Funding for climate disasters 'failing' those most vulnerable, says IFRC

GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of disasters caused by extreme weather and climate-related events is surging, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a report on Tuesday, but funding is not getting to where it is most ...

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Cabinet lauds Kingdom's unprecedented achievements in all sectors in short time

NEOM — Saudi Arabia's Cabinet lauded on Tuesday contents of speeches delivered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman at the inauguration of the new Shoura Council. King Salman's speech ...

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FBI arrests Uniontown man in scheme to kill his wife over divorce proceedings

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Uniontown man was accused Tuesday of plotting to make his wife “disappear” in what authorities called a scheme to kill her because she was divorcing him. Scott Renninger, 52, was arrested and charged in U.S. District Court in Akron ...

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October set several monthly coronavirus records in Iowa. November already is breaking them.

October set Iowa records for new coronavirus cases, new hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19. Halfway through November, some of those records already have been broken. October's final mark of 41,934 new cases was eclipsed just 11 days into ...

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Full Text: Akufo-Addo's reply to Martin Amidu

I refer to your letter dated 16 November, 2020 pursuant to which you resigned your position as the first Special Prosecutor appointed in accordance with Section 13(3) of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) (hereinafter, the “Letter”).

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UN pulls $100 million from emergency fund in bid to avert famines

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Tuesday he would use $100 million from the world body's emergency fund to help seven countries try to avert famine fueled by conflict, spiraling economies, climate change ...

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Twitter, Facebook CEOs vow election action; GOP touts curbs

WASHINGTON — As the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook gave assurances of vigorous action against election disinformation, Republicans at a Senate hearing Tuesday pounded the social media companies over political bias, business practices and market ...

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