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global suicide rate soars – WHO

The UN’s health agency says suicide remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide.  The World Health Organisation’s latest estimates, published on Thursday in “Suicide worldwide in 2019” show that more people die every year as a result of…

UK lawmakers fail to force vote on foreign aid cut

British lawmakers failed to force a vote Monday on the government’s cut to foreign aid spending, sparing Prime Minister Boris Johnson from a potentially embarrassing defeat before he hosts the Group of Seven summit this weekend. However, the non-partisan speaker…

China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu

China reported the world's first human infection of the H10N3 bird flu strain on Tuesday but said the risk of it spreading widely among people was low. China's National Health Commission (NHC) said in an online statement that a 41-year-old…

‘Green’ investments must triple by 2030, report urges

The State of Finance for Nature Report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Economic Forum (WEF), Economics of Land Degradation Initiative and Vivid Economics said Investments in nature-based solutions must triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2050. The…

World leaders meet at Global Health Summit

World leaders met at the start of the weekend at the Global Health Summit, co-hosted by the European Commission and Italy as part of its G20 presidency, to adopt an agenda to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting also sought…

African Finance Summit ends in Paris

The summit on reviving African economies has ended in Paris.  During the meeting France committed to reallocating its special drawing rights to Africa.  President, Emmanuel Macron also promised to convince other rich countries to allow the continent have access to…