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COP29: Climate change is growing threat to people fleeing war, violence and persecution

13 november 2024 - 05:48:12
Baku, Azerbainan (PANA) - In a new report presented at COP29 on Tuesday, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said climate [...] Full text...

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COP29: Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding

13 november 2024 - 05:47:56
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial [...] Full text...

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COP29: ‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns climate summit

12 november 2024 - 12:48:27
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku for the COP29 Climate Action [...] Full text...

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COP29: Push for agreement on new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’

11 november 2024 - 13:13:55
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell [...] Full text...

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World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action

09 november 2024 - 05:35:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of [...] Full text...

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World Urban Forum focuses on housing, community support in war-torn cities

08 november 2024 - 07:22:40
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Delegates discussed a complicated urban development issue at the World Urban Forum on Tuesday: What is [...] Full text...

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Record heat persists as WMO calls for urgent services and investment boost

08 november 2024 - 06:32:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is experiencing unprecedented warming with 2024 poised to become the hottest year on record, [...] Full text...

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Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction

08 november 2024 - 06:04:47
Baku, Azerbailan (PANA) - Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are [...] Full text...

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Adapt or perish: UN calls for urgent action at COP29 climate summit

07 november 2024 - 12:44:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Come hell or high water, nations must urgently scale up climate adaptation efforts, the UN Environment [...] Full text...

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COP29: Leaders must commit to fair climate financing and fully phasing out fossil fuels

07 november 2024 - 07:48:37
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Leaders at COP29 must listen to demands for climate justice by putting human rights at the [...] Full text...

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World Urban Forum in Cairo hears calls for youth-led solutions to urban challenges

06 november 2024 - 05:48:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Young people gathered in Cairo for the World Urban Forum led calls on Tuesday for action [...] Full text...

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EC publishes 2023 international climate finance figures

05 november 2024 - 13:07:39
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In 2023, the European Union and its 27 member states contributed €28.6 billion in climate finance [...] Full text...

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COP 29: Richer countries must commit to pay at COP29 as climate change forcibly displaces millions across Africa

04 november 2024 - 11:31:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - With millions of people already displaced by climate change disasters in Africa, the richer countries most [...] Full text...

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Climate and Environment: Climate crunch time is here,’ new UN report warns

25 october 2024 - 06:09:26
Cali, Colombia (PANA) - Annual greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, and urgent action must be taken to [...] Full text...

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UN climate change conference: EU calls for efforts to keep the 1.5°C goal within reach

15 october 2024 - 06:31:43
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Monday approved conclusions that will serve as the EU’s general negotiating position [...] Full text...

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Stop global warming to turn the tide on sea level rise: UN Assembly President

26 september 2024 - 05:54:04
New York, US (PANA) - With global sea level rising faster than at any time over the last 3,000 years, [...] Full text...

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2024 Olympic Games: Medals table on Wednesday

31 july 2024 - 12:28:46
Paris, France (PANA) - Here are the latest medals table on Wednesday at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.Tabulated [...] Full text...

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UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises

04 july 2024 - 15:15:26
Astana, Kazakhstan (PANA) - Deep global divisions and conflicts must end to clear a path to tackling world’s two existential [...] Full text...

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Pressure against French colonial rule ahead of UN climate talks

14 june 2024 - 18:49:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Azerbaijan, the host nation for the next round of the UN global climate change talks, has [...] Full text...

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Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa

08 may 2024 - 12:27:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM underlines importance of promoting relations with Qatar

30 april 2024 - 18:30:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has stressed the importance of relations with Qatar, noting [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister reaffirms importance of cooperation between Islamic countries

30 april 2024 - 13:50:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, has stressed the importance of [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Committee adopts annual report

27 march 2024 - 11:36:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Human Rights Committee of the United Nations on Wednesday adopted its annual report covering its [...] 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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Methane emissions from energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 - IEA

13 march 2024 - 15:22:25
Paris, France (PANA) - Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 – but substantial [...] Full text...

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FIFA announces new World football series

12 march 2024 - 08:55:10
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced a new FIFA competition Series that will see 20 teams [...] Full text...

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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch

22 february 2024 - 07:00:06
New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief says elections in 2024 must be free and fair

10 january 2024 - 06:04:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Democracy is in the spotlight this year with more than 60 countries due to hold elections [...] Full text...

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UN News looks ahead to 2024: July to December

01 january 2024 - 08:24:06
New York, US (PANA) - In the second half of 2024, the UN will look to a brighter future, with [...] Full text...

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2023 marked by achievements and 'avoidable suffering': WHO chief

27 december 2023 - 06:55:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The past year saw significant milestones and challenges in global public health but also immense and [...] Full text...

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COP28: Fossil fuel commitment lacks urgency, says HRW

14 december 2023 - 09:31:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels [...] Full text...

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COP28: ‘A lifeline, not a finish line,’ says UN climate chief Simon Stiell

13 december 2023 - 13:27:06
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - UN climate chief Simon Stiell says “genuine strides forward” were made at COP28, but the initiatives [...] Full text...

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New UNICEF representative calls on Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs

05 december 2023 - 14:01:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ms Nafisa Binte Shafique, the new UNICEF  Gambia Representative, has presented her credentials to the Minister [...] Full text...

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EU, Council of Europe firm in global fight against death penalty

10 october 2023 - 08:48:13
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Marking World Day against the Death Penalty on Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and the Council [...] Full text...

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World Habitat Day focuses on cities as drivers of growth

02 october 2023 - 18:36:20
New York, US (PANA) - Priming cities to become drivers of economic growth and recovery in the aftermath of crises [...] Full text...

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Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban

05 september 2023 - 18:05:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions, according [...] Full text...

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Marburg virus outbreaks highlight link between health and planet: WHO chief

30 march 2023 - 05:16:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the agency was [...] Full text...

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Libya at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit

02 march 2023 - 15:34:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohammad al-Manfi, participated on Thursday in the Azerbaijani capital, [...] Full text...

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WHO calls for action to totally eliminate trans fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’

24 january 2023 - 06:22:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite recent progress towards eliminating trans fat from food, some five billion people remain unprotected from [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges countries to prevent civilian harm from explosive weapons

26 october 2022 - 06:37:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All countries should endorse a new political commitment aimed at protecting civilians from the bombing and [...] Full text...

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Senegal joins the Gas Exporting Countries Forum

25 october 2022 - 20:19:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal joined Tuesday the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) as an observer, on the occasion of [...] Full text...

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UN Committee reviews anti-discrimination efforts

09 august 2022 - 08:37:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review anti-discrimination efforts [...] Full text...

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Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official

30 june 2022 - 06:31:33
New York, US (PANA) - Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliamentary delegation participates in Baku Conference of Parliamentary Network of Non-Aligned Movement

29 june 2022 - 17:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of the House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament), led by the first deputy speaker, [...] Full text...

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Education watchdog says attacks on education increased worldwide during pandemic

01 june 2022 - 06:16:52
New York, US (PANA) – More than 9,000 students, teachers, and academics were harmed, injured, or killed in attacks on [...] Full text...

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The tanker that ran aground off the Tunisian coast did not contain diesel

22 april 2022 - 19:16:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A week after its sinking off the Tunisian coast, it turned out that the tanker, Xelo, [...] Full text...

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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021

29 march 2022 - 18:21:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...

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Libya urges Non-Aligned Movement to work towards fair representation of all peoples of the world

15 july 2021 - 20:39:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya said here Thursday results of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit meetings held recently in the [...] Full text...

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Coach Keister unveils Sierra Leone squad for Group L decider against Benin

12 june 2021 - 14:48:22
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone coach John Keister on Friday unveiled his 26-man squad that will face the [...] Full text...

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WHA agrees to hold a special session on pandemic treaty

01 june 2021 - 13:18:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The 74th World Health Assembly closed on Monday agreeing to hold a special session before the end [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic pushing people ‘even further behind’ – UN rights chief

27 february 2021 - 06:55:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace, people worldwide are “being left behind – or pushed even [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN General Assembly special session focuses on pandemic

04 december 2020 - 05:26:22
New York, US (PANA) - Nations united on Thursday for a special session of the UN General Assembly to survey the [...] Full text...

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Donors pledge record US$932 million to UN refugee agency

03 december 2020 - 11:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Donor governments on Wednesday pledged a record US$932 million to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for [...] Full text...

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Acting UNSMIL chief salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement

23 october 2020 - 15:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative in Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), [...] Full text...

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Mozambique recall 34 players for Guinea-Bissau, Angola friendlies

22 september 2020 - 13:58:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique national team coach, Luís Gonçalves, has unveiled a list of 34 players that will play [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Foreign minister says country continues to struggle with high debt burden

05 may 2020 - 17:00:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, told member States of the Non-Aligned Movement [...] Full text...

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UN releases emergency funds to help vulnerable countries fight coronavirus

02 march 2020 - 05:13:08
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has announced that $15 million dollars has been released from the its [...] Full text...

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UNESCO adds 'Morna of Cabo Verde' to the list of the intangible heritage of humanity

12 december 2019 - 17:41:02
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Morna, a truly Cape Verdean musical genre, was on Wednesday officially included on  the [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj, Heiko Maas meet to prepare for Berlin Conference on Libya

28 october 2019 - 18:16:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj, arrived on Sunday [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj warns Non-Aligned Summit against Libya's move to civil war

26 october 2019 - 11:55:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)   -  The chairman of the presidential council in Libya, Fayez al-Sarraj, has warned against the development of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council President in Baku to for 18th NAM Summit

25 october 2019 - 11:50:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, arrived [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso obtains World Heritage listing of metallurgical sites

05 july 2019 - 20:26:14
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's old iron metallurgy sites were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on Friday, [...] Full text...

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Mnangagwa’s many trips irrational - MDC Alliance

01 april 2019 - 14:18:15
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s leading opposition party, the MDC Alliance, has called President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s frequent trips abroad irrational.   Since [...] Full text...

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At least 126 athletes expected at Africa para-taekwondo open in Egypt

14 february 2019 - 13:48:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The number of participants at the Africa para-taekwondo open, due for 20 February in Egypt, has [...] Full text...

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2018 Women's AFCON: Nigeria unveil 48 players in provisional squad

21 october 2018 - 00:46:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Coach Thomas Dennerby has named a pool of 48 players made up of 29 home-based [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Cameroon thrashed in World Championships group ties

03 october 2018 - 12:35:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya suffered yet another devastating defeat at the ongoing FIVB Women's World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF reiterates importance of breastfeeding to save newborn lives

31 july 2018 - 05:42:46
New York, US (PANA) - Three-in-five babies, mostly born in low- and middle-income countries, are not breastfed within the first [...] Full text...

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Millions of children still missing out on routine immunizations – UNICEF

25 april 2018 - 04:57:57
New York, US (PANA) - At the start of World Immunization Week , the United Nations on Tuesday said that [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA U-17 WWC qualifiers: Nigeria vs Cameroon in 1st-leg, final qualifier

03 february 2018 - 08:01:40
Benin, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria, eyeing a sixth appearance at the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup finals, take on Cameroon [...] Full text...

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FAO hails UN resolutions honouring family farmers, bees, camelids, fisheries

21 december 2017 - 09:48:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has welcomed the UN's decision to create a decade [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 262 journalists in jails around the world

13 december 2017 - 20:38:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit [...] Full text...

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France: Former French Culture minister nominated as UNESCO boss

14 october 2017 - 08:47:30
Paris, France (PANA) - The 58 members of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) Executive Board on 13 [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Conflict, climate change key hunger drivers in poorest nations - Report

12 october 2017 - 11:53:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global hunger levels have fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but more recent rising hunger [...] 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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Azerbaijan: 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue

07 may 2017 - 05:50:51
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) – It is time to find that “magic formula” that will encourage people to live together in [...] Full text...

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Azerbaijan: Fourth World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue opens

05 may 2017 - 21:55:32
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) – 'Hard power' can no longer stop conflicts nor the rise of violent extremism and “ancient hatreds” [...] Full text...

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Azerbaijan: Peace, human security at forefront of UN intercultural dialogue forum

05 may 2017 - 05:12:57
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The integration of migrants in cities, countering the rise of violent extremism, as well as youth [...] 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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UN: Egypt hosts WTO's executive council meeting

01 november 2016 - 14:51:23
New York, US (PANA) - The city of Luxor in Egypt is hosting the 104th meeting of the executive council [...] 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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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 11 of competitions at Rio 2016

17 august 2016 - 06:22:30
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 11 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 10 of competitions at Rio 2016

16 august 2016 - 07:36:12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 10 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 6 of competitions at Rio 2016

12 august 2016 - 06:21:30
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 6 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 5 of competitions at Rio 2016

11 august 2016 - 06:29:44
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 5 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 4 of competitions at Rio 2016

10 august 2016 - 07:22:26
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 4 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 3 of competitions at Rio 2016

09 august 2016 - 07:09:37
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 3 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Three Kenyan boxers qualify for Rio Olympics

11 july 2016 - 13:20:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three Kenyan boxers - Benson Gicharu, Rayton Okwiri and Peter Mungai - have punched their way [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan boxers off to Olympic qualifier

16 june 2016 - 15:11:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan boxing contingent to the Baku round of Olympic Qualifiers departed for Azerbaijan Wednesday. According to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials stress respect for different faiths, cultures to achieve global peace

07 may 2016 - 16:06:08
New York, US (PANA) - Mutual respect for different faiths and cultures is the bedrock of a world at peace [...] Full text...

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US: US agency says more than 30 countries violate religious freedom

02 may 2016 - 16:24:22
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Monday said it documented religious freedom [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official stresses need to counter hatred, mistrust to prevent extremism

26 april 2016 - 14:14:52
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), a body mandated to promote [...] Full text...

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UN: Youths stress need for inclusive society

25 april 2016 - 14:57:27
New York, US (PANA) - Youths from around the world, participating in a UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Global Forum [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAOC to use 'soft power' to curb violent extremism, conflicts

22 april 2016 - 17:08:50
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) prepares for an upcoming global conference in Baku, [...] 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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Senegal: CPJ says 10 countries are 'worst jailers of journalists' worldwide

15 december 2015 - 12:36:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released its latest prison census report, naming 10 countries [...] Full text...

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UN: UN remains 'beacon for all humanity', says Ban

23 october 2015 - 18:14:31
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the 70th anniversary of the organisation ahead of UN Day on 24 October, UN [...] Full text...

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UN: World lights up in blue to mark UN's 70th anniversary

23 october 2015 - 13:04:20
New York, US (PANA) - From Australia to Azerbaijan, Indonesia to Iraq, Saudi Arabia to South Sudan, some 250 sites [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rewards best public service initiatives worldwide

22 june 2015 - 19:10:37
New York, US (PANA) - The UN will award 22 institutions from 19 countries for providing innovative public services [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights chief urges action to bolster protections, end abuses

15 june 2015 - 19:25:11
New York, US (PANA) - Although 70 years of work by the UN has helped build a formidable system of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: CPJ launches new campaign for free press

27 march 2015 - 13:30:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Thursday launched a new campaign to raise awareness [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: New ILO study reveals large health coverage gaps

12 december 2014 - 13:47:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – A new study, released Friday by the International Labour Organization (ILO), shows that 80 [...] Full text...

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UN: ILO says lack of health protection leads to 'deep impoverishment'

09 december 2014 - 20:40:43
New York US (PANA) - Some 80 per cent of the population across 44 countries lives without any health protection, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Malaria control reducing deaths - FAO

09 december 2014 - 14:22:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The number people dying from malaria has fallen dramatically since 2000 and malaria cases are also [...] 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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UN: UN-backed forum pledges to develop, implement youth policies

01 november 2014 - 16:37:10
New York, US (PANA) - The UN-backed Global Forum on Youth Policies, which brought together over 700 participants from over [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban says leaders of tomorrow must be heard today

28 october 2014 - 18:53:20
New York, US (PANA) - Young people around the world must raise their voices so they are heard loud and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed forum to address issues affecting young people

24 october 2014 - 22:19:05
New York, US (PANA) - A UN-backed Global Forum on Youth Policies will, for the first time, amplify voices passionate [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights expert urges dual fight against torture, corruption

22 october 2014 - 08:13:52
New York, US (PANA) - The incidences of torture and ill-treatment around the world have not been diminishing and there is [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO urges action to curb overfishing, pollution

09 june 2014 - 15:48:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, Monday opened a meeting of the world's only inter-governmental forum [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA World Cup: US 2, Nigeria 1 in warm-up match

08 june 2014 - 11:22:54
New York, US (PANA) - The US heads to the 2014 World Cup, due to start in Brazil in four [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Journalists protest Internet fee at Commonwealth Games

06 may 2014 - 19:56:56
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Sports journalists from more than 100 countries have signed a petition protesting against the internet fee [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Music festival ''Nuits des Solistes'' opens in Sousse on Friday

10 april 2014 - 21:47:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The 12th international edition of the festival, "Nuits des Solistes", begins on Friday in Sousse with [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA U-17 WWC: Japan, Spain reach Friday's final

02 april 2014 - 07:42:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Japan and Spain have booked their places in the final of the 2014 FIFA Under-17 Women's [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA U-17 WWC: Ghana, Nigeria in crucial 1/4 final matches Thursday (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

27 march 2014 - 05:18:25
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana and Nigeria, the remaining African teams at the ongoing 2014 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA WWC: Ghana names squad for Women's World Cup

08 march 2014 - 08:19:57
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana on Friday named its final squad for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in [...] Full text...

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CPJ says 211 journalists are behind bars world wide

18 december 2013 - 16:35:38
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The New York-based global press freedom watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), on Wednesday revealed that [...] Full text...

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2014 FIFA U-17 WWC: Ghana beats Equatorial Guinea to reach finals

24 november 2013 - 07:54:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's U-17 women's football team on Saturday reached its fourth straight FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council tasks Sudan, South Sudan on Abyei

25 october 2013 - 21:08:11
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Security Council has called urgently on the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan [...] Full text...

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Rare medical feat, UN security council seat, looming ban on used vehicles reported in Nigeria

19 october 2013 - 08:45:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The first open heart surgery conducted at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Chad, Nigeria others elected to the UN Security Council

17 october 2013 - 19:42:27
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia [...] Full text...

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38 countries meet UN anti-hunger targets for 2015 - FAO

12 june 2013 - 11:07:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Thirty-eight countries have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger, chalking up successes ahead of [...] Full text...

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Mystery gold cargo, gays and lesbians fill Ghanaian media

02 february 2013 - 08:05:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) –Ghanaian newspapers were this week dominated by a mystery gold cargo that was seized in Turkey and [...] Full text...

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Number of imprisoned journalists hits record high

11 december 2012 - 09:10:49
New York, US (PANA) - The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide reached a record high this year, a trend driven [...] Full text...

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Multi-Sport European Games to debut in Baku in 2015

10 december 2012 - 16:35:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The European Olympic Committees (EOC) voted over the weekend to approve the long-running bid to establish [...] Full text...

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Corruption ranking, Abacha loot, highlighted in Nigeria

08 december 2012 - 09:14:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's ranking by the global corruption watchdog, Transparency International (TI), the return of Abacha loot (US$ [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, 4 others become UN Security Council non-permanent members

20 october 2012 - 11:57:36
New York, US (PANA) - Rwanda, Argentina, South Korea, Australia and Luxembourg have been elected to two-year terms on [...] Full text...

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Airtel Rising Star 'played pivotal role' in Ghana's feat at U-17 WWC

18 october 2012 - 11:23:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Airtel Africa is celebrating the emergence of the talented young soccer star, Priscilla Okyere, who played [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WWC, best for Africa

14 october 2012 - 10:55:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The just-concluded 2013 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan was the best outing for Africa [...] Full text...

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U-17 FIFA WWC: France beats North Korea 7-6 to take title

13 october 2012 - 17:39:04
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - France Saturday won the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup on penalties against North Korea after a [...] Full text...

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U-17 FIFA WWC: 10-girl Ghana holds out (1-0) against Germany

13 october 2012 - 14:18:15
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - A solitary Priscilla Okyere goal (38th minute) on Saturday proved enough for Ghana to overcome a [...] Full text...

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U-17 FIFA WWC: Ghana wins 3rd-place match, beats Germany 1-0

13 october 2012 - 13:57:17
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Priscilla Okyere's goal in the 38th minute Saturday gave Ghana the third-place match (bronze medal) against [...] Full text...

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U-17 FIFA WWC third-place match: 10-player Ghana leads 1-0 at half time

13 october 2012 - 12:55:04
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - A 10-player Ghana team led Germany 1-0 Saturday in the first half of their third-place match [...] Full text...

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U-17 FIFA WWC: Ghana leads Germany 1-0 in 3rd-place match

13 october 2012 - 12:43:19
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Priscilla Okyere gave Ghana a 1-0 lead over Germany in their third-pace match at the FIFA [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WWC: France beats Ghana 2-0 to reach final

09 october 2012 - 22:30:42
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - France on Tuesday beat Ghana 2-0 in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup semi-final match played [...] Full text...

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2013 AFCON: Guinean coach Dussuyer invites 20 for Niger match

06 october 2012 - 11:59:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The coach of Guinea’s national football team, Frenchman Michel Dussuyer, has released a list of 20 [...] Full text...

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Rights campaigners urge Rihanna, Shakira not to perform at U-17 Women's World Cup

06 october 2012 - 09:12:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Rights groups Amnesty International and Sing for Democracy have urged top-selling artists Rihanna and Shakira not [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WWC: Ghana shocks Japan 1-0 to reach semi-finals

05 october 2012 - 20:51:21
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - Ghana on Friday reached the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 Women World Cup 2012 in Azerbaijan [...] Full text...

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U-17 WWC: France edges Nigeria on penalty shootout

04 october 2012 - 19:45:47
Baku, Azerbaijan (PANA) - The all-conquering Nigerian women's national team Thursday crashed out of the current FIFA Under-17 world cup [...] 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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FIFA U-17 WWC: Ghana reaches q-finals

30 september 2012 - 17:55:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana has qualified for the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan, [...] Full text...

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2012 FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria through to q-final

30 september 2012 - 07:53:33
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has advanced to the quarter-final of the 2012 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan, [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WWC: Ghana's win brightens Africa's chances

27 september 2012 - 09:03:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The chances that Africa will put two teams through to the knockout stage of the ongoing [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WWC: Nigeria wallops host Azerbaijan 11-0 (Full report)

25 september 2012 - 15:18:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday walloped host Azerbaijan 11-0 in their second group A match at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria beats Azerbaijan 11-0 in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

25 september 2012 - 14:51:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Tuesday walloped host Azerbaijan 11-0 in their second group A match at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2012 FIFA U-17 WWC: Germany beats Ghana 2-1

23 september 2012 - 13:45:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - European champion Germany on Sunday clinched a hard-fought 2-1 win over Ghana, in their opening group [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WWC: N.Korea humiliates Gambia, Nigeria starts on even note

23 september 2012 - 10:56:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Former champion North Korea thrashed The Gambia 11-0 in their opening group B match at the [...] Full text...

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Women's U-17 World Cup: Nigeria, Ghana and Gambia fly African flag

22 september 2012 - 15:54:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With the dust of the recently concluded FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup hardly settled, Ghana, Nigeria [...] Full text...

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London Olympics: Tough fixture for Nigeria's boxing medal hope

06 august 2012 - 12:33:39
London, Great Britain (PANA) - Nigeria's remaining medal hope in the boxing event of the London Olympics, Edith Ogoke, faces [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN/AU mission in Darfur

31 july 2012 - 18:29:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended, for another year, the mandate of the joint [...] Full text...

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Azerbaijani journalist receives UNESCO World Press Freedom prize

04 may 2012 - 14:56:28
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Thursday awarded the 2012 UNESCO Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize to [...] Full text...

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FIFA U17 WWC: Ghana trounces South Africa 5-1 to reach finals

23 march 2012 - 22:36:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's U-17 women's football team on Friday reached its third FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup finals [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WWC: Ghana holds South Africa to 0-0 draw

11 march 2012 - 08:01:38
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana U-17 women held their South African counterparts to a 0-0 draw in the first leg [...] Full text...

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Nigeria advances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifier

06 february 2012 - 12:40:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has advanced to the next qualifying stage of the 2012 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup [...] Full text...

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Egypt hoists world's highest flag

01 november 2011 - 09:28:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian military on Monday hoisted an Egyptian flag that is the world's highest, at 176 [...] Full text...

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Togo elected UN Security Council non-permanent member

22 october 2011 - 11:15:34
New York, US (PANA) - Togo late Friday finally joined Morocco, Guatemala and Pakistan as new non-permanent members of the [...] Full text...

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Morocco, 2 others elected into UN Security Council

21 october 2011 - 19:23:12
New York, US (PANA) - Morocco, Guatemala and Pakistan were Friday elected as non-permanent members of the 15-member UN Security [...] Full text...

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UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassadors meet in France

08 september 2011 - 14:40:42
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO’s work and how internationally-renowned personalities can help the Organization meet its objectives will be the [...] Full text...

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Famine: AU secures US$ 380 million from Pledging Conference

25 august 2011 - 16:04:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - With Africa pledging over US$ 346 million, the African Union (AU) Thursday secured over US$ [...] 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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FAO publishes book on biodiversity

08 december 2010 - 16:21:38
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As part of its contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity, FAO has published a book [...] Full text...

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UN tasks member states on annual financial obligations

15 october 2010 - 18:34:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN on Friday said only 13 of the 192 member states of the organization [...] Full text...

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UN Habitat gets new boss

30 august 2010 - 14:17:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations General Assembly has elected Joan Clos as the Executive Director of the UN-HABITAT [...] Full text...

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Angola adopts new technology to locate landmines

09 august 2010 - 22:00:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Angola has since last June been using a new Israeli tech nology that pinpoints the location [...] Full text...

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Migiro tasks media on gender equality

25 may 2010 - 07:22:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro Monday appealed to the media to take on the cause [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly to elect 14 new members for human rights body

11 may 2010 - 19:45:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The United Nations General Assembly will Thursday, in New York, elect 14 new members to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan boxers out of Youth Olympics

04 may 2010 - 18:45:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenyan boxers will not participate in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August following [...] Full text...

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Kenyan boxers set for World Youth championships

15 april 2010 - 17:03:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Kenya will send a team of seven boxers to this year's World Youth Championships in Baku, [...] Full text...

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Nigerian amateur boxing squad in Ghana

03 april 2010 - 14:36:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" As West African neighbours -Ghana and Nigeria step up the ir preparations ahead of the Youth [...] Full text...

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Drug-resistant TB now at record levels - WHO

19 march 2010 - 08:22:00
Washington DC- US (PANA) -- A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) says drug-resistant Tuberculosis is now at [...] Full text...

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Libya, Azerbaijan to set up a joint cooperation commission

09 march 2010 - 20:38:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libya and Azerbaijan on Monday agreed in Tripoli to set up a joint cooperation commission. [...] Full text...

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Azerbaijan to host World Youth Boxing Championships

27 december 2009 - 15:32:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The 2010 inaugural World Youth Boxing Championships, in itially set for Nice, France, has been switched [...] Full text...

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CPJ honours journalists

19 november 2009 - 21:06:00
Washington- US (PANA) -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is honouring four journalists for their courageous work under very [...] Full text...

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22 UN member states up-to-date in payment of dues

22 october 2009 - 17:33:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN said Wednesday in New York, that only 22 countries of its 192 member [...] Full text...

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Usain Bolt ready to snatch 200m gold at IAAF Championships in Berlin (Corrected)

20 august 2009 - 15:04:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Jamaican World sprints champion Usain Bolt could easily annex the 200 metres gold medal to his [...] Full text...

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Usain Bolt ready to add 200m gold at IAAF Championships in Berlin

20 august 2009 - 14:58:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- Jamaican World sprints champion Usain Bolt could easily annex the 200 metres gold medal to his [...] Full text...

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