UNITED NATIONS Vans Syndicate Old Skool Pro S Racing Red Clearance , June 12 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 21.1 million people in Yemen, 80 percent of the country's population, now require assistance amid rising humanitarian needs in the country, the United Nations said here Friday Vans Old Skool Canvas Black White Sale , quoting new figures from aid organizations.
"Aid organizations released new figures on Friday which show significant increases in humanitarian needs in Yemen since the escalation of the conflict," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at a daily news briefing here.
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And 15.2 million people require assistance to obtain basic healthcare; 1.5 million women and children need nutrition services, and 2.9 million children require emergency access to education.
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The United Nations has repeatedly stressed that many of those injured and killed do not pass through health facilities, meaning the actual toll could be higher.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks declined Tuesday as investors digested a batch of economic reports.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 84.03 points, or 0.45 percent, to 18,552.02. The S&P 500 lost 12.00 points, or 0.55 percent, to 2,178.15. The Nasdaq Composite Index decreased 34.90 points, or 0.66 percent, to 5,227.11.
The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers was unchanged in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, in line with market estimates, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in July, but posted its smallest increase since March.
Meanwhile, U.S. privately-owned housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.211 million units, 2.1 percent above the revised June estimate, according to the Commerce Department Tuesday.
U.S. industrial production increased 0.7 percent in July, beating market expectations of a 0.3-percent gain, after moving up 0.4 percent in June, said the Federal Reserve Tuesday.
"Domestic production has struggled since late 2014 in the face of falling oil prices, the strong dollar, and softening global growth," said Sophia Kearney-Lederman, an economic analyst at FTN Financial.
"Recent increases in production, and particularly manufacturing, are a welcome reprieve for the sector where strong auto demand in particular has boosted auto production," she said.
Meanwhile, investors kept a close eye on the minutes from the Fed's July policy meeting scheduled for release Wednesday, for more indications on the timing of a next interest rate hike.
Oil prices were also in focus, which rallied for a fourth straight session Tuesday amid speculation that the talks of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries next month could result in a crude output freeze.
WINDHOEK, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Despite a goalless draw by South Africa in their 2017 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier second round first leg match played at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia looked high for the second leg.
Coach Gerald Gunter said Monday, "We tried our best to get the goal but it never came and now going for the second leg we keep the same players because they are very positive and we go to South Africa and play our game and try to get a good result."
"It will be a tough second game but we go there with our heads held high and still believe," he added.
Meanwhile, South Africa coach, Thabo Senong also awaits a fierce second leg match. "It will be a tough match at home because we did not get the away goal that we sought and expect Namibia to be an even tougher for the second leg," Senong said.
The second leg match will be played on June 11 in Johannesburg with the winner to face either Mozambique or Lesotho for a place in Zambia next year for the CAF U-20 AFCON.
John Kerry (center) and French president Hollande (right)
In a secretive compound north of Paris, colored blips and blotches on a computer-screen map of Damascus depict an armored vehicle at a highway Wholesale Vans LXVI Old Skool Lite Black White , tanks, a blown-up building in a suburban field. An unusual glimpse at France's military intelligence headquarters demonstrates how closely the French are watching what's happening in Syria — and how involved the French government is in ending Syria's civil war.
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The Middle Eastern country took its current shape as a French mandate after being chiseled out of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, as did neighboring Lebanon, and French is spoken by many in both countries. France has particularly close ties to Lebanon and wants to prevent it from bei.