More than 2 million face imminent famine in Rakhine state in Myanmar, UN report says
Pacific Asia • Nov 12, 2024, 9:23 PM
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Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state is facing 'unprecedented disaster' with looming famine and 'total economic collapse', the United Nations warned on Thursday, as the country's civil war wipes out commerce and agricultural production. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the on-going turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government in 2021 that sparked an armed uprising, FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade is joined by the author of the UN report on Rakhine state Kanni Wignaraja. She is the UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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Three decades on from independence, Kyrgyzstan is still dealing with the consequences of the Cold War nuclear arms race. Mining towns like Min-Kush provided the Soviet Union with essential uranium, leaving behind vast quantities of dangerous toxic waste
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Fears of Trump trade wars loom large as China's Xi heads to APEC meeting in Peru
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China clears memorials, censors reports after car ramming in Zhuhai kills 35
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Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Wednesday removed wreaths, candles and offerings at the scene of a deadly car rampage that killed at least 35 people and injured dozens more on Monday as the government in Beijing scrambled to censor
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IAEA chief to hold crunch talks in Tehran on Iran's nuclear programme
Pacific Asia • 1:57 AM
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UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi has appealed to Iran's leadership to take steps to resolve longstanding issues with his agency ahead of high-stakes talks in Tehran on Wednesday over the country's nuclear programme.
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