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September 08, 2022
UK's new monarch will be known as King Charles III
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced.She reigned for more than 70 years and will be remembered for her devotion to duty and public service.“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service,” Elizabeth said just a few years before she would take the throne, in a statement that would ring true throughout her life.Becoming Queen at the young age of 25 after the death of her father, she would be seen as working to modernize yet safeguard the monarchy, making countless trips around the globe and remaining a much-loved figure despite a number of royal scandals.The Queen is survived by her four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne,...
September 08, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II: A life of service, dedication and duty
September 08, 2022
Queen under medical supervision at Balmoral
September 08, 2022
Afghan twins, 11, reunited in London a year after Kabul rescue
September 08, 2022
Zelensky hails 'good news' as settlements recaptured from Russia
VILNUIS — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are to restrict entry to Russian citizens over the invasion of Ukraine.The punitive measure, agreed upon at a meeting of Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers, is expected to come into force in the coming weeks. However, there'll be exceptions for humanitarian or family reasons."National decisions are effective when they are coordinated and harmonised," said Lithuania's Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis."In other words, we apply the same rules in all states. So that a person who has tried to enter one country and received a negative reaction, a refusal, would not be able to drive two hundred kilometers north or south and cross the border successfully."At a recent EU gathering on the same issue, member states agreed...
September 07, 2022
Baltic states reach agreement to severely restrict entry to Russian citizens
September 07, 2022
Without investment, gender equality will take nearly 300 years: UN report
September 07, 2022
Pollution and climate change upsurge the risk of ‘climate penalty’
GENEVA — International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, marked on Sept. 7, takes place in a world where almost all the air we breathe is polluted, and some seven million people die from air pollution every year. Ahead of the Day, UN News spoke to two experts about the scale of the problem, and the solutions that already exist.For several years, the World Health Organization has warned that practically all the air we breathe is polluted, and that it’s killing around seven million people every year: about 90 percent of those deaths take place in low and middle-income countries.In 2019, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution designating Sept. 7 as the “International Day of Clean Air for blue skies”, and stressed the urgent need to raise public awareness at all levels, and to...
September 07, 2022
‘The air that keeps us alive is making us sick’, warn UN experts on Clean Air Day
September 07, 2022
Guterres calls for ‘safety’ and ‘security’ of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
