The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is actively working with other multinational organizations to assess the potential benefits and risks from digital currencies, IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice told reporters on Thursday

The number of people who are food-insecure in Syria has reached almost 12.5 million over the last year, representing 60 percent of that country's population, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Thursday

The Khoisan National Council of South Africa, which comprises representatives of the country's five main indigenous communities and their subgroups, has applauded the national and Eastern Cape governments for initiating name changes for a number of towns, cities and airports in the province