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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2024 Paris Olympics: Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team

05 august 2024 - 18:52:59
Paris, France (PANA) - Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first ever refugee athlete guaranteed to receive an [...] Full text...

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2024 Futsal World Cup: African trio know their group opponents

28 may 2024 - 06:24:00
Samarkand, Uzbekistan (PANA) - The following are the groups of the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan after the [...] Full text...

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African trio brace for Futsal World Cup draw

05 may 2024 - 08:19:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The fates of Angola, Libya and Morocco will be decided this month as the three African [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads WHO chief

07 march 2024 - 06:46:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously [...] Full text...

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Climate, conflict collide on high seas: UN warns of soaring costs and delays

23 february 2024 - 06:12:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea coupled with wider geopolitical and climate-related crises, are [...] Full text...

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Rising hunger: UN chief identifies wars, climate chaos as aggravating factors

13 february 2024 - 18:36:24
New York, US (PANA) - Countries must act now to break the deadly links between conflict, climate and food insecurity, [...] Full text...

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Global tobacco control conference opens in Panama

06 february 2024 - 14:27:27
Panama City, Panama (PANA) - Delegates from around the world gathered in Panama City Tuesday for the 10th Conference of the [...] Full text...

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Red Sea shipping crisis having a ‘dramatic’ impact, warns logistics chief

26 january 2024 - 05:27:56
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: Morocco beat hosts Indonesia to seal last-16 progress

16 november 2023 - 14:56:57
Surabaya, Indonesia (PANA) - Morocco beat Indonesia 3-1 in Surabaya to secure top spot in Group A of the 2023 [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Senegal, five others reach Round of 16

16 november 2023 - 05:36:04
Bandung, Indonesia (PANA) - Even with one match still to be played in the group stage, Senegal, Spain, England, France, [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 WC: 2 African countries lose first matches

13 november 2023 - 20:01:37
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - It was not a particularly good day for two African teams as Day two matches were [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U17 WC: Results of Day 2 matches played on Monday

13 november 2023 - 11:09:49
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - The following are the results of Day two matches in Groups A and B played on [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U17 WC Morocco off to winning World Cup start against Panama

11 november 2023 - 12:14:38
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - The Morocco U-17 national team began their FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign with a hard-fought 2-0 [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Morocco Squad unveiled

08 november 2023 - 15:07:55
Casablanca, Morocco (PANA) - Head coach of the Moroccan Under-17 national team Said Chiba has revealed his squad that will [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Morocco's ambitious talents ready to shine

09 october 2023 - 07:03:51
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco will be making their second appearance on the global stage when the 2023 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...

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FIFA opens voting for 2023 goal of the year

26 september 2023 - 05:35:45
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has opened voting for the 2023 Puskas Award, given to the scorer of the world’s [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: FIFA organises draw for tournament

15 september 2023 - 17:19:43
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The draw for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023, which would be held from 10 [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Draw scheduled for 15 September in Zurich

12 september 2023 - 08:25:25
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The draw for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be held in Zurich on 15 [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup: List of all qualified countries

12 september 2023 - 08:21:12
Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Here is a list of all the teams going to Indonesia for the 2023 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...

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IMF Blog: Tracking global financial stability risks from higher interest rates

09 august 2023 - 09:38:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Interest-rate increases by global central banks to contain the biggest inflation outbreak in four decades [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Morocco hoping to continue fairy tale run against France

05 august 2023 - 08:54:27
Adelaide, Australia (PANA) - The Atlas Lionesses of Morocco will be hoping to continue their fairy-tale run at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: All Group Standinjgs after final group matches

03 august 2023 - 13:18:40
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - After all the group matches have been concluded, here are the final group standings: Group A 1      Switzerland [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: France, Jamaica qualify for round of 16, all Day 3 results from Group F

02 august 2023 - 12:33:09
Sydney, Australia (PANA) - France and Jamaica on Wednesday qualified for the round of 16 at the ongoing 2023 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2023FIFAWW: Day3 Mathes in Groups F, G

01 august 2023 - 17:23:27
Sydney, Australia (PANA) - In continuation of final group mathes at the 2023 FIFA Women'sWorld Cup in Australia and Bew [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Results of Day 2 matches in Groups F and G

29 july 2023 - 15:45:06
Brisbane, Australia (PANA) - Here are results of Day 2 matches in Groups F and G at the ongoing 2023 [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Results of all Day 2 matches in Groups D and G

28 july 2023 - 13:48:12
Sydney, Australia (PANA) - Here are results of all Day 2 matches played on Friday in Groups D and G [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Results of Day One matches in Groups F, G, H played on Monday

24 july 2023 - 13:00:59
Adelaide, Australia (PANA) - The followjng are the results of Monday's matches in Groups F, G and H at the [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Scheduled Day One matches in Groups F, G, H on Monday

24 july 2023 - 05:11:09
Adelaide, Australia (PANA) - Here are the fixtures for Monday's matches in Groups F, G and H at the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Fixtures and full match schedule

20 july 2023 - 09:58:01
Melbourne, Australia (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup began on Thursday with co-hosts New Zealand beating Norway 1-0 [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup groups, prize money

20 july 2023 - 08:06:22
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - Here are all the groups at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which began on Thursday. It [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Countdown: Tit-bits from some teams

08 june 2023 - 09:50:05
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With just 42 days to go for the 20 July to 20 August 2023 FIFA Women’s [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Football Federation says U-20 female World Cup team stranded at Istanbul airport

24 august 2022 - 16:39:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Wednesday washed its hands off the agony of Nigeria’s U-20 female [...] Full text...

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UNICEF says schools still closed for nearly 77 million students 18 months into pandemic

16 september 2021 - 10:38:33
New York, US (PANA) – Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, schools for nearly 77 million students in six countries continue [...] Full text...

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WFP and WHO launch innovative project on Emergency Health Facilities

19 july 2021 - 13:58:21
Brindisi, Italy – Following the recent G20 side event co-hosted by the Italian Government and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Migrants left stranded, without assistance by lockdowns - IOM

09 april 2021 - 05:54:56
New York, US (PANA) - Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: 37 melon-headed whales, one bottle nose dolphin found dead

28 august 2020 - 17:29:10
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A total of 37 melon-headed whales and one bottle nose dolphin have been found dead as [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to set up Court of investigation on oil spill from Panama-flagged MV Wakashio

26 august 2020 - 14:29:36
​Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Attorney-General, Maneesh Gobin, on Tuesday said that a Court of investigation, to be headed by [...] Full text...

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Qualifiers for 2020 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup postponed

16 august 2020 - 05:44:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Due to travel restrictions across parts of Africa as a result of COVID-19, the qualifiers for [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Export of 40,000 tonnes of gypsum to Nigeria - a historic first

11 august 2020 - 14:24:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania, through the intermediary of the Arab Society of Metallurgical Industries (SAMIA), has exported 40,000 tons [...] Full text...

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Mauritian PM accepts apologies of owners of vessel spilling oil near the island

11 august 2020 - 06:35:24
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that he has accepted the apologies of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius - Oil Spill: Prime Minister declares State of Environmental Emergency

08 august 2020 - 08:28:29
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Friday signed an Environmental Emergency Declaration under the Environment Protection Act [...] Full text...

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Panama-flagged ship leaking oil south of the Mauritius, says Environment ministry

07 august 2020 - 06:34:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Panama-flagged bulk carrier, MV Wakashio, grounded for the past 11 days at 11.5 nautical miles [...] Full text...

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Panama-flagged bulk carrier grounded south of Mauritius

06 august 2020 - 05:45:32
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – A Panama-flagged bulk carrier, MV Wakashio, is grounded 11.5 nautical miles in the common sea route near Pointe D’Esny, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus forces FIFA 2020 revenues down by almost 50%

01 july 2020 - 13:08:19
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The world's football governing body, FIFA, is now budgeting for this year’s revenues to come in [...] Full text...

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Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP

19 june 2020 - 17:15:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday issued a critical warning, declaring that it may [...] Full text...

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Debt burden, economic sanctions key concerns at OACP forum

04 june 2020 - 14:24:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member States of the Organization of the African, Carribbean and Pacific (OACP) countries have identified the [...] Full text...

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African, Carribean states launch push for debt relief amid coronavirus pandemic pains

03 june 2020 - 21:24:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries and their Carribean and Pacific States counterparts have decried the impact of debt distress, [...] Full text...

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EU cites 12 countries, including 4 from Africa, as 'high risk third countries' in money laundering

08 may 2020 - 09:02:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Four African countries are among 12 countries that have been identified by the European Union as [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief addresses progress, setbacks in human rights worldwide

16 october 2019 - 05:50:20
New York, US (PANA) - The world is undeniably facing rising challenges to multilateralism, however work can be done with [...] Full text...

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Mauritius removed from the gray list of tax havens

11 october 2019 - 17:15:42
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has decided to remove Mauritius from the gray list of tax havens, [...] Full text...

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Malian leader congratulates U20 players for reaching WC quarter finals

05 june 2019 - 14:09:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Malian President Ibrahim, Boubacar Kéita on Wednesday sent a message of congratulations to young players of [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 WC: Senegal knock out Nigeria in West African derby

04 june 2019 - 02:59:45
Lodz, Poland (PANA) - Senegal on Monday knocked out Nigeria from the ongoing 2019 FIFA Under-20 Wold Cup in Poland. In [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 WC: Italy, Colombia reach quarter-finals

03 june 2019 - 08:46:07
Warsaw, Poland (PANA) - Italy and Colombia on Sunday reached the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 WC: All the qualifiers for Round of 16 emerge

01 june 2019 - 06:10:55
Warsaw, Poland (PANA) - With Day 3 matches concluded in all 6 groups, all the qualifiers for the Round of [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria hopes to finish among best third-placed teams, Mali for direct qualification

30 may 2019 - 21:26:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Nigeria drew 1-1 against Ukraine on Thursday in Bielsko-Biala in its third match in Group D [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Senegal tops Group A, Nigeria for a place in the Round of 16

29 may 2019 - 21:35:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal ended its Group A matches at the 2019 Under-20 World Cup in Lodz with a [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 WC: Mali win 1st match, South Africa disappoint

29 may 2019 - 06:41:49
Warsaw, Poland (PANA) - African champions Mali, kept hopes of reaching the round of 16 alive when they grabbed their [...] Full text...

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U20 World Cup: Senegal, Mali progress to next stage of competition

28 may 2019 - 23:46:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Malian "Eaglets", defending African champions, after being led 2-0 and then 1-3 by Saudi Arabia [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 WC: Day 2 matches in Groups E and F on Tuesday

28 may 2019 - 06:00:25
Warsaw, Poland (PANA) - The following are Day 2 matches in Groups E and F, to be played on Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Panama hold Mali 1-1 in Group E encounter

25 may 2019 - 19:01:55
Bydgoszcz, Poland (PANA)   -   Mali surrendered a slim 1-0 lead in their Day 1 Group E match in the FIFA [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mali under pressure to perform following successes by Nigeria, Senegal

24 may 2019 - 19:49:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Following the successes recorded by Nigeria and Senegal at the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World cup in [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Malian team ready to meet Panama

23 may 2019 - 17:00:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - After five days of training at the Mistral Sport Center, the Malian Under-20 national football team [...] Full text...

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2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup: The "Cubs" of Senegal, first African team to land in Poland

22 may 2019 - 17:18:54
 Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's national junior team will be the first of four African representatives at the FIFA World [...] Full text...

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FIFA U20 World Cup: Four African teams may find things difficult in Poland

21 may 2019 - 17:12:18
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The four African countries to the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, holding in Poland from 23 [...] Full text...

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Malian U20 World Cup players stranded in Bamako because of visa

13 may 2019 - 15:28:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Mali’s U20 football team, which was expected in Poland last Thursday for the World Cup of [...] Full text...

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Senegal’s junior Lions receive national flag before flying for WC in Poland

10 may 2019 - 21:45:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   Senegal’s Junior Lions on Friday received the national flag, two days before flying to Poland to [...] Full text...

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Libya sets up team to combat money laundering, terrorism financing

20 march 2019 - 22:22:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s Central Bank (BCL) on Wednesday announced the setting up of a working team to combat [...] Full text...

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Libya demands exclusion from EU's blacklist of countries financing terrorism

16 february 2019 - 11:12:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has called [...] Full text...

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UNHCR warns over Mediterranean rescue capacity

01 october 2018 - 10:06:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed gratitude to Malta for its decision to allow 58 [...] Full text...

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Italy 'forces' Panama to revoke licence of Aquarius migrant rescue ship

24 september 2018 - 06:30:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Italian government is pressuring Panama to stop MV Aquarius, a search and rescue ship in the [...] Full text...

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UN underscores need to celebrate indigenous peoples, not confine them

10 august 2018 - 05:48:46
New York, US (PANA) - Celebrating some 370 million indigenous people across 90 countries, marches, ceremonies and a host of [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Belgium subdue England 1-0 to top Group G; Tunisia beal Panama 2-1

28 june 2018 - 20:25:41
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Belgium beat England 1-0 in their final Group G match played at the Kaliningrad Stadium to [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Africa's dreams shattered as Senegal lose 1-0 to Colombia and Japan lose 1-0 to Poland

28 june 2018 - 16:27:52
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Africa's hopes of getting one country to the Round of 16 in the ongoing 2018 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Thursday's fixtures in Groups G and H

28 june 2018 - 05:49:48
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The following are fixtures for Thursday's final group G and H matches at the 2018 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: England trounce Panama 6-1 in Group G match

24 june 2018 - 16:01:49
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (PANA) - England trounced Panama 6-1 on Sunday in their Group G match of the 2018 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Sunday's Fixtures for Groups G and H

24 june 2018 - 04:13:53
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The following are Sunday's fixtures in Groups G and H at the ongoing 2018 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Fixtures for Group F and G on Saturday

23 june 2018 - 06:18:33
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The following are Saturday's fixtures for Groups F and G at the ongoing 2018 FIFA World [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Standings after Day 1 matches in Groups A, B, C, D, E, F and G

19 june 2018 - 07:50:46
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The following are the tables for Groups A, B, C, D, E, F and G after [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Harry Kane scores last gasp goal as England overcome Tunisia 2-1

18 june 2018 - 20:10:44
Volgograd, Russia (PANA) - Africa's fourth representative in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia fell to a last minute [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Sweden beat South Korea 1-0; Belgium beat Panama 3-0

18 june 2018 - 18:06:55
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The following are results of some matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia played [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Groups F and G fixtures for Monday

18 june 2018 - 06:46:35
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Below are the matches in Group F and G, scheduled for Monday, at the 2018 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: Full teams of Tunisia and Senegal

05 june 2018 - 09:48:31
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The following are the Senegalese and Tunisian squads for the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament that [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA WC: FIFA names referees, assistant referees

30 march 2018 - 06:08:02
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 36 referees and 63 assistant referees, representing 46 different countries, [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for continued struggle to ensure dignity, justice for all

27 march 2018 - 05:02:34
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave [...] Full text...

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Tunisia coach names 28 players for Iran, Costa Rica friendlies

13 march 2018 - 11:10:21
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia’s national football team coach, Nabil Maâloul, on Monday invited 28 players for a training session [...] Full text...

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Boyd, Soderberg lead foreign golfers at Kenya Open

12 march 2018 - 15:02:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gary Boyd (in 2009), Rober Dinwiddle (2010) and Sebastian Soderberg (2016), all of them previous Kenya [...] Full text...

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2018 FIFA World Cup: FIFA confirms Team Base Camps for 32 teams

10 february 2018 - 14:00:04
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - FIFA has confirmed the list of Team Base Camps (TBCs) of the 32 teams that will [...] Full text...

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FAO chief calls for end to 'triple discrimination' against indigenous women

15 january 2018 - 10:00:13
Mexico City, Mexico (PANA) - Progress in the fight against hunger and extreme poverty hinges on eliminating the "triple discrimination" [...] Full text...

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Draw for 2018 FIFA WC

01 december 2017 - 16:11:21
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The following are the groups for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia [...] Full text...

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FIFA announces Seeding Pots for final draw for 2017 World Cup

16 november 2017 - 11:02:22
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With Peru completing the line-up of 32 teams for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, the [...] 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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US: Guterres names new head of UN Population Fund

03 october 2017 - 20:30:24
New York, US (PANA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday appointed Dr Natalia Kanem of Panama to head [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN Declaration spurs reforms to help refugees and their hosts - UNHCR

16 september 2017 - 11:03:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A year on from the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, in which all 193 [...] Full text...

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US: Human security approach ‘central’ to achieving sustainable development – UN

08 july 2017 - 06:26:39
New York, US (PANA) – United Nations officials on Friday highlighted the benefits of a human security approach to accelerate [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Without an end to discrimination, there would be no end to the AIDS epidemic' - UNAIDS

28 june 2017 - 14:37:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Without an end to discrimination there would be no end to the AIDS epidemic. Everybody must [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 40th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board opens in Geneva

27 june 2017 - 14:36:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A three-day meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, the 40th in the series, began on [...] 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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Panama: Faith-based organizations urged to tackle online sexual exploitation of children

12 may 2017 - 05:42:14
Panama City, Panama (PANA) - A new guide has been published which aims to help religious communities worldwide harness their [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Factfiles at the end of group stage

04 may 2017 - 03:49:52
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Here are some important factfiles following the conclusion of the group stage of the 2017 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: 4 more nations qualify for quarter-finals

03 may 2017 - 05:50:29
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Four more countries, including Beach Soccer power house, Brazil, on Tuesday qualified for the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Nigeria out, Senegal loses 1st match but progresses

02 may 2017 - 05:43:47
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Nigeria was finally knocked out of the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Bahamas by [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Results from Day 2 matches in Groups C, D

01 may 2017 - 06:22:03
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Below are results of Day 2 matches on Sunday in Groups C and D, played at [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal soldiers on, qualifies for 1/4 finals

30 april 2017 - 07:56:48
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Senegal, living up to its billing as a worthy challenger for the FIFA Beach Soccer World [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Day 2 matches in Groups A, B, results from C, D

29 april 2017 - 05:21:14
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - The following are Day 2 matches in Groups A and B, scheduled for Saturday at the [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal in flying start, Nigeria disappoints

28 april 2017 - 06:18:00
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday began the campaign for a maiden FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup on a [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal, Nigeria in opening matches

27 april 2017 - 05:41:08
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Two African countries, Senegal and Nigeria, will participate in the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed protocol on forced labour comes into force

10 november 2016 - 19:02:19
New York, US (PANA) - An international protocol on forced labour has entered into force, a major milestone in the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN General Assembly elects 14 members for UN Human Rights Council

29 october 2016 - 06:50:54
New York, US (PANA) - UN General Assembly has elected, by secret ballot, 14 countries to serve on the Geneva-based [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan Hussein re-elected UPU chief

05 october 2016 - 13:28:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Universal Postal Union (UPU) Director-General, Bishar Hussein, of Kenya, and his deputy, Pascal Clivaz, were [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South African minister chairs International Labour Conference

30 may 2016 - 18:25:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - South Africa's Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, was on Monday elected President of the 105th session [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Empowering women, girls key to ending AIDS epidemic'

24 may 2016 - 15:58:07
New York, US (PANA) - Delegates to the 69th session of the World Health Assembly, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tax havens 'serve no useful economic purpose' - Economists

09 may 2016 - 06:56:41
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - More than 300 leading economists from 30 countries have on Monday written to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN General Assembly President tasks rich nations on sustainable development

22 april 2016 - 15:07:13
New York, US (PANA) - Without a firm commitment for concerted action by the world’s richest nations, sustainable development [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Government supports Judge over Panama papers

20 april 2016 - 17:12:25
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s government has dismissed opposition politicians’ mounting pressure calling for sacking of a Court of Appeal [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tax dodging by multinationals costs countries US$240 billion annually - Oxfam

14 april 2016 - 08:56:18
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tax dodging by multinational companies costs countries around the world up to US$240 billion [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: World Bank's private investments go to firms hiding in tax havens - Oxfam

11 april 2016 - 06:33:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Fifty-one of the 68 companies that were lent money by the World Bank’s private [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert calls for end of financial secrecy to halt illicit fund flows

08 april 2016 - 20:27:53
New York, US (PANA) - In the wake of last week’s leak of a trove of confidential financial documents from [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius issues travel warning against Zika virus

03 february 2016 - 12:42:20
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Health Ministry on Wednesday warned travellers to countries with active Zika transmission, advising [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: WHO convenes emergency meeting on Zika virus

28 january 2016 - 16:38:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - WHO Director-General Margaret Chan is to convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee early next week [...] 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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Switzerland: Zika virus infection reported in Americas, Africa, Asia and Pacific

24 january 2016 - 07:05:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Twenty countries in the Americas and about 10 in Africa, Asia and the Pacific have reported [...] Full text...

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COP21: Google, FAO partner to make remote sensing data more efficient and accessible

02 december 2015 - 10:11:15
Paris, France (PANA) - Google Maps and FAO have agreed to work closely together to make geospatial tracking and mapping [...] Full text...

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Malta: Ban tasks Commonwealth leaders for urgent action on climate change

28 november 2015 - 10:27:44
Valletta, Malta (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday took his call for urgent action on climate change [...] Full text...

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France: Operation targeting drug trafficking nets couriers in Africa, Latin America

09 october 2015 - 13:21:26
Lyon, France (PANA) - An operation targeting drug trafficking from Latin America to Europe via Africa has resulted in the [...] Full text...

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US: Emirates to launch world’s longest commercial flight in 2016

14 august 2015 - 15:02:32
New York, US (PANA) - One of the world's leading airlines, Emirates, will launch the world’s longest commercial flight in [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: All 4 African teams through to round of 16

07 june 2015 - 09:09:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria defeated Hungary 2-0 early Sunday to book a place in the round of 16 at [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Ghana is 1st African country through to round of 16

05 june 2015 - 07:15:41
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana has become the first African country to qualify for the round of 16 at the [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria wins first match

04 june 2015 - 11:16:29
New Plymouth, New Zeland (PANA) - After two rounds of matches in Group B early Thursday at the ongoing FIFA [...] Full text...

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(UPDATE) FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mali loses Group D leadership after losing 2-0 to Serbia

03 june 2015 - 10:33:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Group leaders, Mali, on Wednesday lost their top position in Group D at the ongoing 2015 [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: All Day 4 results

02 june 2015 - 09:31:37
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are all Day 4 results at the ongoing 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Updated results of matches played in the FIFA U-20 World Cup

30 may 2015 - 09:37:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are group results from matches played on Friday and Saturday in the 30 May-20 [...] Full text...

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2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Day 1 results

30 may 2015 - 08:30:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are Friday's group results from the opening day of the 30 May-20 June 2015 [...] Full text...

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2015 FIFA U20 WC: Ghana coach names final squad

20 may 2015 - 22:31:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana coach Sellas Tetteh has named his final 21-man squad for the FIFA U20 World Cup [...] Full text...

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UN: Govts urged to accelerate contributions to Green Climate Fund

02 may 2015 - 16:45:52
New York, US (PANA) - The Green Climate Fund said it has signed US$4 billion equivalent in contributions, as of [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban urges business leaders to support new development agenda

10 april 2015 - 22:38:02
New York, US (PANA)- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that business has a key role in the success [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO urges more push against tobacco industry to protect public health

19 march 2015 - 17:23:19
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO)'s Director-General, Dr. Margaret Chan, has welcomed new data showing [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO raises red flag on deadly banana disease

23 december 2014 - 14:32:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and its partners have said a global effort is needed [...] Full text...

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UN: ILO says developing countries opting for social protection over fiscal consolidation

17 november 2014 - 18:29:31
New York, US (PANA) - While the majority of countries around the world are expected to cut public expenditures in [...] Full text...

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Egypt: African coaches analyse 2014 FIFA World Cup

30 september 2014 - 10:28:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Starting from Tuesday (30Sept), top African coaches will analyse the 2014 FIFA World Cup at a [...] Full text...

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US: UN agencies pledge action to curb effects of climate change

23 september 2014 - 22:47:12
New York, US (PANA) - Joining the chorus of government, businesses, civil society and indigenous leaders at Tuesday's Climate Summit [...] Full text...

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Italy/FAO: FAO seeks action against destructive banana disease

14 april 2014 - 11:12:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged countries to step up the monitoring, reporting [...] Full text...

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UN-backed conference tasks nations on ending corruption

30 november 2013 - 18:05:26
New York, US (PANA) – Rule of law, governance, profits and livelihoods all suffer from corruption's corrosive effects, a senior [...] Full text...

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UN official says corruption affects development, generates other crimes

25 november 2013 - 21:47:24
New York, US (PANA) – The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), Mr. Yury Fedotov, [...] 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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ILO sharing knowledge, boosting green jobs

28 october 2013 - 16:44:47
New York, US (PANA) - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says sharing experience for the promotion of green jobs can [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Team goal statistics, previous winners

27 october 2013 - 11:35:31
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - At the end of group matches Friday, Brazil, Nigeria and Uruguay emerged the top-scoring teams at [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Last 6 slots filled Friday

26 october 2013 - 05:53:07
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The remaining six slots in the Round of 16 at the ongoing 2013 FIFA Under-17 World [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Morocco 4, Panama 2, joins Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire in 2nd round

24 october 2013 - 19:02:31
Sharjah, UAE (PANA) - Group C leaders Morocco defeated Panama 4-2 here Thursday to qualify for the round of 16 [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Morocco 2, Panama 1 at half time

24 october 2013 - 16:59:56
Sharjah, UAE (PANA) - Group C leaders, Morocco, are 2-1 ahead at half time in their match against Panama at [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA WC: Tunisia leads Japan 1-0 in last Group D match

24 october 2013 - 14:37:04
Sharjah, UAE (PANA) - Tunisia, already assured of a place in the round of 16, are 1-0 up against Japan [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Morocco, Uzbekistan draw 0-0 in Group C

21 october 2013 - 18:17:02
Fujairah, UAE (PANA) - Morocco and Uzbekistan ended their Group C match here Monday 0-0 at the 2013 FIFA Under-17 [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Morocco, Tunisia seek to consolidate top standings

21 october 2013 - 08:49:02
Sharjah, UAE (PANA) - Morocco and Tunisia, two of Africa's four representatives, will seek to consolidate their top standings in [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: It's Morocco vs Croatia, Tunisia vs Venezuela on Friday

17 october 2013 - 19:34:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Morocco and Tunisia will join the fray on Friday, the second day of the 2013 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Tit-bits as clock winds down on tournament's openers

15 october 2013 - 16:17:31
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Here are tit-bits as the clock winds down on the opening matches of the 2013 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria in tough opening match against defending champions Mexico

26 august 2013 - 19:22:15
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's campaign in the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates will begin [...] Full text...

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2013 FIFA U-17 WC: African representatives to know opponents

26 august 2013 - 13:20:43
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The four teams that have qualified to represent Africa at the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's anti-drug agency may sanction foreign airlines

25 august 2013 - 11:51:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) may sanction 14 foreign airlines said to be used [...] Full text...

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Latest FIFA rankings: 12 top teams maintain positions

09 august 2013 - 19:12:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The top 12 teams in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings for men remains unchanged, with Spain still [...] Full text...

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Anti-drugs agency discovers another abandoned cocaine shipment in Lagos

01 august 2013 - 19:04:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's anti-drugs agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has discovered a cocaine shipment, abandoned [...] Full text...

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Cocaine worth US$460,000 abandoned at Lagos airport

11 july 2013 - 09:20:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Cocaine weighing 5.9kg and worth 74 million naira (US$460,000) has been abandoned by a suspected drug [...] 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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World Tobacco Day: WHO urges ban on tobacco advertising to protect young people

29 may 2013 - 09:44:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of the observance of the 2013 World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the World [...] Full text...

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Ghana’s 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections kick off on Tuesday

02 december 2012 - 18:58:15
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections kick off on Tuesday with “special voting” by staff of [...] 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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Official draw for 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup

26 august 2012 - 13:42:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The official draw for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, to be played in Thailand, was [...] Full text...

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Somali pirates holding 200 seafarers hostage

21 december 2011 - 18:30:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali pirates are holding 200 crewmembers, including a female seafarer, while 60 seamen have died in [...] Full text...

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Climate change conference: Africa, LDCs, Latin American countries forge alliance

08 october 2011 - 10:22:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Africa, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and countries of the ALBA alliance in [...] Full text...

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Civil society criticizes broken climate promises at Panama talks

08 october 2011 - 10:11:09
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Climate change negotiations are becoming like a Shakespearean tragedy, with betrayal piled on broken [...] Full text...

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WHO highlights global under-investment in mental health care

08 october 2011 - 09:06:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One in four people will require mental health care at some point in their lives but [...] Full text...

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US blocks success of climate summit - Africa, LDCs

07 october 2011 - 08:03:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Members of the African Group and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) attending the UN [...] Full text...

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'Security focus on climate change could blur real issues'

06 october 2011 - 08:12:04
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A growing focus on national and international security challenges posed by climate change could [...] Full text...

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G77 urges US to be honest at UN climate talks

04 october 2011 - 07:23:33
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developing countries have redoubled their efforts to find agreement in time for the annual [...] Full text...

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Low marks for donor nations on climate finance transparency scorecard

19 september 2011 - 06:51:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Developed countries are being far from transparent about the climate-change finance they promised to [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: 'Nigeria, Ecuador, the most disciplined teams'

07 august 2011 - 10:33:33
Pereira, Colombia (PANA) - With only one yellow card shown to its player in three group matches, Nigeria emerged one [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: 'Nigeria is highest-scoring side with 2 players in top 3 goal getters'

07 august 2011 - 08:43:00
Pereira, Colombia (PANA) - The Flying Eagles of Nigeria, winners of Group D at the ongoing Under-20 FIFA World Cup [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria wins group D, beats Saudis 2-0

07 august 2011 - 04:00:27
Pereira, Colombia (PANA) - Nigeria emphatically defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 Saturday (early hours Sunday in most parts of Africa) to [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Little Pharaohs to continue fasting

06 august 2011 - 18:53:14
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's U-20 coach, Diaa Al-Sayed, said on Saturday that his players would not break their fast [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Egypt routs Austria 4-0 to reach round of 16

05 august 2011 - 05:47:01
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - Egypt rose to the occasion when it mattered most, routing Austria 4-0 to win their last [...] Full text...

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Beninese navy rescues two oil tankers off Cotonou coast

03 august 2011 - 22:00:29
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The Beninese navy early on Wednesday rescued two oil tankers that were attacked by pirates about [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Mali, Cameroon lose, face early elimination

03 august 2011 - 08:58:27
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - It was a bad day for two African teams, Cameroon and Mali, Tuesday when they lost [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WC: Africa savours sweet victory as Egypt beats Panama 1-0

02 august 2011 - 08:13:36
Barranquilla, Colombia (PANA) - Egypt gave Africa its second victory four days into the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup on [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Egypt tackles Panama in rd 2 of group matches

01 august 2011 - 07:53:52
Bogota, Colombia (PANA) - Egypt will be aiming for its first victory at the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup in [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: 4 African representatives ready to shine

28 july 2011 - 09:59:42
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 18th edition of the two-yearly FIFA Under-20 World Cup is set to kickoff Friday in [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: We will make big impression - Egypt

25 july 2011 - 09:48:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Egypt, one of Africa's four representatives at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup starting in Colombia this [...] Full text...

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Nigeria loses again in build-up to FIFA U-20 World Cup

23 july 2011 - 14:15:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's national Under-20 team, the Flying Eagles, lost its second straight game 4-1 to Mexico on [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's poor start at pre-World Cup tourney raises concern

21 july 2011 - 10:02:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's 2-0 loss to Portugal Wednesday in a four-nation tournament in Panama, which the African team [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WC: Africa's 4 representatives eliminated

01 july 2011 - 09:40:24
Mexico City, Mexico (PANA) - With Cote d'Ivoire's 3-2 loss to France in the round of 16 on Thursday, all [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 WC: African champion Burkina Faso eliminated

27 june 2011 - 08:42:33
Mexico City, Mexico (PANA) - African champion Burkina Faso has been eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Tough start for other African teams after Congo win

21 june 2011 - 08:49:18
Mexico City, Mexico (PANA) - Three of the four teams flying the African flag have lost their opening matches, following [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: African teams face stiff competition

28 april 2011 - 08:20:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The four African teams due to participate in the 2011 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Super Eagles fritter away US$50,000 on botched US invitational

06 march 2011 - 11:26:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As the blame game continues over the botched US invitational football tournament involving Nigeria, Mexico, Costa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's Super Eagles depart for US invitational

23 february 2011 - 09:12:48
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's national football team, the Super Eagles, was billed to depart Lagos Wednesday for the US [...] Full text...

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Somali pirates free Liberian ship after six months

18 october 2010 - 13:02:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Somali pirates have freed a Liberian ship and its crew o f 21 Filipinos after holding [...] Full text...

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WC 2010: Journey of Zakumi. the mascot, almost at an end

09 july 2010 - 20:17:00
Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- When the final whistle sounds at the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final [...] Full text...

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Vatican's new Ambassador to Angola takes office

21 may 2010 - 16:46:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The new Vatican Ambassador to Angola, Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, arrived in Luanda on Friday to replace [...] Full text...

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World hunger on the rise -- FAO chief

29 april 2010 - 15:07:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Jacques Diouf, said that hunger had [...] Full text...

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Pope appoints new Nuncio to Angola, Sao Tome

22 february 2010 - 23:36:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday appointed Monsignor Nov atus Rugambwa of Tanzania as the new [...] Full text...

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'Farmers losing hopes on limiting impact of climate change'

07 september 2009 - 17:04:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Researchers have said that farmers in developing countri es are losing one of their best hopes [...] Full text...

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