Tag: United Nations
Harris to tell UN body it’s time to prep for next pandemic
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders...
Ukraine opens new nuclear waste site at Chernobyl
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's president on Monday unveiled a new nuclear waste repository at Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster that...
Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
<p>DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of thousands of students in government-controlled parts of Syria began taking final exams Sunday after a three-week schools closure to...
Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of thousands of students in government-controlled parts of Syria began taking final exams Sunday after a three-week schools closure to...
Harris to tell UN body it’s time to prep for next pandemic
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders...
Summit catapults world ahead in crucial year to curb warming
<p>WASHINGTON — The world moved closer to curbing the worst of global warming after this week's climate summit. But there’s still a long way...
A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines
<p>DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government received the first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday, a gift of 150,000 jabs to Damascus, Syrian...
Summit catapults world ahead in crucial year to curb warming
WASHINGTON — The world moved closer to curbing the worst of global warming after this week's climate summit. But there’s still a long way...
A gift to Damascus: 150,000 COVID-19 Chinese vaccines
DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government received the first batch of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday, a gift of 150,000 jabs to Damascus, Syrian...
France donates COVID vaccines to Africa through UN program
<p>GENEVA — France on Friday became the first rich country to donate COVID-19 vaccines to a developing nation through the U.N.'s jab rollout program...