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Geneva: The World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year — a 79-percent increase from 2022. “We in the measles world are extremely concerned,” said Natasha Crowcroft, a WHO technical adviser on measles and rubella. She stressed though that measles cases are …

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Pakistan scuttles arms control at Geneva citing FMCT signing pressure | World News

New Delhi: Pakistan continued to play the spoilsport at the Conference of Disarmament (CD) Geneva as it today blocked the ‘2024 Program of Work’ for the multi-lateral negotiating forum proposed by India as President despite no reference to the Fissile-Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) in the proposal. Since CD Geneva functions on consensus, Pakistan’s opposition effectively …

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