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Equatorial Guinea confirms 8 new cases of Marburg virus

Mar. 23, 2023 06:19 AM EDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Equatorial Guinea has confirmed another eight cases of the “highly virulent” Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever with no authorized vaccine or treatment. The World Health Organization on Thursday said that brings the country’s total number of cases...

UN: South Sudan must halt fighting, move faster to elections

Mar. 15, 2023 21:57 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded an immediate end to all fighting in South Sudan and pushed for swift progress by the government to ensure that delayed elections are held peacefully and freely in December 2024. The council resolution, which was...

At Gabon talks, a debate on who pays to save world's forests

Mar. 02, 2023 13:11 PM EST

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — A summit on how to protect the world's largest forests underway in Gabon is set to be dominated by the issue of who pays for the protection and reforesting of lands that are home to some of the world's most diverse species and contribute to limiting planet-warming emissions....

Venezuela, Lebanon, SSudan lose UN voting rights over dues

Jan. 19, 2023 19:39 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Venezuela, Lebanon and South Sudan are in arrears on paying dues to the United Nations’ operating budget and are among six nations that have lost their voting rights in the 193-member General Assembly, the U.N. chief said in a letter circulated Thursday. ...