Congo races to contain Ebola after gold miner contaminates several in Goma
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congolese authorities were racing to contain an Ebola epidemic on Thursday, after a gold miner with…
North Korea launches another projectile, US official says
North Korea has fired at least one projectile into the Sea of Japan, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.…
Ronald Reagan Makes Racist Comment To Richard Nixon In Newly Released Audio
Ronald Reagan called United Nations delegates from African countries “monkeys” in a 1971 telephone call with then-President Richard Nixon, according…
WHO hails progress in fight against tobacco but wants more
LONDON (Reuters) – Healthy progress has been made in reducing smoking and tobacco use, but governments need to do more…
WHO says it could use more U.S. help on the ground in Ebola fight
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States could bolster the battle against the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo by…
Eli Lilly’s hypoglycemia treatment wins FDA approval
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the…
WHO says investigators conclude Ebola victim did not enter Rwanda
GENEVA (Reuters) – A Congolese woman who may have spread the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda did not go to…
Timeline: How a Congo Ebola outbreak became a global concern
DAKAR (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, after the virus threatened…
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely…
WHO flags Ebola risk in Rwanda, but then withdraws its report
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Thursday withdrew a report that said an Ebola patient may have entered…
WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency.…
They were convicted of minor crimes as teens and now face beheading and ‘crucifixion’ in Saudi Arabia
When Ali al-Nimr was 17, he says he was suddenly rammed by a Saudi Arabian government vehicle while riding his…
Ebola spread to east Congo’s Goma massively raises risk – U.N.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo/GENEVA (Reuters) – Ebola’s arrival in eastern Congo’s main city of Goma severely raises the risk…
Mexico says trade deal dispute panel fix must be ‘across the board’
FILE PHOTO: Mexico’s Deputy Foreign Minister for North America, Jesus Seade reacts during the delivery of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement…
China says African swine fever cases slowing; pig output returning
BEIJING (Reuters) – The number of fresh outbreaks of African swine fever in China has dropped this year and pig…
Scottish government ‘deeply concerned’ whisky involved in U.S.-EU trade dispute
LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish government said on Tuesday it is “deeply concerned” about Scotch whisky being implicated in a…
U.N. aviation agency to review global pilot training in shadow of 737 MAX crashes
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Global regulators will meet in Montreal next week to review pilot licensing requirements, the U.N.’s aviation agency…
Mother of French quadriplegic brings appeal to keep him alive to U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The mother of a quadriplegic French man who has been in a vegetative state for more than…
U.S. hopes to re-launch China trade talks, will not accept conditions on tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hopes to re-launch trade talks with China after President Donald Trump and President Xi…
Opioid use booming as tramadol crisis emerges in Africa – U.N. drug report
VIENNA (Reuters) – Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a worldwide drug report that…
Ex-airport worker admits to taking bribes during UN meeting
A former supervisor at Kennedy Airport admitted Friday that she took bribes to allow Qatar and other countries to park…
Family sent back to DR Congo after two die of Ebola in Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Authorities repatriated the relatives of two people who died of Ebola in Uganda back to the Democratic…
WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency
GENEVA (Reuters) – A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo’s Ebola…
WHO likely to declare Ebola an international emergency: experts
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) should and is likely to declare an international emergency over the Ebola…
Trump presses China to reverse stance on structural reform if it wants trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was holding up a trade deal with China and…
Uganda confirms first case of Ebola, a Congolese child – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – A first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda, a five- year-old Congolese child who is…
115 million men and boys were married as children: UN
New research by the United Nations’ children’s arm estimates 115 million men and boys around the world were married as…
U.S. Abortion Laws Are ‘Torture,’ Says U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights
The United Nations deputy high commissioner for human rights said the abortion restrictions that were recently passed in several states…
Exclusive: FAA tells U.N. panel it expects Boeing 737 MAX approval as early as late June – sources
MONTREAL (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) representatives told members of the United Nations’ aviation agency they expect approval…
U.N. creates new Ebola chief role to tackle security, political issues in Congo
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations named an Emergency Ebola Response Coordinator on Thursday, creating a new position to boost…
Disease to cut China pig meat output by at least 10 percent: FAO
LONDON (Reuters) – An African Swine Fever outbreak is expected to cut China’s pig meat output by at least 10…
U.S. to end all waivers Iran oil imports, crude price jumps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it will eliminate in May all waivers granted to eight economies…
Iran says ready for U.S. waivers end, as Guards threaten to shut Hormuz
FILE PHOTO: A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian…
Factbox: Cyclone Idai kills 686, displaces hundreds of thousands
BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai…
U.S. lawmaker urges FAA, Boeing employees to disclose details on 737 MAX approval
FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March…
UNSC holds briefing ahead of closed-door session on situation in Syria
The United Nations Security Council holds a briefing in New York City on Thursday, November 29, ahead of a closed-door…
On brink of ‘worst famine in 100 years’ – BBC News
The United Nations is warning that 13 million people in Yemen are facing starvation. It’s calling on the military coalition,…
UN decries ‘despicable’ bias by rich countries as refugee numbers soar
The United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday said governments in many rich countries have adopted a “despicable” rhetoric…
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – December 23, 2014
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VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – July, 23 2014
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Trump adviser on UN climate change warning: ‘They overestimate.. I’m just saying, do we know precisely?’
A top economic adviser to President Trump responded to a recent U.N. report warning the world needs to take drastic…
Administration mum on climate change report as Trump says: ‘I want to look at who drew it’
The day after an international panel of scientists issued a stark warning about the short window in which world leaders…
Canada’s bid for a UN Security Council seat | Power & Politics
Former Canadian ambassador to the UN Paul Heinbecker discusses Canada’s chances at securing a seat on the UN Security Council.…
One UN peacekeeper killed in fresh clashes in Bangui
One UN peacekeeper was killed and eight others injured in fresh clashes on Tuesday between the peacekeepers and fighters from…
Canada, U.S. make progress in bid to save NAFTA, no deal yet: sources
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the United States on Saturday narrowed their differences in last-ditch talks to save NAFTA but…
‘They do not want me or us to win’: Trump slams China for trying to meddle in upcoming midterms
President Donald Trump on Wednesday opened his United Nations Security Council speech by taking a shot at China, claiming, without…
Canada PM says informal NAFTA talks likely in next few days at U.N.
MONTREAL (Reuters) – U.S. and Canadian officials trying to reach a deal on NAFTA are “very likely” to hold informal…
Expert says ‘Ebola will never be eradicated’ [The Morning Call]
Why has Ebola kept launching a comeback in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC? And can Ebola be eradicated? First…
Moscow says Lavrov-Pompeo meeting next month in the works
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Congo Republic confirms yellow fever near Angolan enclave
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Congo Republic has confirmed a case of yellow fever near the border with an Angolan enclave, the…
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By now, if you do not already know, here it is again- Kofi Annan, former United Nations secretary general and…
World pays tribute to former UN chief Kofi Annan who has died at the age of 80
Tributes are being paid to former UN chief Kofi Annan who died on Saturday after a short illness with the…
Shutoff: Detroit’s Water War
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Earlier this year, Detroit’s Water and Sewerage Department began turning off water utilities ……
Fight Taliban or co-operate with ISIS? US seems to be unsure as Taliban at its strongest since 2001
The UN has confirmed that over 100 civilians have been killed in the new wave of clashes between the Taliban…
Experts arrive in region of Congo’s new Ebola outbreak
GENEVA/GOMA (Reuters) – An international delegation has arrived in the town of Beni in Democratic Republic of Congo, 30 km…