KYIV, UKRAINE (AFP) – The last working reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was disconnected from the grid after shelling caused a fire, with the United Nations (UN) atomic watchdog due to brief the Security Council about the crisis. Soon after it invaded in February, Moscow largely took control of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions […]
PARIS (AFP) – World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month, partly thanks to the resumption of exports from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, a United Nations (UN) agency said yesterday. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index, which tracks the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities, […]
At the six-month mark of the war in Ukraine, the country s badly affected but still-resilient health system is taking stock of lessons learned in providing life-saving care with the support of WHO and partners as it prepares for a challenging winter ahead.