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The WHO chief on Friday begged countries negotiating a global agreement on handling future pandemics to "get this done", as they prepare for one final week of l

New documents looking at British and American involvement in overthrowing Kwame Nkrumah give us pause to reflect on his legacy, and its resonances today.

Pacific Island Countries face the daunting prospect of dealing with unprecedented national debt levels and the effects of climate change.

At a time when there is increasing concern that powerful GM crop lobbyists backed by enormous resources of giant multinational companies may be able to

Countries have one month to bridge their differences

Countries thrashing out a historic agreement on tackling future pandemics must use April to bridge their differences because failure cannot be an option, the negotiations co-chair told AFP.

Countries thrashing out a historic agreement on tackling future pandemics have one month to bridge their differences because failure cannot be an option, the negotiations co-chair told AFP.

Nations are still at odds over how far they are prepared to go to turn notions into binding commitments. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Two years of talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics failed to seal a deal in time on Thursday, and will restart next month for

Two years of talks towards striking a landmark global agreement on pandemic prevention were headed for overtime Thursday, with a breakthrough still elusive.