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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has denounced Israeli violations in and around the al-Haram al-Sharif (also known as the Temple Mount) compound in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem. ... More
The United Nations General Assembly has approved by acclamation Portugal’s former prime minister, Antonio Guterres, as the world body’s ninth secretary general. ... More
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Brazilian President Michel Temer left Friday for an Asian tour, which will take him to India to participate in the 8th BRICS Summit, and then to Japan, to seek to attract investment. ... More
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for "a massive response" to provide "life-saving assistance" to the people of Haiti where Hurricane Matthew killed around 1,000 people. ... More
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Colombia's State Council has ruled that former senator and prominent human rights activist Piedad Cordoba can run for public office again... More
Former president and current Senator Fernando Lugo says that only a formal ruling could prevent him from running in the upcoming presidential elections in Paraguay... More
WikiLeaks's latest e-mail dump from Hillary Clinton's campaign manager John Podesta, its third installation, has revealed the extent of several Clinton connections that were vaguely known before. ... More
Some of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign donors have started to feel buyer’s remorse over the candidate’s obscene remarks against women, a new report has revealed.... More
Unelected Brazilian President Michel Temer is a step closer to cementing his long-term austerity plan for the cash-strapped country as the lower house of Congress approved a constitutional reform that would freeze public spending for the next two decades. ... More
Spain's King Felipe has called for new consultations aimed at forming a government to resolve the country's 10-month-long political deadlock and avoid a third national election in less than a year. ... More
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The Zika virus is set to spread through Asia, the World Health Organization warns, with hundreds of cases reported in Singapore and two Thai babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly.... More
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