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Yemen fighting cuts off food aid to 800,000 people as WFP warns of catastrophe in Taiz
Yemen fighting has cut off WFP aid to about 800,000 people, with 600,000 in Taiz out of reach, as the agency warns…
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Health
WHO Eastern Mediterranean meeting: Tedros says 117 million people in the region need aid
WHO Eastern Mediterranean committee in Cairo: Tedros says 117 million people need aid and noncommunicable diseases cause two-thirds of deaths in the…
Political
Gaza winter: UN steps up preparations as attacks continue and aid stays restricted
Gaza winter is close: OCHA says fuel, tarpaulins and winter clothing are not enough as strikes go on and access stays restricted…
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Anil Menon spacewalk: NASA to preview the last two ISS solar array installs on 20 October
Anil Menon spacewalk: NASA will brief on US spacewalks 100 and 101 on 20 October, when Menon and Joshua Kutryk fit the…
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Artemis III update: NASA to brief on its Moon timeline and next year’s test flight on 23 October
Artemis III update: NASA will brief on 23 October on its plan to fly four astronauts in low Earth orbit next year…
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NASA Moon battery: solid-state SPEARS cells built to survive the lunar South Pole cold
NASA Moon battery: SPEARS solid-state cells worked down to minus 80 C in tests and survived 100 C to minus 170 C,…
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Treble Clef in space: NASA’s Chandra finds a black hole outburst and cluster crash behind the shape
Treble Clef radio shape explained: NASA's Chandra and eROSITA show a black hole outburst and a galaxy cluster collision created the musical-looking…
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Hurricane Simon weakens to 75 mph off Mexico as Baja California Sur told to stay alert
Hurricane Simon weakens to 75 mph off Mexico's Pacific coast; NHC says Baja California Sur should monitor it, days after it passed…
Political
UN budget 2027: Guterres proposes slimmer $3.3 billion plan, says need for UN ‘never greater’
UN budget 2027: Guterres proposes $3.3 billion, $40.8 million less than 2026, with UN80 job moves to Nairobi and a call on…
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Kharkiv attack kills four, injures 41 as Russian missiles also hit Kyiv, UN says
Kharkiv attack: a Russian strike destroys a residential building, killing four and injuring 41, while Kyiv is hit by ballistic missiles, the…
Business
800 million young people face a future without jobs, UNDP warns as it launches two new initiatives
800 million young people in developing countries may find no jobs in 15 years, UNDP chief Alexander De Croo warns, launching two…
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Disaster housing losses hit $228 billion a year, UN says on Disaster Risk Reduction Day
Disaster housing losses reach $228 billion a year, the UN says on Disaster Risk Reduction Day. Homes make up 43% of direct…