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01 September 2022, 08:15
Preview US Open organizers and the New York crowd have been accused of disrespect to Serena Williams' second-round opponent Anett Kontaveit
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01 September 2022, 08:15
Preview UK store price inflation has spiked to the highest level since 2005, Sky News reports, citing analysts
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01 September 2022, 08:15
Preview Russian defending champion Daniil Medvedev set up a third-round match with China's Wu Yibing in New York
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01 September 2022, 08:15

A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has concluded that “serious human rights violations” against the Uyghur and “other predominantly Muslim communities” have been committed.

Read the full story, “China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report”, on globalissues.org

01 September 2022, 08:15

The queue of women grows steadily outside a government clinic in Kuppiyawatta, in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. In just over half an hour the number swells to around 200. Pregnant women, some with children in hand, are waiting their turn to receive food vouchers from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) – part of its emergency food assistance response.

Read the full story, “Sri Lanka: WFP helps alleviate stress of pregnancy amidst skyrocketing food prices”, on globalissues.org

01 September 2022, 08:15

Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, senior officials from UN health agency WHO have warned. 

Read the full story, “Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths”, on globalissues.org

01 September 2022, 08:15

Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday, the latest stage in their efforts to inspect conditions at the embattled nuclear power plant there. 

Read the full story, “Ukraine: IAEA experts arrive in Zaporizhzhia ahead of mission to nuclear plant”, on globalissues.org

01 September 2022, 08:15

Bulawayo, Aug 31 (IPS) - Africa needs to trade in carbon credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finance the transition to renewable energy, and boost economic development, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) says.

Read the full story, “Africa Should Trade its Carbon Credits to Fund Renewable Energy - UNECA”, on globalissues.org

01 September 2022, 08:15

Major health risks are unfolding in Pakistan as unprecedented flooding continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, warning of the threat of further spread of malaria, dengue fever and other water- and vector-borne diseases.

Read the full story, “Pakistan: WHO warns of significant health risks as floods continue”, on globalissues.org

01 September 2022, 08:15

By suspending former Catalan government and parliament members from public duties prior to them being convicted, following the independence referendum back in 2017, Spain violated their political rights, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a statement published on Wednesday.

Read the full story, “Spain: Former Catalan Parliament leaders’ political rights violated, say UN experts”, on globalissues.org