UN chief launches Global Principles for Information Integrity
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Sudan war: Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war (Feature by UN News)
14 april 2024 - 07:07:30Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April 2023, [...] Full text...
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‘Tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple famines, Security Council warned
16 september 2022 - 05:14:33New York, US (PANA) - As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency [...] Full text...
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Wildfire, floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report
31 august 2022 - 05:55:25New York, US (PANA) - Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: New Year brings renewed WHO appeal for vaccine equity
07 january 2022 - 04:54:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The highest number of COVID-19 cases so far in the pandemic were reported last week across [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO chief hopes 2022 can mark end of acute stage of pandemic
30 december 2021 - 07:02:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN health agency chief expressed optimism during a press briefing on Wednesday that 2022 may be the year the world ends the acute stage of [...] Full text...
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Tunisian Prime Minister infected with coronavirus
25 june 2021 - 20:29:56Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The presidency of the Tunisian government announced Friday that Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi had tested positive [...] Full text...
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'Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children: WHO
16 june 2021 - 05:05:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals to business leaders to help quell ‘a tsunami of suffering’ caused by pandemic
28 may 2021 - 06:40:11New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought “a tsunami of suffering”, taken over 3.4 million lives and [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: 74th World Health Assembly kicks off with bold ambition to end pandemic
24 may 2021 - 14:07:12New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a tsunami of suffering, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday in [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: ‘Some light at the end of the tunnel’ as pandemic turns one - Guterres
12 march 2021 - 05:39:39New York, US (PANA) - After 12 months where the world has faced “a tsunami of suffering”, the arrival of [...] Full text...
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Governing Council reappoints Gilbert F. Houngbo President of IFAD
17 february 2021 - 18:29:18Rome, Italy (PANA) - In a strong show of support and recognition for the leader who has successfully showcased the [...] Full text...
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The virus that shut down the world: Economic meltdown
30 december 2020 - 11:04:23New York, US (PANA) - With millions forced to work from home this year, offices and shops closing as part [...] Full text...
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Strong earthquake hits off-shore Tanzania near Dar es Salaam
12 august 2020 - 23:10:37Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - A strong 6.0 earthquake hit various parts of the east coast of Tanzania Wednesday [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN chief appeals for global action against coronavirus-fuelled hate speech
08 may 2020 - 17:04:16New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is calling for concerted global action to quash the “tsunami” of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: $2.5 trillion rescue package needed for world’s emerging economies, says UNCTAD
30 march 2020 - 17:55:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The economic fallout from COVID-19 (coronavirus) is likely to get “much worse” before it gets better [...] Full text...
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End-year analysis: Social media, smart phones: tsunami that brought down Sudan's president Bashir (By Mohamed Osman)
27 december 2019 - 09:46:21Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – You cannot have a better personification of the saying, “Trust the tale not the teller.” Government officials in [...] Full text...
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Greek authorities cry out: 'Migrant arrivals are unmanageable'
06 november 2019 - 18:51:20Athens, Greece (PANA) - Migrants arrivals on the Greek islands of the eastern Aegean are “unmanageable” and “explosive,” Greek Citizens' [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: Early results show Kais Saied, Nabil Karoui leading Sunday’s presidential vote
16 september 2019 - 14:27:43Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Two unexpected candidates were likely to win Sunday’s presidential election in Tunisia, according to unconfirmed early [...] Full text...
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UN emergency relief fund has ‘never been more critical’: Guterres
07 december 2018 - 21:12:18New York, US (PANA) - The mission of the UN’s Central Emergency Relief Fund (CERF), which enables humanitarian responders to [...] Full text...
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Improve collection of data on disasters, urges Guterres
14 october 2018 - 09:02:27New York, US (PANA) - Highlighting the steep human and economic impact of disasters, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has [...] Full text...
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Buhari sympathises with Indonesia over twin disasters of Tsunami, earthquake
30 september 2018 - 10:45:52Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sorrow and sympathy to the government and people of [...] Full text...
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Climate chaos to continue in 2018, UN chief warns
29 march 2018 - 19:02:11New York, US (PANA) - Climate change “is still moving much faster than we are,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Niger Delta militant group vows to cripple Nigerian oil production
06 november 2016 - 16:47:42Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - One of the militant groups in Nigeria's Niger Delta region, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM), [...] Full text...
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UN: CTBO chief tasks governments on nuclear ban treaty
23 september 2016 - 15:53:03New York, US (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Lassina Zerbo, has called on [...] Full text...
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UN: Swaziland ratifies comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty
22 september 2016 - 14:55:41New York, US (PANA) - Swaziland has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), becoming the 165th nation to do so, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Tanzania earthquake causes deaths, damage to buildings
10 september 2016 - 18:38:13Kisumu, Kenya (PANA) - An earthquake measuring 5.7 on Saturday hit Bukoba region in Tanzania killing at least 10 people [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Tsunami simulation exercise scheduled for the Indian Ocean
07 september 2016 - 09:02:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A tsunami simulation exercise, named Indian Ocean Wave 2016 ‘IOWave16’, will on Thursday and Friday put [...] Full text...
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US: UNFPA unveils 10 things to know about women & the world’s humanitarian crises
23 may 2016 - 13:32:59New York, US (PANA) - The world is currently facing its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, due [...] Full text...
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Switzerland: 'Women, girls should be at core of disaster risk reduction' - UN
01 march 2016 - 06:57:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women and girls need to be at the core of disaster risk reduction, given that they [...] Full text...
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UN: UN officials stress importance of Radio during emergencies, disasters
13 february 2016 - 09:14:59New York, US (PANA) - The international community should strive to find ways for radio to do even more to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mauritius prepares for disaster management
20 october 2015 - 11:12:08Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Tuesday launched the 2015 National Disasters Scheme (NDS), a functional document to support agencies and [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Media highlight bitter in-fighting in main opposition party
30 may 2015 - 05:28:46Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is in turmoil. Or so it seems. What had been [...] Full text...
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UN: UN environment chief warns on dangerous chemicals, e-waste
04 may 2015 - 21:40:49New York US (PANA) - The head of the UN body tasked with setting the global environmental agenda on Monday [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: WHO kicks off registry of vetted medical emergency teams
08 april 2015 - 18:57:28Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – With global crises on the rise, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on [...] Full text...
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UN: Angola ratifies comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty
21 march 2015 - 14:43:08New York, US (PANA) - The UN Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) on Saturday said Angola has become the 164th [...] Full text...
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UN: UN conference adopts new, people-centred disaster risk reduction strategy
18 march 2015 - 21:25:52New York, US (PANA) - Death, destruction and displacement wrought by natural disasters would be significantly reduced by 2030 under [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kenya calls for support in disaster risk reduction efforts
16 march 2015 - 16:55:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Foreign Affairs and International Trade Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has urged Japan to support [...] Full text...
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UN: UN conference stresses role of women in building disaster resilience
14 march 2015 - 18:42:42New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN official, governments and civil society representatives on Saturday highlighted the positive actions of [...] Full text...
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UN: UN chief urges global solidarity to strengthen disaster resilience, boost development
14 march 2015 - 18:29:17New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday in Sendai, Japan, said that responding to the world's [...] Full text...
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UN: 'UN disaster risk reduction conference key to future sustainable development agenda'
12 march 2015 - 22:19:27New York, US (PANA) - Government and civil society leaders from around the world are gathering in the Japanese city [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Ruling party's congress, Rawlings' call to wife to 'return home' reported in Ghana
27 december 2014 - 09:25:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Last Saturday's national delegates' congress of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kumasi, central Ghana, [...] Full text...
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UN: UN marks World Disaster Reduction Day, stresses need to vulnerabilities of older persons
13 october 2014 - 17:58:22New York, US (PANA) - Marking International Day for Disaster Reduction, the UN on Monday spotlighted the need to address the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Mock Tsunami exercise organized Wednesday
08 september 2014 - 14:34:12Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will participate in a mock tsunami scenario exercise meant to increase preparedness, evaluate response capabilities [...] Full text...
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UN: WFP, Int'l Rugby Board partner to tackle hunger
06 september 2014 - 09:30:33New York, US (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Rugby Board (IRB) have launched an [...] Full text...
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UN: Congo ratifies Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
04 september 2014 - 14:53:38New York, US (PANA) - The Republic of Congo has become the 163rd State to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty [...] Full text...
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UN: 'Ebola response must be based on scientific evidence, not on fear'
02 september 2014 - 19:36:27New York, US (PANA) - UN officials on Tuesday said misinformation about Ebola can only exacerbate an already fragile situation, [...] Full text...
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Ghana: Main opposition party’s delegates’ conference dominates media
19 april 2014 - 06:59:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Last weekend’s national delegates’ conference of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that saw all [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Study reveals rapid advance of national climate change laws
27 february 2014 - 15:52:36Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The study findings of the new edition of the GLOBE Climate Legislation show that much of [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau ratifies Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
25 september 2013 - 07:48:35New York, US (PANA) - Guinea-Bissau has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), bringing the total number of ratification to [...] Full text...
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World may miss MDG target on sanitation - Report
13 may 2013 - 11:41:00New York, US (PANA) - A joint report released here Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the [...] Full text...
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Chad ratifies comprehensive nuclear test-ban treaty
11 february 2013 - 11:11:15New York, US (PANA) - The Republic of Chad has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), becoming the 159th State [...] Full text...
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Ghana media highlight goof on health, death of former VP
17 november 2012 - 10:17:23Accra, Ghana (PANA) - News of the health and death of Ghana’s former Vice President Aliu Mahama filled the country's [...] Full text...
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AU confirms Malawi summit hosting snub
08 june 2012 - 18:06:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Friday confirmed it will no longer be holding its July summit [...] Full text...
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Jonathan's performance sheet, "honour" for Abiola reported in Nigeria
02 june 2012 - 09:23:30Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's self assessment in office, the renaming of the University of Lagos after the [...] Full text...
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Kenyan evacuates beaches after tsunami warning
11 april 2012 - 17:29:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities have ordered the evacuation of all beaches and urged fishermen to keep off the [...] Full text...
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Christian Aid advises on response to disasters
27 march 2012 - 13:16:27Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Many more people will survive and recover from emergencies such as earthquakes, floods and [...] Full text...
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Congolese minister puts death toll from Congo blast at 152
06 march 2012 - 11:43:39Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo's Minister of the Interior and Decentralization Raymond Zéphirin has put the death toll from Sunday's [...] Full text...
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Greenpeace urges SA govt to be open, transparent about nuclear power project
05 march 2012 - 09:38:55Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Greenpeace Africa has called on the South African government to be open and transparent [...] Full text...
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UNESCO, UN University review policy perspectives one year after Japan Tsunami
07 february 2012 - 19:29:37Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - One year after the devastating tsunami hit the east coast of Japan, UNESCO and the United [...] Full text...
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WMO launches information system to boost food security
31 january 2012 - 22:03:05New York, US (PANA) -The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday launched an information system to improve and expand the [...] Full text...
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North Africa dominates African ministerial meeting ahead of AU Summit
26 january 2012 - 11:03:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African ministers kicked off the high-level segment of the African Union Summit on Thursday, urging [...] Full text...
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UN General Assmebly President urges more global cooperation
30 december 2011 - 18:40:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly President, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, on Friday urged for greater consensus among [...] Full text...
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UNESCO laments US decision to withhold funding over Palestine
02 november 2011 - 16:06:58Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO has said that the decision of the US administration to withhold its contributions to the [...] Full text...
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Full-scale Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System test on 12 October
06 october 2011 - 22:17:16Paris, France (PANA) – Almost seven years after the devastating tsunami of 2004, more than 20 nations will participate on [...] Full text...
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Climate change congress opened in Nigeria
21 september 2011 - 23:37:23Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A two-day African Mayoral Climate Change meeting opened on Wednesday in Nigeria's commercial city of [...] Full text...
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Guinea ratifies Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
20 september 2011 - 14:35:19New York, US (PANA) - Guinea has become the 155th state to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), [...] Full text...
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UN report says weak domestic demand impedes economy recovery
07 september 2011 - 16:42:52New York, US (PANA) - A UN report, unveiled Wednesday, said that economic recovery in developed economies might grind to [...] Full text...
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UN vital to tackling global challenges, issues - Ban
19 august 2011 - 17:13:54New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that, "the world body is necessary and [...] Full text...
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FIFA donates US$1m to assist Somali drought victims
12 august 2011 - 09:45:39Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has announced its decision to donate US$1 million in emergency aid [...] Full text...
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Mediterranean Tsunami Warning System for maiden test 10 Aug
02 august 2011 - 16:34:04Paris, France (PANA) - The Tsunami Early Warning and Mitigation System in the North-eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and connected seas [...] Full text...
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Tanzanian papers focus on fish imported from Japan, furor in Parliament
30 july 2011 - 10:09:02Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Fears about radiation-contaminated fish imported from Japan and squabbles in the National Assembly after [...] Full text...
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IAEA calls for universal compliance with nuclear non-proliferation treaty
27 july 2011 - 15:13:34New York, US (PANA) - The Director General the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano, on Wednesday stressed [...] Full text...
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Japan beats US 3-1 on penalties to win FIFA Women's World Cup
17 july 2011 - 22:46:54Frankfurt, Germany (PANA) - Japan Sunday beat two-time champion United States 3-1 on penalties to win the 2011 FIFA Women's [...] Full text...
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Overwhelming victory of Ghana's president in party's primaries dominates media
16 july 2011 - 08:50:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The overwhelming endorsement of Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills in the primaries of the ruling [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's ruling party, opposition tango over Lagos flood
15 july 2011 - 11:54:31Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Politics and environment mixed Friday as Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the main opposition [...] Full text...
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African airlines will not be profitable in 2011 says AFRAA
06 july 2011 - 16:59:56Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) predicted that African carriers would not be profitable in 2011 [...] Full text...
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World Bank says 2011 global economy growing
08 june 2011 - 19:04:58New York, US (PANA) - The World Bank said Wednesday that global economic growth for 2011 is expected to be [...] Full text...
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UNIDO says global industrial production rising
01 june 2011 - 17:57:51New York, US (PANA) - The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) said on Wednesday that the world's manufacturing output had [...] Full text...
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WTO says global tourism recovering
12 may 2011 - 19:18:47New York, US (PANA) - The World Tourism Organization (WTO) Thursday said that international tourism was recovering from the global [...] Full text...
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Ex-First Lady's presidential ambition, Gbagbo's “capture”highlighted by Ghana media
16 april 2011 - 08:50:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings' decision to vie against President John Evans Atta Mills [...] Full text...
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Nigeria 2011: Opposition makes strong gains in parliamentary polls
11 april 2011 - 09:17:39Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The opposition has made strong gains, at the expense of the ruling party, in Nigeria's National [...] Full text...
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Nigeria 2011: Nigerian media feast on early results indicating upset of ruling party
10 april 2011 - 10:12:10Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Local newspapers Sunday played up early results of Saturday's National Assembly (parliamentary) poll, which seem to [...] Full text...
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Niger grants Japan US$25,000 for humanitarian aid
08 april 2011 - 11:43:13Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Niger has provided humanitarian aid worth US$25,000 for earthquake victims in Japan, PANA learnt here Friday. The [...] Full text...
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FAO says global food prices drop (Corrected)
07 april 2011 - 18:58:53New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday global food prices have dropped for the [...] Full text...
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FAO says global food prices drops
07 april 2011 - 17:02:55New York, US (PANA) - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday global food prices have dropped for the [...] Full text...
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Nigeria suspends national assembly elections
02 april 2011 - 13:03:46Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed till Monday the national assembly (parliamentary) polls holding [...] Full text...
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Kenya's new constitution offers window for transformation, says Kibaki
31 march 2011 - 18:24:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's new constitution has offered the people a window of great national transformation and renewal, President [...] Full text...
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Caribbean test highlights need to improve tsunami warning system
26 march 2011 - 11:53:01Paris, France (PANA) - The first full-scale test of the tsunami warning system in the Caribbean, conducted 23 March, [...] Full text...
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Egyptian Stock Market reopens Wednesday with new boss
22 march 2011 - 18:43:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's stock market will finally resume trading Wednesday, 23 March, PANA reported from here Tuesday. The [...] Full text...
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Japanese disaster to impact on African trade, warns SA bank
22 march 2011 - 09:06:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Africa should brace itself for a decline in aid and trade flows with Japan [...] Full text...
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Egyptian bourse may resume this week
21 march 2011 - 15:30:01Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's caretaker Prime Minister, Dr. Essam Sharaf, Monday reaffirmed that the Egyptian Stock Market would resume [...] Full text...
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UNESCO, partners to conduct full-scale simulated tsunami alert
18 march 2011 - 18:59:37Paris, France (PANA) - Following the devastating tsunami that struck Japan, 33 countries are preparing to participate, on 23 March, [...] Full text...
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Tanzania advises travelers to postpone trips to Japan
15 march 2011 - 20:45:30Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Authorities here Tuesday advised Tanzanians planning to travel to Japan to put off their [...] Full text...
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Angolan govt to ensure Angolan citizens’ safety in Japan
15 march 2011 - 11:42:51Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's Minister of Foreign Affairs George Rebelo Chikoti has said the Angolan government will ensure the [...] Full text...
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South Africans assist with rescue efforts
14 march 2011 - 09:59:48Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A South African rescue team will leave for Japan on Monday night to help [...] Full text...
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FIFA president condoles with Japan after earthquake
13 march 2011 - 10:31:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - FIFA President Joseph Blatter has sent a message of sympathy to Japan, following the massive earthquake [...] Full text...
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Kenyan president consoles Japan Tsunami victims
12 march 2011 - 18:07:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki has sent a message of sympathies and condolence to the Government and [...] Full text...
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Jonathan commiserates with Japanese PM over earthquake, tsunami
11 march 2011 - 20:36:00Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has written to commiserate with the government and people of Japan over [...] Full text...
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UNESCO DG expresses shock following massive earthquake, tsunami in the Pacific
11 march 2011 - 17:30:29Paris, France (PANA) - Shocked by Friday's earthquake off Japan and the ensuing Pacific-wide tsunami, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina [...] Full text...
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Zuma condoles with Japan over massive earthquake
11 march 2011 - 13:52:00Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Friday extended his deepest condolences to Japan and [...] Full text...
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Malaria kills 180,000 yearly in DR Congo
26 april 2010 - 12:14:00Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- Malaria kills 180,000 people every year in the Democ ratic Republic of Congo, among them [...] Full text...
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Kenyan govt assists Uganda landslide victims
07 march 2010 - 16:00:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The Kenya government has extended humanitarian support t o the landslide victims in the neighbouring Uganda. [...] Full text...
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UNESCO D-G expresses sorrow over Chile earthquake
01 march 2010 - 19:05:00Paris- France (PANA) -- UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has expressed distre ss over the death and destruction caused by the [...] Full text...
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US Geology experts inspect Malawi quakes, describe them as 'moderate'
14 january 2010 - 16:46:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A two-man team of experts from the US Geological Surve y said on Thursday the string [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to set up national disaster management centre
17 november 2009 - 16:22:00Port Louis- Mauritius (PANA) -- Mauritius will establish a national natural disas ter management centre to assess risks, manage, plan [...] Full text...
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Nigerian bourse reassures investors despite sack of 3 bank chiefs
03 october 2009 - 08:15:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- As the spate of on-going reforms embarked upon by the Ce ntral Bank of Nigeria (CBN) [...] Full text...
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UNESCO DG sad over Pacific tsunami deaths
01 october 2009 - 12:17:00Paris- France (PANA) -- The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr. Koأ¯chiro Matsuura,is distressed over the deaths provoked by the tsunami [...] Full text...
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Climate change responsible for 30,000 deaths a year -- report
29 may 2009 - 14:24:00Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The first ever report to exclusively focus on the global human impact of climate change reveals [...] Full text...
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Mutharika re-writes history books in winning Malawi polls
25 may 2009 - 20:07:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi's re-elected President Bingu wa Mutharika, with 50. 7 per cent of the votes cast in [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth tasks leaders on global economic crisis
30 march 2009 - 19:17:00New York- US (PANA) -- Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, has called on the Group of 20 (G-20) leaders to look [...] Full text...
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Indian spiritual leader offers aid to Kenyan poll violence orphans
17 february 2009 - 16:00:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- An Indian spiritual leader, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, has pledged to offer assistance to some 108 [...] Full text...
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