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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director general, says it is his wish that the US decides to rejoin the organisation. AFP

US withdrawal from WHO makes the world unsafe, Tedros says

President Donald Trump signed executive order withdrawing Washington from agency last year

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Borge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum (WEF), speaks during a remote pre-meeting press conference for the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

Iran and Gaza on Davos agenda with many Arab decision-makers attending

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US designates three branches of Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups

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X, formerly Twitter, experienced a cut on Tuesday

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