World May 08 Swiss plan to ask diners for contact information dropped over privacy concerns The Swiss government has backed down from plans to require restaurants and bars to take the names and phone numbers of their patrons as a way to fight the coronavirus, after the plan fell foul of privacy concerns.
World Apr 15 EU blasts Trump’s WHO funding cut during critical stage of pandemic Nations around the world are reacting with alarm after President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization.
World Apr 08 WATCH: ‘No need to use COVID to score political points,’ WHO chief says after Trump criticism In a heartfelt plea for unity, the World Health Organization's chief sought Wednesday to rise above sharp criticism and threats of funding cuts from U.S. President Donald Trump over the agency’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
World Feb 12 U.N. names global companies linked to Israeli settlements The list's publication escalates a looming showdown between Israel and the international community over its contentious settlement policies in the West Bank.
World Feb 11 UN agency considers fast-track drugs, vaccines for novel coronavirus More than 300 scientists were expected to dial in remotely to the two-day meeting in Geneva that began Tuesday.
World Feb 03 UN health agency tackles misinformation over virus outbreak The World Health Organization is trying to tamp down excessive fear, gear up preparedness, and make sure people get their facts straight about the new coronavirus and the threat it poses. Since the outbreak began in the Chinese city of…
World Jan 29 Leaked report shows United Nations suffered ‘sophisticated’ hack Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. offices in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation.
World Nov 26 UN says 2020 is ‘last best chance’ for addressing climate change Countries need to begin making steep cuts to their greenhouse gas emissions immediately, or risk missing agreed targets for limiting global warming, the United Nations has said.
Nation Oct 02 U.S. tariffs on EU goods would include cheese, wine, aircraft The latest escalation in the administration’s tariffs will open a new chapter in the trade wars that are depressing the world economy and heightening fears of a global recession. It comes just as the Trump administration is in the midst…
Science Aug 22 Giraffes move closer to endangered species protection The plan would regulate world trade in giraffe parts, including hides, bone carvings and meat, while stopping short of a full ban. It passed 106-21 with seven abstentions.