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ALGIERS - Algeria's army chief of staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaed Salah on Tuesday accused some parties of favoring a constitutional vacuum in order to prolong the country's political crisis.Veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down as presi...
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June 18, 2019 Web Desk
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ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's finance minister says the government is preparing to privatize some state-owned entities. However, the plan to sell off parts of the country's once-guarded crown jewels is getting a mixed reaction.At a corner of the Ethiopian A...
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June 17, 2019 Web Desk
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Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali told the General Assembly this morning that considerable and widespread progress had been made to improve the health, nutrition, education and protection of the world's children, major goals set at the 199...
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June 16, 2019 Web Desk
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Debate Ends on Secretary-General's Report; Some Warn That Organization Must Not Become Instrument of Wealthier StatesThe most pressing challenge for the United Nations today was to serve the genuine interests of all its Member States, the Genera...
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June 16, 2019 Web Desk
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Debate Ends on Secretary-General's Report; Some Warn That Organization Must Not Become Instrument of Wealthier States.The most pressing challenge for the United Nations today was to serve the genuine interests of all its Member States, the Gener...
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June 16, 2019 Web Desk
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14 June 2019, Rome - FAO today welcomed a decision by the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to provide $179 million to support the UN agency's work with countries worldwide at the critical nexus between agriculture and the environment.&n...
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June 15, 2019 Web Desk
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