Tag: syrian
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Nearly 87 million children under seven live in conflict zones, brains not developing: UNICEF
Nearly 87 million children around the world under seven years of age have been growing up in conflict zones, in conditions that can hinder the development of their brains, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. Exposure to extreme trauma may hinder the development of brain cell connections, essential for health, emotional wellbeing…
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Syrian refugees denied critical healthcare in Jordan: Amnesty
Syrian refugees in Jordan are finding it very difficult to get medical care because of Jordanian fees and bureaucracy, and shrinking humanitarian financial support, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Many refugees cannot afford the fees for medical care imposed by the Jordanian government in 2014, and some, injured in the Syrian conflict, have…
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Outlook for Syria peace talks still ‘cloudy’: U.N.
The United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is very keen to hold a new round of peace talks after big powers agreed on a rapid “cessation of hostilities”, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday, but plans to reconvene the talks were still “cloudy”. De Mistura abruptly suspended a first round of talks on Feb.…
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Outlook for Syria peace talks still ‘cloudy’: U.N.
The United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura is very keen to hold a new round of peace talks after big powers agreed on a rapid “cessation of hostilities”, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday, but plans to reconvene the talks were still “cloudy”. De Mistura abruptly suspended a first round of talks on Feb.…
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Airbus A320neo’s engine problems to be solved by April: Pratt CEO
Any technical problems with the engines of Airbus's A320neo jetliner should be solved in the coming weeks, the head of engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney said. “By April, most of that will be solved,” Robert Leduc said at a ceremony at which German flagship carrier Lufthansa took delivery of the first A320neo. Lufthansa stepped up…
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Barry Manilow rushed back to Los Angeles from Memphis concert
Barry Manilow has been rushed back to Los Angeles after a performance in Memphis because of complications from emergency oral surgery this week, a statement on his website said. The 72-year old, known for hits “Mandy”, “Can't Smile Without You”, “Could It Be Magic” and “Copacabana”, had performed in Memphis on Wednesday. “Following a triumphant…
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U.N. refugee agency urges Turkey to open borders to Syrians
The United Nations called on Turkey on Tuesday to open its borders to thousands of desperate Syrian refugees fleeing Aleppo, in line with its international obligations to protect people fleeing conflict or persecution. William Spindler, spokesman of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said the agency understood the concern of Turkish authorities about “possible…
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Factbox: Impact of Zika virus on Olympic preparations
(Reuters) – Sports authorities across the world are scrambling to find out more about the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Brazil as they make plans for August’s Rio Olympics. Below are the latest announcements: AUSTRALIA Australia’s Olympic Committee said no athletes have indicated they intended to withdraw, but it would “totally understand” if…
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As record numbers flee their homes in 2015, the hopes of people forced out
By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The year 2015 saw a record number of people fleeing their homes, with more than 60 million people uprooted by wars, conflict and persecution in countries ranging from Syria to South Sudan and Afghanistan, according to the United Nations. Here are some of their stories and…
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Guinea Ebola outbreak is over, WHO declares
The UN's health agency on Tuesday declared Guinea's Ebola outbreak over two years after it emerged, spreading death across west Africa and pushing the region's worst-hit communities to the brink of collapse. “Today the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the end of Ebola virus transmission in the Republic of Guinea,” the UN agency said in…