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UNICEF seeks 7.66 bln USD to provide life-saving support for children in 2026

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched its Humanitarian Action for Children 2026 appeal on Wednesday, seeking 7.66 billion U.S. dollars to provide life-saving ...
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Fierce winter weather puts more vulnerable Gazans at risk: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Heavy winter rains and high winds are pounding flimsy temporary shelters of tents and tarps in the Gaza Strip, putting more vulnerable people at risk, UN ...
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Zelensky holds talks with U.S. team on Ukraine's reconstruction, economic recovery

The video conversation, which involved U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, as well as top Ukrainian officials, ...
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Infant botulism cases rise to 51 in U.S.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- A total of 51 infant botulism cases have been reported across 19 U.S. states as of Wednesday amid a nationwide recall of potentially contaminated infant formula, ...
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Pentagon activates U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon has activated the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command (West-Hemcom) after the White House issued a document outlining the National Security Strategy, ...
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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Dec. 10

BEIRUT -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday that Israeli forces fired on peacekeepers patrolling the Blue Line in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, calling the incident ...
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U.S. federal judge blocks Trump administration from deploying California National Guard in Los Angeles

According to the ruling by U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco, the Trump administration still retains control of approximately 300 California National Guard members six months after ...
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Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25 pct

OTTAWA, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Canada on Wednesday announced it is holding its key policy rate at the current level of 2.25 percent.
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Italian cuisine recognized as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage

ROME, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Italian cuisine has been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage, ...
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2025 Nobel Prizes awarded at Stockholm ceremony

HELSINKI, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel were ...
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Chinese construction giant completes track-laying on Africa's longest heavy-haul railway bridge in Algeria

ALGIERS, Dec 10 (Xinhua) -- China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) said on Wednesday it has completed track-laying on the PK330 Bridge, Africa's longest heavy-haul railway bridge, marking a key ...
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Morocco building collapse death toll rises to 22

RABAT, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the collapse of two residential buildings in the Moroccan city of Fez has risen to 22, the public prosecutor said on Wednesday, revising an earlier ...