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United Nations | Xinhua | The world is facing a cost-of-living crisis unseen in at least a generation, partly due to the Ukraine conflict, said a UN report on Wednesday. “The largest cost-of-living crisis of the 21st century has come when people and countries have a limited capacity to cope,” said …

United Nations | Xinhua | The number of deaths from terrorist attacks is down globally but increasing in Africa, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday. “Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 48 percent of deaths attributed to terrorist groups globally last year,” he told a meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination …

London, UK | Xinhua | A new law declaring monkeypox as a legally notifiable disease came into force across Britain on Wednesday, meaning all doctors in England are required to notify their local council or local Health Protection Team about any suspected monkeypox cases. Laboratories must also notify the U.K. Health …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Globally, foodborne diseases affect one in ten people annually, and the magnitude of the public health burden due to foodborne diseases was comparable to that of malaria or HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The …

USB Type-C will become the common charging port for all mobile phones, tablets and cameras in the EU Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Chargers will be harmonized for small and medium-sized portable electronic devices by 2024 in the European Union (EU), negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council agreed on …

Changes in fiscal, monetary, climate and debt policy are needed to counter capital misallocation and inequality Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The global economy is on track to grow by 2.9 percent in 2022, down 1.2 percentage points from the January projection, the World Bank Group said in its latest Global …

London, UK | Xinhua | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have survived a grueling no-confidence vote but he has been “wounded” by the revolt in his own Conservative Party, casting doubt on his political future, experts told Xinhua. Johnson vowed to carry on at 10 Downing Street after elected Conservative …

London, UK | Xinhua | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday won a no-confidence vote among Conservative lawmakers, saving his precarious premiership. Johnson won the support of 211 out of 359 lawmakers, dozens more than the threshold of 180 votes, according to the result announced by Graham Brady, chairman of …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the 2020s would be a time for his country to strengthen its economic sovereignty. Russia will speed up the development of infrastructure and key technology and establish an independent and efficient financial system, Putin said in a message to …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Moscow will “draw appropriate conclusions” and hit new targets if Washington delivers long-range missiles to Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. “If they are handed over (to Kiev), we will draw appropriate conclusions, and deploy our weapons to strike at …