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Globally, over 40 percent of stillbirths occur during labour.

Those aged 60 and older already outnumber those aged below five years old, according to the United Nations.

Trump in his speech had demanded action against China for spreading the "plague" of Covid-19 to the world.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani voiced guarded hopes for negotiations that his government has opened with the Taliban to end two decades of war.

The UN estimates that 1.5 billion children worldwide have been affected by lockdowns or school closings occasioned by the pandemic.

The US, the hardest-hit country by the virus, added one million new cases in just over two weeks, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The vote is planned for June 17, but the letter seen Thursday referenced only the month of June.

Security Council members gathered after weeks of disagreement -- especially between the US and China, where the coronavirus outbreak began in December.

Thirty-five civilians, including 31 women, and seven soldiers were killed Tuesday in simultaneous attacks which lasted for several hours.

A study conducted by the University of Birmingham found that UN peacekeepers patronised child prostitution in Haiti and fathered hundreds of children in the disaster-stricken nation.

The North is under heavy US and United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program.

It is not the first time the North has followed up an offer of talks with a weapons test.

Jeremy Clarkson has been criticised for being bothered by hot food but not the planet getting hotter, as he calls Greta Thunberg a "spoilt brat."

Fox News guest Michael Knowles called the climate change activist "mentally ill" forcing the channel to apologise on his behalf.

16-year-old climate change awareness activist, Greta Thunberg has reached the United States after setting sail from Europe.

The UNHRC has degenerated into a theatre of the absurd obsessed with bashing Israel.

The UN Security Council unanimously called for the implementation of a 30-day truce deal across Syria in what is a significant development.

Eagle-eyed filmgoers have spotted evidence on an independent Wales in Marvel Studios' latest blockbuster Black Panther.

The Oxfam revelations are far more disturbing than the reports of boorish behaviour by businessmen at The Presidents Club dinner.

So far, more than 200 million girls living in 30 countries are reported to have undergone the traditional practice – which has been attributed to having no health benefits.

An investigation by Germany's intelligence agency saw signs North Korea was trying to procure equipment and technology in 2016 and 2017.

North Korean foreign minister warns Washington is "intentionally" destabilising the Korean peninsula to jeopardise improving inter-Korea relations.

Unicef has warned that up to 60,000 North Korean children are at risk of starvation as international sanctions block desperately-needed aid.

Fake news has three distinct meanings, and only one of them is legitimate.

At least 30 African refugees drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, amid reports of gunfire being used against those on board.

The UN has demanded that Mahmoud al-Werfalli be handed over to them after images surfaced online appearing to show him carrying out the extrajudicial killings.

The North Korean leader in his New Year address said that he has the nuclear button on his desk and it is no longer just a threat but a reality.

Iraqi courts are sending alleged Islamic State fighters to death in rapid-fire trials lasting less than 20 minutes, according to reports.

Map shows where the US sends its aid money and how it is used.

The total population of four out of the eight countries who backed the US plan to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital is 191,000 - smaller than Huntsville, Alabama.