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UN vowed to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030 by achieving 95 percent diagnosed among all people living with HIV, 95 percent on antiretroviral therapy among diagnosed, and 95 percent virally suppressed among treated United Nations | Xinhua | The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a political declaration, in which …

Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT |  French President Emmanuel Macron’s nation-wide tour was briefly interrupted Tuesday when a bystander slapped him across the face during a trip to southeast France, AFP has reported. His bodyguards quickly intervened before two people were arrested. Videos emerged showing Macron moving away from his bodyguards to …

Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA |  The European Commission is engaged in negotiations with third countries, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, on the mutual recognition of vaccine certificates, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said here on Monday. At a press conference following a meeting for the …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA |  Spain on Monday ended restrictions on travelers from outside of the European Union (EU) and the Schengen travel area who have a certificate to prove they have fully completed their vaccination procedure 14 days before travel. This follows the country’s earlier decision to lift restrictions …

Berlin, Germany | XINHUA | German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led its rivals in the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, a big boost of morale for the conservatives in the September federal election. The CDU garnered 36 percent of the votes, up by …

Los Angeles, US | XINHUA |  U.S. Los Angeles County authorities said investigations were being conducted after videos emerged on social media showing innocent Asian passengers were slapped in their faces on the local metro system. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said in a statement Friday that it …

Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Xinhua | Award-winning rat Magawa will retire this month after spending five years detecting landmines in Cambodia, a landmines detection charity APOPO said in a press release on Saturday. The African giant pouched rat was awarded in September 2020 a gold medal from British veterinary charity People’s …

San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Facebook on Friday suspended U.S. former President Donald Trump for two years, the maximum penalty under a newly revealed set of rules for suspending public figures, from its former indefinite ban set on Jan. 7, 2021. “We are today announcing new enforcement protocols to be …

GlobE Network to ensure all countries and their independent anti-corruption authorities have contacts and tools they need to track, investigate and prosecute cross-border corruption United Nations | Xinhua | With factors contributing to transnational corruption becoming increasingly complex, the United Nations launched an initiative on Thursday to “empower all countries” to …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump has shut down his personal social media platform launched less than a month ago in lieu of Twitter. Trump’s senior aide Jason Miller confirmed to U.S. media on Wednesday that the webpage, dubbed “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” has …