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Anonymous millionaire donates $ 86 million

Whаt wоuld уоu dо іf уоu hаd $ 86 mіllіоn? Тhіѕ іѕ а dіlеmmа fоr ѕоmе оf thе fіrѕt dіѕсоvеrеrѕ оf Віtсоіn, thаnkѕ tо thе…

Bіllіоnаіrеѕ dоnаtions: whеrе dоеѕ thеіr mоnеу gо?

Тhе ѕераrаtіоn оf twо оf thе wоrld’ѕ rісhеѕt соuрlеѕ, thе fоrmеr Веzоѕ fаmіlу аnd thе Gаtеѕ fаmіlу, hаѕ hеіghtеnеd соnсеrnѕ аbоut thеіr gеnеrоuѕ dоnаtіоnѕ. Тhе…

Ukraine: Lasting toll of war, ‘beyond measure’, Security Council hears

If urgent steps are not taken to end the ongoing war and its dire humanitarian consequences in Ukraine, 2024 may be even more unpredictable and destructive, a senior UN official… [...]

Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’

UN human rights chief Volker Türk has deplored the decision by Russia’s highest court to outlaw what it called “the international LGBT movement” and brand it as “extremist” - a… [...]

From the Field: A destroyed Ukrainian village rebuilds

On a sunny day, Ivan, a burly retired welder in his fifties, stood in front of his ruined house in Posad-Pokrovske, in the Kherson region of Ukraine. [...]

Ukraine: Civilian casualties mount as war enters second winter

At least 10,000 civilians, including over 560 children, have been killed and more than 18,500 injured since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year, the UN… [...]

Ukraine: UN official ‘utterly outraged’ by brutal attack in Kherson

The top UN humanitarian official in Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian shelling in the southern city of Kherson on Monday. [...]