World Trade Organization ends meeting in UAE after failing to reach major agreements

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Negotiators taking part in a World Trade Organization meeting in the United Arab Emirates ended their summit early Saturday after failing to reach agreements on several major initiatives, the latest sign of turmoil within the global body. The WTO delayed its closing ceremony in Abu Dhabi by over a day … Read more

World Trade Organization to open biennial meeting in the United Arab Emirates as challenges loom

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The World Trade Organization will open its biennial meeting Monday in the United Arab Emirates as the bloc faces pressure from the United States and other nations ahead of a year of consequential elections around the globe. The WTO’s 164 member nations will discuss a deal to ban subsidies … Read more

World Health Organization asks China about rise in respiratory diseases among children

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The World Health Organization says it has asked the Chinese authorities to share more information regarding a spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia reported among children in the country. According to a statement shared late Wednesday, the WHO said it made an official request to … Read more

PFL MMA purse, salary breakdown: How much money do fighters make in MMA organization?

There has been a great debate across MMA regarding purses for fighters. Often, fighters can earn a respectable payday while others struggle to make ends meet. With no MMA union, there hasn’t been a concrete base where athletes can control their own futures with pay. Per Yahoo Sports, the minimum NFL salary in 2022 was $705,000, … Read more

Daisaku Ikeda, head of global Japanese Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, dies at 95

TOKYO — Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes famed musician Herbie Hancock and other celebrities in its fold, has died at 95, the Japanese religious organization said Saturday. Ikeda died on Nov. 15 at his home in Tokyo, “from natural causes,” the group said in a statement, without giving … Read more

Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each

LONDON — Earlier this year, the doctor who leads the World Health Organization’s efforts to prevent sexual abuse travelled to Congo to address the biggest known sex scandal in the U.N. health agency’s history, the abuse of well over 100 local women by staffers and others during a deadly Ebola outbreak. According to an internal … Read more

Internet links Paul McCartney to secret organization

Internet links Paul McCartney to secret organization Paul McCartney was never unfamiliar with conspiracy theories, ‘Paul is Dead’ for example. Now, the legendary musician is linked to a secret organization. In a resurfaced Friday Night with Jonathan Ross interview, The Beatles member made a triangle sign, which is allegedly attributed to Illuminati. In the clip, … Read more

Group of Islamic Cooperation mulls proposals to take care of Quran burning at emergency assembly

Iraq’s overseas minister has known as for the Group for Islamic Cooperation to kind a committee for talks with the European Union over its member international locations allowing the desecration of the Quran and to enlist volunteers to file lawsuits to halt th… ByABBY SEWELL and DAVID KEYTON BEIRUT — Iraq’s overseas minister known as … Read more