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World's top companies urge action on nature loss ahead of U.N. talks
LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest companies on Monday backed growing calls for governments to do more to reverse the accelerating destruction of the natural world and support broader efforts to fight climate change.
World's top companies urge action on nature loss ahead of UN talks
LONDON: Some of the world's biggest companies on Monday backed growing calls for governments to do more to reverse the accelerating destruction of the natural world and support broader efforts to fight climate change.
Exclusive: U.S. to slap sanctions on over two dozen targets tied to Iran arms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Iran's nuclear, missile and conventional arms programs, a senior U.S. official said, putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries.
Int'l art webinar marks 75th anniversary of UN, promotes cultural exchange
BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- A group of experts from China and abroad on Saturday called for deeper international cultural cooperation in the new era after the COVID-19 outbreak. The experts were participating in a webinar marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
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Girls are quitting school to work in virus-battered rural Asia
PHNOM PENH, Sept 20 (Bloomberg): One of the first cutbacks that many poor families consider during tough financial times is education for their daughters. During the pandemic with in-class learning shuttered, some girls in rural areas of Asia countries are being pushed to drop out.
UN set to become latest forum for US-China rivalry and Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare to address General Assembly
HONG KONG, Sept 20 (SCMP): Chinese President’s address may focus on country’s support for multilateral institutions at a time when Washington is retreatingBeijing marked body’s 75th anniversary by focusing on importance of international cooperation in facing challenges such as climate change and Covid-19
Singaporean admits supplying luxury goods to North Korea
SINGAPORE, Sept 18 (AFP): A Singapore man has admitted to supplying luxury perfume, cosmetics and watches worth tens of thousands of dollars to North Korea in violation of United Nations sanctions.
U.N. chief says no action on U.N. Iran sanctions due to 'uncertainty'
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Saturday he cannot take any action on a U.S. declaration that all U.N. sanctions on Iran had been reimposed because "there would appear to be uncertainty" on the issue.
China protests after US envoy to UN meets Taiwanese official in New York
HONG KONG, Sept 20 (SCMP): Kelly Craft and James Lee, who heads Taiwan’s de facto consulate in the city, discussed ways to boost the island’s engagement with the United NationsBeijing urged Washington ‘to carefully handle Taiwan-related issues as to not create new challenges for China-US relations’
