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Samoa locks down after recording its first community COVID-19 case
A 29-year-old woman tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday during routine testing before boarding an international flight.
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Dont Risk our Multi-Billion Dollar Pension Fund in Wall Street, Warn UN Staffers
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 (IPS) – The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), which is expected to provide retirement, death, disability and related benefits for staff, upon cessation of their services– has a staggering portfolio amounting to over $81.5 billion ranking far, far ahead of the UN’s annual budget of $3.1 billion and its average peacekeeping budget of over $6.4 billion.
ROME, Mar 17 (IPS)
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Putin’s warning to anti-war Russians evokes Stalinist purges
The Russian president’s references to “cleansing” of “scum and traitors” evoked terrifying memories of the mass arrests of the Stalin era, when repression was justified for “cleansing” Soviet society.
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The Rise in Food Insecurity Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and Conflicts
ROME, Mar 17 (IPS) – This is an op-ed by Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General of FAOThe effects of COVID-19 over the past two years, in addition to the increase in wars and conflicts, climate change and economic crises, have aggravated global food insecurity, generating serious concerns for 2022.
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