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Mr. Ghebreyesus, who was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia and will begin his five-year term on 1 July, was elected Tuesday as the first African to occupy the position. "It was a massive effort delivering massive results", he said. Figures show that the number of people dying of HIV and malaria has been cut in half, and 49 million lives have been saved thanks to WHO's effort to fight tuberculosis since 2000, with the number of child deaths dropping below 6 million for the first ...

American companies will face detrimental consequences if US president Donald Trump decides to withdraw his country from the Paris climate agreement, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden warned in an interview with British newspaper Financial Times .

He, however, said in the sectors where there were security concerns, the permission of the Home Ministry would continue to be required.Moreover there were guidelines of 11 sectors concerned. The FIPB portal offered additional features such as, e-communication, quicker processing, reduced paperwork, SMS/email alert and more. During the economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, the FIPB was constituted under the Prime Minister's office.

The schoolgirl, along with eight-year-old Saffie Roussos and teenager Georgina Callander , were among the first of the terrorist's victims to be named. Omar Alfa Khuri, who lives across the street, said he was awakened at 2:30 a.m.by a loud noise and saw police take away the father of the family that lives there in handcuffs.

Betsy DeVos has been one of President Trump's more controversial Cabinet picks. The university's president, Edison Jackson , interrupted her speech with a warning to students. "I want to reaffirm this administration's commitment to and support for HBCUs and the students they serve". School administrators said that when they combined the six boxes of petitions, they filled only a quarter of a single box.

Reacting to Trump's speech in a tweet , Iran's Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, suggested that the speech was rather a business deal between the USA and Saudi Arabia . The regime that is responsible for so much instability in that region. In an unexpected turn, he criticised the "reckless pursuit of conflict and terror" by Iran's government, which victimised its own people and supported Bashar al-Assad in carrying out "unspeakable crimes" in Syria.

A Syrian military official confirmed the strike on state TV a day after the strike. "This brazen attack by the so-called global coalition exposes the falseness of its claims to be fighting terrorism", "a military source told state media".

Trump repeatedly claimed during his tour that Iran provides arms and funds to terrorist organizations, in a likely bid to unite Saudi Arabia and Israel against a common enemy. Relying on one of his preferred insults, Trump said he would call the perpetrators "losers, because that's what they are". On Monday, Mr Trump stressed the strong bonds between the United States and Israel.

He is now serving a year of probation after pleading guilty to the battery charge. The principal then moved the camera angle to capture Kornbluth's desk, the newspaper reported. Police in Florida have released disturbing video showing a teacher kissing one of his young students inside his elementary school classroom in exchange for gummy bears.

Manchester Police Chief Ian Hopkins identified the bomber as 22-year-old Salman Abedi , who authorities said died in the attack. "It was so quick". 23-year-old Ariana Grande took to Twitter to express her shock and prayers for the families, who have lost their loved ones and apologized for what happened.

The students have traveled all the way from MA to Rome for a two-week experience through the SOPHIA (SOPHomore Initiative at Assumption College) program, specially created to help students discover a deeper connection between their spiritual, personal and professional lives, according to their site.