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24 March 2023, 08:15
Preview Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev discussed military superiority during an interview with journalists
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24 March 2023, 08:15
Preview Xi Jinping’s landmark visit to Moscow “sends a very troubling message,” US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said
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24 March 2023, 08:15
Preview The power crisis is not over for Germany, which could run out of natural gas next winter, its energy watchdog says
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24 March 2023, 08:15
Preview British consumers are facing soaring fresh food prices and rising costs of restaurant meals, official data indicates
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24 March 2023, 08:15

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Mar 23 (IPS) - Over a million children in Burkina Faso are currently affected by school closures with 6,134 academic institutions shut as of February 2023, an increase of over 40 per cent since the end of the last school year.

Read the full story, “Burkina Faso Home to Almost Half of Closed Schools in Central & West Africa”, on globalissues.org

24 March 2023, 08:15

SYDNEY, Mar 23 (IPS) - Elaine Pearson is Asia director at Human Rights Watch“The physical torture was merciless,” said one man, “so we had no option but to present ourselves to the court based on demands and their statements.”

Read the full story, “Bhutans Long-Serving Political Prisoners Should be Released”, on globalissues.org

24 March 2023, 08:15

ACRA, Mar 23 (IPS) - Poverty alleviation policies, especially cash transfers, will not only improve the poor condition of the beneficiaries but can also play a role in strengthening the psychological health of people as well as improve the mental health of those living in poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS), including Africa, a new study has said.

Read the full story, “Cash Transfers, Poverty Alleviation Assists with Mental Health Study”, on globalissues.org

24 March 2023, 08:15

The head of the UN World Health Organization on Thursday spoke out forcefully against “misinformation on social media and in the mainstream media” which has falsely alleged that a new global pandemic accord being negotiated, would allow the WHO to override national sovereignty relating to a future outbreak.

Read the full story, “WHO chief warns against misinformation over global pandemic accord”, on globalissues.org

24 March 2023, 08:15

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of people dying from tuberculosis (TB) rose last year due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts and other crises, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Read the full story, “World Tuberculosis Day: WHO ramps up initiative to combat killer disease”, on globalissues.org