More than half a million Rohingya in Bangladesh get ID cards for first time: UN refugee agency
More than 500,000 Rohingya refugees who fled a brutal crackdown in Myanmar two years ago, have received identification cards that
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Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders ready for talks with UN chief on improved relations
Leaders of the Greek and Turkish parts of the divided island of Cyprus have agreed to meet with the UN
Read moreUN food aid to Yemen will fully resume after two-month break, as Houthis ‘guarantee’ delivery
Life-saving food aid distribution is set to resume to 850,000 people in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, following guarantees by Houthi
Read moreFriday’s Daily Brief: Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Yemen food aid, IDs for Rohingya, protect fleeing Malians, Nagasaki Peace Ceremony
Our main stories: ‘Promote’ indigenous peoples’ languages urges Guterres; WFP resumes Yemen food aid; 500,000 Rohingya ID cards issued; Malians fleeing violence need protection; Nagasaki Peace Ceremony message UN News
Read moreTrump: ‘I’d love to see Kaepernick come in, if he’s good enough’
Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick should be employed by an NFL team, President Donald Trump told reporters outside of the White
Read more‘Fat suit’ may uncover medical student biases against obesity
(Reuters Health) – Obesity simulation suits, worn by actors who play fake patients during training exercises, may help teach medical
Read moreItaly’s League seeks to trigger elections, files censure motion
Italy’s League filed a no-confidence motion to bring down its own governing coalition on Friday, a move that the party’s
Read moreHollywood star Gere visits stranded migrants on Open Arms ship
American actor Richard Gere on Friday visited 121 migrants stranded for the past week on a rescue ship in the
Read moreFour in 10 indigenous languages at risk of disappearing, warn UN human rights experts
Of 7,000 indigenous languages spoken today, four in 10 are in danger of disappearing, rights experts said on Wednesday, in
Read moreTwo guilty of taking photos of body of dead soccer player Sala
Two workers from a British CCTV firm pleaded guilty on Friday to accessing graphic mortuary footage, later circulated on social
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