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Children search bins in Beirut in September 2021. Bloomberg

World Food Programme to double number of people receiving assistance in Lebanon

LebanonNovember 09, 2021

Mali remains one of the least developed countries in the world. A UN report showed that the world's least developed countries need $485 billion in investments to end poverty. Getty Images

World's least developed nations need $485bn of investment to end poverty, Unctad says

BusinessSeptember 27, 2021

The Democratic Republic of Congo received 1.7 million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine through the UN-led Covax programme in March. Getty Images

Global effect of Covid-19 mitigated by innovation and collaboration

UKSeptember 14, 2021

People living in more impoverished areas are 2.5 times more likely to smoke than those in higher-income areas.

Smoking responsible for twice as many cancers among the poor

UKAugust 03, 2021

Michael Jordan is donating $10 million to launch two medical clinics in underserved communities near his home town. AP Photo

Michael Jordan donates $10m to open medical clinics in his home town

WellbeingFebruary 16, 2021

In Sanaa, Houthi supporters protest against the US designation of Yemen's rebels as a foreign terrorist organisation. AP

Joe Biden moves to revoke US terror listing of Yemen's Houthi rebels

MENAFebruary 06, 2021

Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew said his country will start filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam next month, even without an agreement with Egypt and Sudan. via AP

Nile dam dispute: Ethiopia insists its plans will not be delayed

AfricaJune 21, 2020

A closed movie theatre in Los Angeles, California where state governor Gavin Newsom issued a statewide stay at home order on March 19, 2020. Getty Images / AFP

Coronavirus: California residents ordered to stay at home

The AmericasMarch 20, 2020

Mexican women stage a demonstration against gender violence and patriarchy at the Jesuit University of Guadalajara on March 5, 2020. AFP

UN report finds little progress in achieving equality for women

The AmericasMarch 06, 2020

US Vice President Mike Pence applauds as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi looks at a copy of the speech after President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address. EPA

Donald Trump's 2020 State of the Union address: full transcript

The AmericasFebruary 05, 2020

Ananias Shikongo and guide Even Tjiviju compete in the Men's 100m T11 at the IPC World Para Athletics Championships 2019 Dubai on November 12, 2019 in Dubai. Bryn Lennon / Getty Images

World Para Athletics Championships: How medals got food on the table for a Namibian athlete

UAENovember 14, 2019

Democrat Bernie Sanders leaves the US Senate on May 2, 2019 after a failed bid to override President Donald Trump's veto. Reuters

Senate fails to override Trump veto on Yemen war policy

The AmericasMay 03, 2019

Moro Islamic Liberation Front chairman Murad Ebrahim, right, and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte flash peace signs following oath-taking ceremony for the creation of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) at the Presidential Palace in Manila. AP

Philippines: former rebels now governing volatile Muslim region

AsiaFebruary 27, 2019

An artist's impression of the Opportunity Pavilion. Courtesy Expo 2020 Dubai

How small steps can bring about positive change on a global scale

CommentSeptember 23, 2018

A police officer stands guard at the scene of Friday's shooting in front of the Imperial Marhaba hotel in the Mediterranean resort of Sousse, Tunisa. Abdeljalil Bounhar / AP Photo

For Tunisia, the answer may be in the music

OpinionJuly 21, 2017

Displaced Somali women and their children receive medical treatment on the outskirts of Mogadishu. Mohamed Abdiwahab / AFP

Horn of Africa needs a joint plan for future

OpinionJuly 21, 2017

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