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UN warns of worsening hunger in western Asia and Africa despite global decline
Addis Ababa, August 4, 2025 (FMC) — Global hunger declined slightly in 2024, but a new United Nations report warns that the crisis is deepening in Africa and Western Asia, where millions…
China grants visa-free access to citizens of 75 countries
Addis Ababa, August 4, 2025 (FMC) – China has signed agreements on unilateral visa-free entry and mutual visa exemption with 75 countries as part of its efforts to simplify visa procedures…
New report highlights role of cattle health in advancing climate goals, food security, and…
Addis Ababa, July 31, 2025 (FMC) — A new global report released on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit +4 has underscored the critical importance of investing in cattle health to…
Tsunami alert in multiple countries after powerful quake off Russia’s Kamchatka
Addis Ababa, July 30, 2025 (FMC) – The Kamchatka region was struck by a powerful earthquake on Wednesday. According to the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the…
At least 30 people killed in Beijing due to heavy rain
Addis Ababa, July 29, 2025 (FMC) – Severe downpours have struck multiple regions of China, causing devastating floods. Beijing and Hebei Province have been particularly hard hit. As a result…
IFAD Calls for Urgent Investment in Rural People and Small-Scale Farmers to Transform Global Food…
Addis Ababa, July 28, 2025 (FMC) — As global leaders gather in Addis Ababa for the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktaking Moment, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…
‘No survivors’ after passenger plane carrying 49 people crashes in Russia
Addis Ababa, July 24, 2025 (FMC) – A thorough investigation is underway following the tragic crash of a passenger plane in Russia’s Far East, which claimed the lives of all 49 people on…
Guterres Says Clean Energy Transition Is an Irreversible Economic Imperative
Addis Ababa, July 22, 2025 (FMC) — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a special address titled “A Moment of Opportunity: Supercharging the New Energy Era” at the…
Alaska Airlines requests all flights to be grounded due to an IT outage, the airline says
Addis Ababa, July 21, 2025 (FMC) – Alaska Airlines has requested a ground stop for all of its flights, ABC News reported, citing the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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China makes record-breaking uranium discovery in Tarim Basin
Addis Ababa, July 19, 2025 (FMC) – A team of Chinese experts has discovered the world's deepest sandstone-type industrial uranium deposit at a depth of 1,820 metres in the Tarim Basin,…