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Corruption represents ‘ultimate betrayal’ of public trust: Guterres

The UN says that corruption is criminal, immoral and the ultimate betrayal of public trust....

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London Put On High Alert for COVID-19

The British Health Ministry has declared London on COVID-19 High Alert, the second highest level on the government’s three-tiered alert scale, as coronavirus infections in the capital approach 100 per 100,000 people and have passed that mark in many...

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WHO Investigates Congo Sex Abuse Allegations

The World Health Organization says it has created a commission to investigate allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation committed by WHO workers during the response to the tenth Ebola virus epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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World Bank Issues Sustainable Development Bonds in Scandinavian Currencies and Raises Awareness for Food Loss and Waste

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced new Norwegian krone- and Swedish krona-denominated Sustainable Development Bonds raising approximately US$ equivalent 550 million while engaging with...

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