UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a townhall meeting with civil society at the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York, on March 13, 2023
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UNICEF-supported campaign promotes healthier food environments in Asia-Pacific
Chen Feipeng (C), a 24-year-old Chinese postgraduate student, takes part in the UNICEF-supported \”Fix My Food\” campaign in Bangkok, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2023. Youth and celebrities from eight countries,
Erdogan says Türkiye to hold elections on May 14 despite quakes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a group meeting of the Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Trkiye, March 1, 2023. Erdogan announced on Wednesday that his government plans to hold
Lawyer warns toxic Ohio train derailment could lead to "explosion of cancers": NYP
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Residents of East Palestine should fear the toxic train derailment that\’s rocked the small town in the U.S. state of Ohio, because it\’s an \”explosion of cancers waiting t
A Chinese rescuer\’s account of joining quake relief efforts in Türkiye
GUIYANG, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — Clutching a bouquet of flowers, Jiang Zhaohua\’s heart raced with anticipation as she waited for her fiance Liu Zhengling at a railway station in Guiyang, capital of southw
Türkiye launches salary support scheme, bans layoffs in earthquake zone
ANKARA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — Türkiye has launched a temporary salary support scheme and banned job cuts in southern provinces hit by the recent earthquakes, the country\’s official gazette said Wednesda
DPP\’s political shows damage nature of rescue: mainland spokesperson
BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan have produced political shows of \”rescue diplomacy\” on the international stage in the name of disaster relief
Grief, pain grip Gazan families losing loved ones in Türkiye-Syria earthquakes
Members of a Palestinian victim\’s family mourn their relative\’s death in the earthquake of Türkiye, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinh
Georgia to deliver medicine, food in aid to Türkiye quake survivors
TBILISI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The Georgian government said on Friday it has allocated 1 million Gel (374,000 U.S. dollars) from its reserve fund to deliver medicine, medical equipment, food and other n
Earthquake death toll in Türkiye surpasses 20,000
Rescue workers transfer a survivor in Antakya, Hatay province, Trkiye, on Feb. 10, 2023. The death toll from Monday\’s devastating earthquakes climbed to 20,213 in Trkiye, while another 80,052 injuries