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WTO announces agenda for COP29 in Baku

Oct 19, 2024

Baku [Azerbaijan], October 19: The WTO Secretariat, led by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will once again have a presence at the UN's annual Climate Change Conference. At this year's COP29 taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November, the Secretariat will support and collaborate on various trade-focused events scheduled during the conference. A dedicated COP29 portal on the WTO website will provide information on the events, as well as news stories, photos and other resources.
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International law obligates Israel to end occupation, says UN-mandated commission

Oct 19, 2024

Geneva [Switzerland], October 19: All countries and international organisations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring an end to Israel's unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to a new legal position paper released on Friday by a top independent human rights panel.

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Death toll from Nigeria fuel tanker explosion rises to 170

Oct 19, 2024

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Guterres submits report of investigation into death of Dag Hammarskjold in 1961

Oct 19, 2024

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190 captives released following ninth UAE mediation between Russia, Ukraine

Oct 19, 2024

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Trump blames Ukraine's Zelenskiy for starting war with Russia

Oct 18, 2024

New York [US], October 18: Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for helping start that nation's war with Russia.
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After Sinwar death, Biden faces big obstacles

Oct 18, 2024

New York [US], October 18: Joe Biden is expected to use Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wind down the war in...
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Kenya senate votes to remove deputy president from office

Oct 18, 2024

Nairobi [Kenya], October 18: Kenya's senate voted to dismiss Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office by impeachment.
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Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans

Oct 18, 2024
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Nebraska law allowing felons to vote upheld by state court

Oct 18, 2024
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Colombian farmers embrace green pivot

Oct 18, 2024
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Jimmy Carter, 100, fulfils his wish and votes in the US election

Oct 18, 2024
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Kamala Harris duels with host during conservative Fox TV interview

Oct 18, 2024
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Former One Direction star Payne dies in Argentina balcony fall

Oct 18, 2024
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Boy, 8, dies in UK on rabbit shooting hunt

Oct 18, 2024
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Return of SpaceX spacecraft to Earth further delayed due to weather

Oct 18, 2024
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Zelensky pushes for NATO membership, weapons

Oct 18, 2024
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Number of people diagnosed with cancer in UK rises 5% in a year

Oct 18, 2024
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Biden to talk to Netanyahu on return of hostages, ending war

Oct 18, 2024
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Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar killed in Gaza, says Israel

Oct 18, 2024
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US defence chief urges Israel to safeguard UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Oct 18, 2024
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Afghanistan probes report of dozens killed on border with Iran

Oct 18, 2024
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US attacks five Houthi weapons depots

Oct 18, 2024
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Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced families' kills 28

Oct 18, 2024
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No Gaza ceasefire talks for last 3 to 4 weeks

Oct 17, 2024
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Mexico ex-drug czar to be sentenced over bribes from cartels

Oct 17, 2024