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China claims the area under the “Nine-Dash-Line” that encompasses most of the South China Sea and largely ignores any EEZ in the region.

The UN and several Western nations expressed concern over the promotion of Major General Shavendra Silva

Some fear a return of the bad old hyperinflation days

Georgieva survived a challenge within the European Union from Germany, which backed a Dutch former finance minister

The US pushed for the reform of setting international postal rates as it said the current system it was cheaper to send a package to New York from Beijing than Los Angeles, which hurt its domestic businesses

Her fiery speech was the climax of a trip across the Atlantic in early August and another step in her fight to address climate change.

Washington has threatened to leave the UPU, whose director general Bishar Abdirahman Hussein oversaw an extraordinary congress, saying the current system sets rates that penalise the United States and benefit carriers in countries like China

While many applauded the young activist for calling the world's government to the carpet, she has faced just as sharp criticism about how educated she is on the subject.

The “setting is optional” and future owners of the console will have the freedom to turn it on and make nature smile, or turn a blind eye.

United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen will bring Syria's new constitutional committee together, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres briefs the press on the 2019 United Nations General Assembly

Outgoing IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde visited Africa every year during her tenure

Outgoing IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde gives an exclusive interview to AFP journalists at the IMF headquarters in Washington

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells reporters that he does not plan to meet Venezuela's opposition leader

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that experts have headed to Saudi Arabia to probe attacks on oil facilities

Kristalina Georgieva, a top World Bank executive, has a clear path to lead the International Monetary Fund

The death toll rose Friday as aid organizations mounted relief efforts.

The G5 Sahel urgently needs funds to help train and equip its fledgling anti-terror force

Kristalina Georgieva, the EU's candidate to serve as IMF managing director, turned 66 on August 13, 2019, making her just a few days too old to lead the organization according to rules in place since 1951

Argentina's newly appointed Economy Minister Hernan Lacunza has pledged to stabilize the country's currency

UN human rights experts have called for an international investigation into police killings under the government of Rodrigo Duterte.