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September 30, (THEWILL) - The World Bank Group’s president, David Malpass, has lamented that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased poverty rates globally and pushed nearly 100 million people into extreme poverty. Calling the current era of high inequality and reversals...

September 30, (THEWILL) - YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday. Examples...

September 30, (THEWILL) - A 96-year-old German woman fled ahead of the opening on Thursday of her trial on charges of aiding and abetting mass murder in a Nazi concentration camp during World War 2, a court spokesperson said. Irmgard...

September 30, (THEWILL) - A group of American citizens and lawful permanent residents evacuated to the United Arab Emirates from Afghanistan flew out of the Gulf state bound for the United States on Thursday, the country's foreign ministry said,...

September 30, (THEWILL) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was handed a one-year prison sentence by a Paris court on Thursday after being found guilty of illegal campaign financing during his failed 2012 re-election bid. However, Sarkozy, 66, is unlikely...

September 30, (THEWILL) - Top US defence officials have said the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan can be traced back to a deal between the group and the Donald Trump administration. They made the comments on Wednesday during a testimony to...

September 30, (THEWILL) - North Korean leader Kim Jong UN has said he is willing to restore severed inter-Korean hotlines next month. He, however, accused the United States of proposing talks without changing its "hostile policy" towards the country. According to...

September 30, (THEWILL) - Israeli forces killed a Palestinian gunman in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and a Palestinian woman who tried to stab officers in Jerusalem's Old City, Israeli police said. This incident came amid tensions heightened by...

September 29, (THEWILL) - The death toll from a riot at one of Ecuador's largest prisons has risen to 116, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said on Wednesday, adding that he would send additional security forces and free up funds...

September 29, (THEWILL) - At least 24 prisoners were killed in a battle between inmates equipped with firearms and grenades at a prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, officials said Tuesday. The national bureau of prisons (SNAI) confirmed the death toll in...