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Climate change, air pollution cause 12.6 million deaths every year
Photo: WMO/Alfred Lee via UN. Smog in Beijing China Climate change and air pollution cause more than 12.6 million deaths a year, taking an unprecedented toll on affected communities emotionally and economically. The United Nations has called air...June 1, 2018 2592 0 -
New report: Record opium in Afghanistan fuels militancy, drug trade & political instability
Opium poppy field in Afghanistan. Photo: IRIN A new report is warning against implications of record opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, saying it has caused rise in illegal drug trafficking, fueled militancy and political instability. The...May 22, 2018 916 0 -
Times Square rally ugres freedom for Kashmir
A map of disputed Kashmir region Credit: Planemad/Wikimedia Commons A demonstration in New York’s Times Square called for freedom of Kashmir, drawing attention to Indian atrocities and asking the UN to honor its commitment to help...February 6, 2018 2535 0 -
UN says Afghanistan should not miss Kabul Process opportunity toward peace
Afghanistan-Pakistan border, Photo: CIA The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan has underscored the need for the landlocked country to achieve a political settlement with the armed opposition, pointing to an upcoming February meeting between the parties...December 22, 2017 1680 0 -
New York’s new manufacturing hub promises innovation, thousands of jobs
Innovation, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, services and jobs will all emerge from the opening of a renovated Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77 in New York, a one-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing hub and the largest on the 300-acre industrial campus....November 11, 2017 1377 0 -
US concerned about India-Pakistan situation; to be part of efforts to deescalate tensions
Photo by Sam Holland via Wikimedia Commons In the first top level elaborate comments on tense South Asian security situation, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said the Trump administration will try and “find its...April 4, 2017 2381 0 -
New York greets New Year 2017 with Times Square celebration
A crowd of more than one million merrymakers welcomed the New Year 2017 at New York’s Times Square in a colorful burst of crystal triangles from the ball drop. The revelers welcomed the new year with...January 1, 2017 1673 0 -
New Yorkers stage protests after Trump victory
Thousands of New Yorkers marched to protest Republican Donald Trump’s electoral victory, weaving through traffic in his hometown to get to Trump Tower, where police braced for the crowds. Demonstrators also marched in Los Angeles, Seattle,...November 10, 2016 845 0 -
Voters turn up in large numbers in New York, Washington regions
Voters turned up in large numbers in Washington metro area and New York City Tuesday after a long divisive campaign and record early voting turnout that may prove critical to the outcome of White House race...November 8, 2016 946 0