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Progress has not fast enough over the past year to reach global and regional targets on stopping the spread of tuberculosis, or to make real headway in closing persistent gaps in TB care and prevention, the World Health Organization warned Monday.

The application is addressed to the Government and is for the recovery of natural uranium obtained as a by-product of mining activities at Sotkamo. The main products from the mine are nickel and zinc.

During the negotiations, the sides also touched upon the issue of the implementation of reforms in Ukraine. 

Countries in the region should capitalize on the current global growth upswing to place their public finances on sounder footing, accelerate job-creating reforms, and diversify their economies.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment annually calculates the permissible amount of production of ozone-depleting substances in Russia and the amount of specific substances contained in the permissible amount of consumption of ozone-depleting substances.

At the end of a five-day mission to conflict-torn Yemen, the United Nations humanitarian chief on Saturday stressed the need for more funding and better humanitarian access to help the population in need.

Signs that an injured, deaf Neanderthal survived well into his 40s "reinforce the basic humanity" of the species.

Later, Dmitry Medvedev held a telephone conversation with Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the initiative of the Norwegian side.

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to pick up to 2.6 percent in 2017 from 1.4 percent in 2016/

ADB's Board of Directors has approved a $100 million loan for the Infrastructure Preparation and Innovation Facility, which will help the Philippine government accelerate the delivery of high quality public infrastructure projects.

He is expected to meet with UAE leaders to discuss the current state of Belarus-UAE interaction, progress in implementing previous agreements, and mutually beneficial promising projects.

“Hungary isn’t an island of success, but part of Central Europe, the countries of which are ascending together”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the official inauguration of Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone’s 85 billion forint (EUR 274 million).

Prime Minister Filip Had a Meeting with the IMF Mission Team

Minister for Africa Rory Stewart welcomes African High Commissioners and Ambassadors to the UK.