The war in Ukraine and its visiting president take center stage at the United Nations this week, but developing countries will be vying for the spotlight as well as they push for faster action on poverty and inequality at the first full-on meeting of world leaders since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel three years ago.
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Today Music’s History
On September 11th 1993, Mariah Carey started a eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Dreamlover’. Also on the same day her fourth album ‘Music Box’ went to No.1 in the UK. Lyrically, the song pictures a protagonist calling for a perfect lover, her “dreamlover,” to whisk her away into the night and not “disillusion” her like others in the past. “Dreamlover” received positive reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom praised the song’s incorporated sample, as well as Carey’s carefree vocal style.
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Death Toll from Lava Flood in West Sumatra Increases
Flash floods and landslides hit a number of areas of West Sumatra on Saturday, May 11 2024 and Sunday, May 12 2024. This disaster was triggered by heavy rains and the overflowing of rivers, most of which have their headwaters on Mount Marapi. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the number of casualties caused by lava floods and landslides in West Sumatra has increased again.
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A drone attack kills at least 43 in Sudan
A drone attack Sunday on an open market south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, killed at least 43 people as the military and a powerful rival paramilitary group battle for control of the country.
