Iran requessted for a meeting of the joint commission regarding the extension of U.S. sanctions to the country.
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China Leads the Generative AI Patents Race, Far Surpassing the US: UN Report
China filed six times more patents for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies than United States-based inventors, according to a UN report.
UNRWA Closes Jerusalem HQs Following Arson Attack; Staff Reportedly Steal, Hoard Aids
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees announced Thursday that it will temporarily close its offices in occupied East Jerusalem after Israeli extremists set fire to the perimeter following weeks of frequent attacks.
US Accuses Russia of Quietly Shipping Refined Petroleum to North Korea at Levels Violating UN Cap
The US has revealed that Russia has been discreetly supplying refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that seem to exceed UN Security Council limits.
US-Russia Showdown Over Nuclear Weapons in Space Looms at UN Security Council
The UN council will vote on a resolution proposed by the United States that urges nations to avoid a weapons race beyond Earth's atmosphere.
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India promised to contribute $500,000 to UN Central Emergency Response Fund. In a pledging conference, outgoing Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made a plea for funding to support its missions of providing immediate humanitarian assistance to people who require urgent help.
A significant step is now made in an international effort to prevent global warming from reaching a hopeless condition. Early Saturday morning, more than 170 countries decided to restrict emissions of key pollutants found in air conditioners.
Castro knocks out U.S. trade embargo at UN. The Cuban President, Raul Castro spoke Saturday for the first time at the United Nations and salute renewed diplomatic ties with the U.S. as "major progress". However, he knocks out a US trade embargo as the number one hindrance to Cuba's economic development, as reported by MSN News.
Jennifer Lawrence doesn't mind the break-up with Chris Martin anymore. The Hunger Games actress has another venture to concentrate on with Beyonce alongside other big names in Hollywood - United Nations' Global Campaign to fight poverty and other global problems.
A study conducted by Interpol and the United Nations said that only 33% of Europe's electronic wastes is correctly recycled. A large number of these electronic wastes include computers, cellphones and televisions that are dumped or traded illegally.
The European Union will briefly put aside worries about Greece to broaden its relations with China at a summit in Brussels on Monday, hoping for Chinese investment in Europe's new infrastructure fund and support for a global climate deal.
Oil prices fell on Monday as the Greek debt crisis helped boost the dollar, making fuel more expensive to holders of other currencies, and as United Nations talks offered a chance for peace in Yemen where crude exporter Saudi Arabia is involved in a civil war.
Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday, with U.S. crude snapping a five-day decline, after another weekly inventory draw but gains were still limited by a huge supply overhang and concerns about a stronger dollar.
Brent crude oil fell below $66 a barrel on Tuesday as the dollar strengthened and on evidence of ample supplies of Middle Eastern oil despite wars in northern Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
