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Climate change increases human trafficking risks: UN

25-01-2023 VIENNA: Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of human trafficking as criminal gangs exploit a growing number of uprooted people, the UN said Tuesday. The continuing war in Ukraine is also another risk factor for increased human trafficking, the United Nations Office on Drugs and …

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‘Billions still exposed to toxic trans-fat’

25-01-2023 GENEVA: Five billion people are exposed to higher heart disease risks through trans-fat, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, calling out countries that have failed to act against the toxic substance. The WHO issued an appeal in 2018 for the industrially produced fatty acids in foods to …

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Myanmar victims file criminal complaint in Germany

25-01-2023 BERLIN/ BANGKOK: Myanmar activists and 16 alleged victims of abuse have filed a criminal complaint in Germany, accusing top generals of instigating genocide against Rohingya Muslims and other atrocities since a military coup two years ago. The filing is the latest in a series of international legal efforts to …

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France repatriates 47 nationals from Syrian camps

25-01-2023 PARIS: France has brought back 47 French nationals from northeastern Syria, the country’s foreign ministry said, after a United Nations committee condemned Paris for failing to protect its citizens held in the war-torn country. The operation involved 32 children and 15 women, the ministry said in a statement on …

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Israeli minister visits UAE ahead of Netanyahu trip

24-01-2023 JERUSALEM/ DUBAI: An Israeli minister has made a secret trip to the United Arab Emirates ahead of a possible visit to the Gulf state by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reports say. Ron Dermer, Israel’s strategic affairs minister, travelled on Sunday to Abu Dhabi, where he met senior …

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UN body condemns Quran burning in Sweden

24-01-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The high representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations has condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book by a Swedish-Danish far-right politician as a “vile act”. Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, carried out the stunt outside the Turkish embassy …

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