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NEW YORK, Jul 28 (APP): Highlighting climate change’s disproportionate impact on poor nations, Pakistan has called on the developed countries to fulfill their $100 billion commitment to help developing countries in reducing emissions and adapting to global warming.

NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the nation’s financial watchdog is having second thoughts about how useful fines are in deterring illegal behavior in the financial industry, saying some companies have gotten so big that the money makes little difference.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Rohit Chopra signaled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to deploy an array of tools that could limit the ability of a bank or financial firm to conduct business if they violate the law.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 27 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on the peacekeepers serving in the Stablization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), which took place during violent demonstrations at the mission’s base on Tuesday.

Two Indian police officers and a Moroccan ‘blue helmet’ were killed, and an Egyptian police officer injured.

UNITED NATIONS, July 27 (NNN-TELESUR) — A report by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says Colombia’s next government must prioritize bringing down illegal armed groups and criminal gangs.

According to a communiqué issued by the OHCHR, “the predominantly military response of the State has failed to stop the expansion of the groups, and the scarce presence of civilian institutions has aggravated the situation.”  

27 July 2022; MEMO: The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has renewed Palestine's request to become a full member of the United Nations, Anadolu news agency reported.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 25 (APP): More than 236,000 people die each year from drowning – among the leading causes of death for those aged one to 24 years, and the third leading cause of injury deaths worldwide overall, the World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency, said on Monday, urging everyone to “do one thing” to save lives, including by organizing water safety events.

The appeal on the World Drowning Prevention Day outlines actions that individuals, groups and governments can take, and highlights initiatives already underway in some countries.

NEW YORK (AP) — As he campaigns for a Manhattan congressional seat against fellow Democrats twice his age, 38-year-old Suraj Patel harnesses the frustration of his generation toward those who have held office for decades.

In his telling, Reps. Jerry Nadler, 75, and Carolyn Maloney, 76, are part of a crop of Democrats who rose to power in the 1990s only to fail on issues ranging from guns to climate change and abortion. The redistricting process that merged their congressional districts offers a chance for new leadership, Patel says.

NEW YORK, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Illegal immigration from Mexico has rebounded following a decade and a half of shrinking numbers, raising anew the perennial, vexing question about the U.S. response: no fix so far although the way to fix is widely known, reported The Washington Post on Thursday.

"The American political class -- Democrats and Republicans -- has ducked behind a wildly unrealistic promise to seal the border and stop would-be immigrants on the other side. Immigrants, understandably, have refused to comply," said the report.

NEW YORK (AP) — The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes pimple-like bumps might yet be contained before it gets firmly established.

Experts don’t agree on the likely path of the disease, with some fearing that it is becoming so widespread that it is on the verge of becoming an entrenched STD — like gonorrhea, herpes and HIV.

But no one’s really sure, and some say testing and vaccines can still stop the outbreak from taking root.

NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of attacking U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for New York governor, at an upstate event by apparently trying to stab the congressman was arrested and charged with attempted assault.

“I’m OK,” Zeldin said in a statement after the assault Thursday. “Fortunately, I was able to grab his wrist and stop him for a few moments until others tackled him.”