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United Nations, USA | Xinhua | The United Nations calls on countries to rethink policies and expand opportunities as the world ages, the world body said in a new report launched on Thursday. The World Social Report 2023 recommends that countries “rethink long-held policies and practices associated with livelihoods and work” …

While Moroccan team members ranked high in categories including the best goalkeeper, coach, and playmaker in the 2022 rankings, there were plenty of Africans named in the “Men’s World Best” list. Doha, Qatar | BIRD AGENCY | Morocco’s national team goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou, was ranked third-best goalkeeper in the world …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua |  One of German football’s most famous names is about to take over the challenging job of rescuing the country’s struggling national team. The final steps to an official announcement are yet to go, but the return of 1990 world champion Rudi Voller appears the only …

Washington, US | Xinhua |  A second batch of classified documents belonging to U.S. President Joe Biden was reportedly discovered by his aides at a new location, according to multiple U.S. media outlets on Wednesday. The news emerged two days after White House special counsel Richard Sauber released a statement, …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov has been appointed the new commander of Russia’s integrated group of forces in Ukraine, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Gerasimov will succeed Sergei Surovikin, commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, who was appointed …

Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to take science-based precautionary COVID-19 entry restrictions that are proportionate and non-discriminatory. Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe, made the appeal at a press conference here on Tuesday. “For those countries in our …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A special counsel to U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that classified documents had been found at a private office he used while he was vice president. White House special counsel Richard Sauber said the documents were discovered “when Biden’s attorneys were packing files housed …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The timetable for athletics events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was published by the sport’s world governing body on Monday. According to the timetable, 48 events will be spread over 11 competition days, starting with the men’s and women’s 20km race walk races on August …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | The Iranian parliament speaker said on Monday that former U.S. President Donald Trump and all his “accomplices” must be held legally accountable for the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported. The “criminal act” of assassinating Soleimani was a “flagrant and …

Updated for the first time since 2008, the new ‘200 Greatest Singers of All Time’ list includes Miriam Makeba, Tabu Ley, and Burna Boy, among others. SPEICAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY |  Rolling Stone, one of the world’s leading music publications platforms, kicked off the new year with an update …