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The IOC has made clear it wants Russians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes.

Credit Suisse is seeing a sharp reduction in client outflows, as the embattled Swiss lender progresses with its major strategic overhaul, new CEO Ulrich Koerner told CNBC on Wednesday.

A Lindenhurst man was killed and another person was injured in a shootout during a home invasion in St. Charles Saturday evening, police said.

GENEVA — (AP) — The Swiss town of Davos will host 52 heads of state and government and nearly 600 CEOs as the World Economic Forum hosts its annual meeting in the Alps next week, organizers said Tuesday. Russia's nearly yearlong war in Ukraine and COVID-19 restrictions and now a wave of infections in China have helped weaken the global economy. The forum president said some delegations had asked for the names of their participants “not to be shared” right away for security reasons. It’s hard to predict if the high-minded discussions will yield substantial announcements that make headway on the world’s most pressing challenges. The event has been criticized for hosting wealthy executives who sometimes fly in on emissions-spewing corporate jets.

She listed the top donors as the Islamic Development Bank, with $4.2 billion; the World Bank, at $2 billion; the Asian Development Bank, at $1.5 billion. She said the European Union had pledged $93 million, Germany $88 million, China $100 million, and Japan $77 million. The United States said separately was doubling its allocation, announcing another $100 million on top of a similar amount already committed to Pakistan. In November’s U.N. climate talks, countries agreed to set up a fund for loss and damage caused by climate change. Climate scientists found that the floods in Pakistan were worsened by global heating although economic, societal and construction-oriented factors also played a role.

World leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, were taking part virtually as countries chip in to help Pakistan pull together an estimated $16.3 billion that's needed to help rebuild and recover. Authorities in Pakistan hope about half of that funding need will come from the international community. The conference has shaped up as a test case of just how much the rich world will pitch in to help developing-world nations like Pakistan manage the impact of climatic swoons, and brace for other disasters. Pakistani authorities last week cited a U.N.-backed assessment that the total damage amounted to more than $30 billion. Pakistan plays a negligible role in global warming and emits less than 1% of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, but like other developing countries, it has been vulnerable to climate-induced devastation, experts say.

The U.N. in Pakistan has said current international aid will run out Jan. 15. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said the daylong conference will be based on a U.N.-supported assessment that indicates Pakistan suffered more than $30 billion in damage. The summit titled “International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan," is taking place weeks after U.N. officials warned that the funding raised so far for Pakistan’s flood victims will run out this month. Officials said that without international aid, Pakistan would not be able to rebuild destroyed homes and infrastructure. The conference is taking place at a time when Pakistan is trying to avoid a risk of default amid its dwindling reserves and spiraling inflation.

Officials say Pakistan is expected to seek $16.3 billion in aid from the international community for reconstruction for millions of victims of last summer’s climate-induced devastation floods

“It's not an excessive measure based on individual countries' risk assessment,” Ryan said. He noted that for the past three years, China has had some of the world's harshest rules regarding COVID-19. “The reality for China is that many countries (now feel) they don’t have enough information to base their risk assessment,” he said. Throughout December, China recorded only 13 official COVID-19 deaths, despite many thousands of cases every day and reports about overwhelmed hospitals, fever clinics and crematoriums. It also noted that the variants spreading in China were already present in Europe, suggesting that any spillover from China would have a negligible impact.

Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in much of Europe is allowing grass to blanket mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be, causing headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white. The dearth of snow has revived concerns about temperature upheaval linked to climate change. Meteo France says the southern Alps and, in the northern Alps, slopes above 2,200 meters, have seen close to normal snowfalls. But snow is notably lacking at lower altitudes in the northern Alps and across the Pyrenees, it said. Germany too has seen unusually springlike temperatures, with temperatures as high as 16 degrees Celsius (61 Fahrenheit) in parts of the country on Monday.

Much of the Alps just don’t look right for this time of year

Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm winter weather in much of Europe is allowing grass to blanket mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be, causing headaches for ski slope operators and aficionados of Alpine white. Patches of grass, rock and dirt were visible Monday in some of Europe’s skiing meccas — like Innsbruck in Austria, Villars-sur-Ollon and Crans-Montana in Switzerland, and Germany’s Lenggries and far beyond. The dearth of snow has revived concerns about temperature upheaval linked to climate change.

The United States or Hong Kong could appeal the ruling to the WTO’s appeals court. The United States trade representative’s office all but said it planned to ignore Wednesday’s ruling anyway. Hong Kong is one of China’s special administrative regions and is considered a separate trading entity from China. By marking products as “Made in China,” the U.S. can in essence ratchet up the tariffs it levies on goods from Hong Kong. In July 2020, then-U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order saying that Hong Kong was “no longer sufficiently autonomous to justify differential treatment in relation to the People’s Republic of China.”Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

He was seen mouthing “help me” outside an Alabama Dollar General store and a customer called 911, according to the lawsuit.

Yemen’s conflict began in 2014 after Houthi rebels came down from the mountains and took control of the capital, Sanaa, and much of the country’s north, forcing Yemen’s government into exile. The Saudi-led coalition then entered the war in March 2015, backed by the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates. The ICRC, as the Red Cross is known internationally, plays an often-confidential role to check on prisoners of war and regularly oversees exchanges in conflicts around the world. The group thanked both sides in Yemen for cooperating in allowing access to detainees, but urged them to return to peace talks. “I really hope that our visit helps, you know very humbly, helps create this environment for more conducive negotiations," Carboni said.

The Red Cross says it has conducted rare visits with thousands of prisoners on both sides of Yemen’s eight-year-old civil war, a step that could pave the way for an exchange of detainees between the rival parties.

GENEVA — (AP) — The Swiss National Bank raised its key interest rate Thursday, as other central banks in Europe are expected to follow the playbook of the U.S. Federal Reserve in a bid to tame inflation. “Global economic growth is likely to be weak in the coming quarters, and inflation will remain elevated for the time being." But the forecast for inflation is “higher over the medium term" despite rate hikes. It foresees economic growth of about 2% this year but said “weaker demand from abroad and the high energy prices are likely to curb economic activity markedly in the coming year." “The forecast for Switzerland, as for the global economy, is subject to high uncertainty," the bank said.

Kicking off a yearly tradition, gold coins were anonymously donated to the Salvation Army red kettle campaign outside stores in Batavia and Geneva.

The war in Ukraine has helped drive up prices for food and fertilizer around the world. “There is still work to be done and especially in the fertilizer area because there, still, we are seeing a fertilizer crunch." Obstacles still remain for a second, parallel deal on the export of Russian food and fertilizers. Before the war, Russia was the world’s top exporter of fertilizer and a lack of it could precipitate a future food crisis. “We hope that the next destination of the fertilizers will be West Africa, that has been a very affected by the affordability crisis of fertilizers," said Grynspan.

GENEVA — (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that he expects the first doses of Ebola vaccine targeting the strain behind an outbreak in Uganda to arrive in the country next week. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said an expert committee convened by the agency had evaluated three experimental Ebola vaccines and decided they should all be tested in Uganda as part of the necessary research before being licensed. The WHO chief said efforts to slow Ebola in Uganda have been largely successful. While an effective Ebola vaccine against the Zaire strain exists, the Sudan strain is less common, and research into a possible vaccine against it has not been as advanced. Earlier this month, vaccines alliance Gavi signed an agreement with Merck to secure 300,000 doses of its candidate Ebola vaccine for use in research and beyond.

In Geneva, officials say Lake Harney has crested, but it may be a few more days before Lake Monroe recedes.

GENEVA, N.Y. — Nine months after a young child and his father were found dead in a New York apartment, investigators said the child died of starvation after his father died of natural causes. >> Read more trending newsDavid Conde Sr., 59, and his 2-year-old son David Conde Jr. were found in their Geneva home on Feb. 15, Syracuse.com reported. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office said that its investigation determined that Conde Sr. died from cardiovascular disease and his son died of starvation, WHAM reported. “This has been a tough one for all of us who worked it from day one,” Sheriff’s Office Lt. Dave Cirencione told the Finger Lakes Times. “Once we ruled out carbon monoxide (as the cause of death), we sadly knew this was a likely cause.

The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran’s government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for participating in peaceful protests

GENEVA — (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is calling on Iran's government to immediately release thousands of people who have been detained for participating in peaceful protests, faulting its “increasing harshness” as Western countries seek to ratchet up scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence of the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said it was calling for all charges to be dropped against the demonstrators and cautioned that Iran can only mete out the death penalty for the “most serious crimes" under international law — amid concerns that some protesters could be facing capital punishment. “Instead of opening space for dialogue on legitimate grievances, the authorities are responding to unprecedented protests with increasing harshness,” Laurence said at a regular U.N. press briefing in Geneva. He said at least 10 protesters had been charged with offenses that carry the death penalty — including one found guilty of either "waging war against God” or “corruption on earth” for allegedly damaging public property. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida will be warmer Tuesday as another cold front is moving closer to the state. After the fog fades Tuesday morning, the rest of the day will be a mix of clouds and sun. Watch: Geneva residents continue to navigate flooded streets after Hurricanes Ian, NicoleHigh temperatures in Orlando should reach around 85 degrees in the afternoon. Forecast for Deerwood Elementary in Orange CountyA big fall front will arrive Wednesday and bring cooler weather later this week. The forecast for Central Florida indicates that changes ahead will feel more like autumn.

GENEVA — (AP) — A U.N. body devoted to promoting broader and better access to the internet is about to hold its annual meeting in Ethiopia, whose government has cut off internet access in its northern Tigray region during a two-year war there. Critics say Ethiopia stands out as an egregious example of a government preventing citizens from getting online — jeopardizing family ties, human rights and information flows. It will focus this year's meeting on “connecting all people and safeguarding human rights,” and avoiding internet fragmentation. A U.N. report published in June noted internet shutdowns or clampdowns on social media in places including Myanmar, Sudan and Russia. “The U.N. as a whole has been outspoken about the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, and also about the alleged violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law,” Masango saiad.

A U.N. body devoted to promoting broader and better access to the internet is about to hold its annual gathering in Ethiopia.

SANFORD, Fla. — In Seminole County, emergency officials are bracing for more flooding in the wake of Hurricane Nicole. Some neighborhoods were just drying out from Hurricane Ian. Read: UPDATE: Eastbound I-4 reopens in Seminole County after 2 hurt in rollover crashWhitcomb Road in Geneva dried up from Hurricane Ian, but on Thursday, water was back and covering the road. Harris said they will be closely watching areas like Sanford, where water is already covering Seminole Boulevard. He became known as the water taxi after Ian, as he delivered food and medicine to his neighbors on his boat.

GENEVA — (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body is poised to hold a special session on Iran in the wake of the government's deadly crackdowns on protesters, threats against journalists and other alleged human rights violations in the Islamic republic. The Human Rights Council will hold the session in the week of Nov. 21 “if possible on Nov. 24,” following a diplomatic request by Germany and Iceland. At least 328 people have been killed in the Iran protests and 14,825 others arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a monitoring group. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

A failure to renew the wartime agreement has raised fears that a global food crisis would get worse. U.N. officials say the meeting will focus on "full implementation" of two separate agreements signed with Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on July 22. Russia briefly suspended its participation in the deal two weeks ago, alleging a Ukrainian drone attack on its Black Sea fleet in Crimea. Russia is also the world's largest exporter of fertilizers, accounting for 15% share of global exports. ___Follow all of AP's coverage on the food crisis at https://apnews.com/hub/food-crisis and the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine.

GENEVA — (AP) — The World Health Organization chief on Wednesday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared to nine months ago provides “cause for optimism,” but still urged vigilance against the pandemic as variants continue to crop up. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that last week just over 9,400 deaths linked to the coronavirus were reported to the WHO. Overall, the WHO has reported 629 million cases and 6.5 million deaths linked to the pandemic. The highest number of newly reported cases over the week came in Japan, with more than 401,000, an increase of 42% from the previous week. China still saw 539 deaths linked to COVID-19 during the week, an increase of 10% from the previous week.

The head of the World Health Organization says there’s “cause for optimism” as the latest weekly count of deaths worldwide linked to the coronavirus came in at more than 9,400 — nearly 90% below levels seen nine months ago

The rare giant gemstone, which was mined in Brazil more than 15 years ago, was described as "a true miracle of nature."

Ecuador kept its place at the World Cup thanks to a Swiss court ruling on Tuesday, but will be deducted three points in qualifying for the 2026 tournament because of a false document being used to get a passport for a Colombia-born player. The urgent ruling from CAS clears the way for Ecuador to play Qatar in the opening game of the tournament in Doha in less than two weeks. It also ended the hopes of Chile and Peru, who had each argued that they should replace their South American rival at the World Cup after accusing Ecuador of using an ineligible player in eight qualifying games.

GENEVA — (AP) — A pear-shaped 18-carat pink diamond is set to be sold at auction on Tuesday and is expected to fetch between $25 million and $35 million, Christie's says. The “Fortune Pink” fancy vivid pink stone, said to be the largest of its kind and shape to go on the block, headlines the auction house's latest Geneva sale of jewelry. Max Fawcett, head of Christie’s jewelry department in Geneva, said the stone with a strong, saturated pink color was mined in Brazil more than 15 years ago. “It’s a truly incredible diamond.”The auction comes six months after Christie's sold “The Rock” — a 228-carat egg-sized white diamond billed as the largest of its kind to go up for auction — for more than $21.75 million, including fees. The pink stone's auction follows a showroom tour in New York, Shanghai, Singapore and Taiwan before its arrival in Geneva.

GENEVA — (AP) — A pear-shaped 18-carat pink diamond is set to be sold at auction on Tuesday and is expected to fetch between $25 million and $35 million, Christie's says. The “Fortune Pink” fancy vivid pink stone, said to be the largest of its kind and shape to go on the block, headlines the auction house's latest Geneva sale of jewelry. The auction comes six months after Christie's sold “The Rock” — a 228-carat egg-sized white diamond billed as the largest of its kind to go up for auction — for more than $21.75 million, including fees. That was at the low end of the expected range. The pink stone's auction follows a showroom tour in New York, Shanghai, Singapore and Taiwan before its arrival in Geneva.

A frustrating wait is finally over for people living along the St. John's River in Seminole County.

GENEVA — (AP) — FIFA's top doctor highlighted brain injuries in soccer as his top priority Tuesday ahead of a World Cup where teams can use an extra substitute if a player has a suspected concussion. In the final of the 2014 World Cup, Germany midfielder Christoph Kramer stayed on the field for 14 first-half minutes after taking a heavy blow to the face when colliding with an Argentina opponent. FIFAs law-making panel, known as IFAB, has specially allowed concussion subs at the World Cup as it continues trials that run through August next year with about 140 competitions globally. In Qatar, teams' medical staff will have tablets to see video replays quickly and get input from concussion spotters in the stands. ___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

FIFA’s top doctor has highlighted brain injuries in soccer as his top priority ahead of a World Cup where teams can now use an extra substitute if a player has a suspected concussion.

GENEVA — (AP) — The U.N. labor agency warned Monday that job vacancies and employment growth are expected to decline worldwide in the fourth quarter as the war in Ukraine and “multiple and overlapping crises” have led to shrinking wages, higher debt and yawning inequality. “Tackling this deeply worrying global employment situation, and preventing a significant labor market downturn, will require comprehensive, integrated and balanced policies both nationally and globally,” he said in a statement. “The outlook for the labor market is currently highly uncertain, with growing downside risks, including the impacts of high inflation, tightening monetary policy, increasing debt burdens and declining consumer confidence,” the report said. “While it normally takes time for an economic slowdown or a recession to result in job destruction and unemployment, available data suggests that a sharp labor market slowdown is already underway,” it added. ILO estimates that more than 10% of Ukraine’s pre-war workforce – mostly women -- are now in neighboring countries as refugees.

Two women died and two men were injured in a three-vehicle crash at 12:45 a.m. Saturday at Kirk Road and Fabyan Parkway in Geneva, police said.

GENEVA — (AP) — A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world's longest passenger train Saturday with a trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps. The Rhaetian Railway company ran the 1.9-kilometer-long (1.2-mile-long) train composed of 100 coaches along the Albula/Bernina route from Preda to Berguen. Rail enthusiasts lined the valley to watch the train's 25 sections wind their way about 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) through the Alps. Rhaetian Railway director Renato Fasciati said the record attempt was intended to highlight some of Switzerland's engineering achievements and to celebrate 175 years of Swiss railways. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

GENEVA — (AP) — A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world's longest passenger train Saturday with a trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps. The Rhaetian Railway company ran the 1.9-kilometer-long (1.2-mile-long) train composed of 100 coaches along the Albula/Bernina route from Preda to Berguen. Rail enthusiasts lined the valley to watch the train's 25 sections wind their way about 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) through the Alps. Rhaetian Railway director Renato Fasciati said the record attempt was intended to highlight some of Switzerland's engineering achievements and to celebrate 175 years of Swiss railways. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

GENEVA — (AP) — A Swiss railway company plans to try to set a record for the world's longest passenger train during a Saturday trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps. The Rhaetian Railway company plans to run the 1.9-kilometer-long (1.2-mile-long) train with 100 coaches and fours engines along the Albula/Bernina route from Preda to Berguen. The entire journey of about 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) will take about an hour. Rhaetian Railway director Renato Fasciati said going for the record was intended to highlight some of Switzerland's engineering achievements and to celebrate 175 years of Swiss railways. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

The U.N.’s refugee agency says destruction from flooding has displaced more than 3.4 million people in west and central Africa

The U.N. health agency said more than 10 million people worldwide were sickened by tuberculosis in 2021, a 4.5% rise from the year before. WHO said about 450,000 cases involved people infected with drug-resistant TB, 3% more than in 2020. According to the WHO report, only one in three people with drug-resistant TB are receiving treatment. “Drug-resistant TB is curable, but alarmingly, cases are on the rise for the first time in years,” Dr. Hannah Spencer, who is with Doctors Without Borders in South Africa, said. Health experts fear the inability of patients to get treated could fuel the rise of more drug-resistant TB across the region.

GENEVA — (AP) — Swiss bank Credit Suisse unveiled Thursday a “radical strategy” aimed to overcome a string of recent troubles that have dented its reputation. The Zurich-based bank announced plans to cut costs, lower staff counts and reduce risk. The "historical moment" for the Zurich-based bank, as new CEO Ulrich Koerner put it, comes as Credit Suisse acknowledged a "disappointing" recent performance at a time of market and macroeconomic uncertainty. Credit Suisse has sought transformations before and has faced issues including bad bets on hedge fund investments, among other troubles. Credit Suisse said revenues in the third quarter rose 4% to 3.8 billion Swiss francs ($3.9 billion).

Credit Suisse has posted a massive quarterly loss, significantly worse than analyst estimates, as it announced a significant strategic overhaul.

Geneva-based UNOSAT and UNESCO, the Paris-based educational, scientific and cultural agency, announced Wednesday that they are finalizing a database of cultural sites that compares “before and after” images bought from private-sector satellite companies. These will be used to inform experts in a first phase and eventually the wider public about the devastation wreaked on Ukraine's patrimony. Building on systems already used in places like Syria, whose war ravaged historic sites, monuments and artifacts, UNESCO said it first tracks Ukrainian culture ministry alerts about damage to cultural sites. Ultimately, cultural experts from UNESCO and their associates strive to visit the sites to get a first-hand look — often a tough if not impossible task in a war zone. UNESCO experts have had no access to areas held by Russian forces or Russian-backed separatists, such as in Mariupol — whose battered remains fell into Russian control after a desperate holdout by Ukrainian forces earlier this year.

The U.N.’s cultural and satellite agencies have joined forces to more systematically track the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the country’s architecture, art, historic buildings and other cultural heritage, and have compiled an initial list of more than 200 sites that have been damaged or destroyed

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — The aftermath of Hurricane Ian is still prevalent across parts of Seminole County. Nearly a month later, residents that are still dealing with flood water in Geneva have a new problem to worry about: E. coli. Seminole County leaders have detected dozens of samples in the water there. Read: Early voting begins this week in Central FloridaCasel already knew his water system was contaminated, so he’s not taking any chances. Read: Orange County massage therapist accused of inappropriately touching 2 clients“It’s life on the river,” Casel said.

GENEVA — (AP) — Ukraine's top soccer club on Monday urged FIFA to remove Iran from the World Cup because of the country's alleged military support to the Russian invasion. However, if an Asian team was suspended there would be no precedent for FIFA to replace it with a European team at the World Cup. FIFA has suspended Russian teams following its invasion of Ukraine, which barred Russia from playing in the World Cup qualifying playoffs in March. FIFA normally only suspends national teams when the country's government is judged to have interfered in the independent running of the national soccer federation. ___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

GENEVA, Fla. — Flooding left behind by Hurricane Ian has caused a busing issue for parents who live in Geneva. The school district created a central bus stop for pickup and drop-off after Hurricane Ian. READ: Lake County deputies search for man who approached boy at school bus stopBut now that the water has gone down, parents want their original bus stops back, saying the transportation department hasn’t responded for at least two weeks. Parents who voiced concerns began getting phone calls from Seminole County’s transportation department, and at least one bus stop will be restored Monday in Geneva. Video: Lake County deputies search for man who approached boy at school bus stop Lake County deputies are investigating after a 12-year-old boy said a man tried to get him to get into his car.

“Americans will shit their pants and rush to beg us for peace,” the official told Bondarev, until then a career Russian diplomat. The exchange, for Bondarev, was a sign of how deluded Russia, and many Russians, had become. Vladimir Putin had just assumed power and was not yet the powerful autocrat who would tolerate no dissent. Ukraine has for weeks been steadily pushing back Moscow’s forces, even in territory that Putin ceremoniously “annexed” as purportedly Russian soil. “But as long as Putin is in power,” he writes, “Ukraine will have no one in Moscow with whom to genuinely negotiate.”

GENEVA — (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners are recommending that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two due to a supply shortage as outbreaks of the water-borne disease surge globally. WHO and partner agencies manage a stockpile of cholera vaccines that are dispensed free to countries that need them. He said authorities should aim to scale up vaccine production and that “rationing must only be a temporary solution." A global task force on cholera has estimated that the world needs about 250 million cholera vaccines until 2025, both to stop outbreaks and for preventive immunization campaigns. Dr. Michael Ryan, WHO's emergencies director, said it was not possible to estimate when countries could go back to using two doses of the cholera vaccine.

As the recovery continues, the county is concerned about wells that may be damaged by floodwater. They say a well affected by floodwater may have disease-causing organisms in the water, making it unsafe to drink.

Deputy Todd Moderson with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office helped rescue a man that a Geneva neighbor described as “on the cusp of death” who was mostly submerged under flood waters recently.

Part of State Road 46 remains closed in east Seminole County where water covers the road in Geneva towards Mims two weeks after Hurricane Ian.

Seminole County deputies are asking for information on the whereabouts of a missing Geneva man who was last seen Wednesday evening.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has received the U.N. refugee agency’s top award.

Nearly 10 days after historic rainfall from Hurricane Ian, parts of the St. Johns River still haven’t crested.

FEMA opened its first Mobile Registration Intake Center in Seminole County Wednesday, as FEMA tries to reach out to people dealing with flooding from Hurricane Ian.

With many homes overwhelmed by flooding near the St. Johns River in Geneva, one man has opened up his business to help neighbors in need.

Seminole County Emergency Manager Alan Harris said Monday afternoon that historic flooding throughout the area is expected to continue for weeks.

Nice weather continues to dominate the forecast in the Orlando area.

While Seminole County officials said they are still seeing an increase in the historic floodwaters brought about after Hurricane Ian, many areas are starting to level off as of Monday afternoon.

Western countries are leading a simultaneous push at the U.N.’s top human rights body to scrutinize human rights in two of the world’s most influential countries: China and Russia.

Seminole County leaders are warning people to expect more flooding to hit the area as high water recedes in some areas and moves into area rivers and streams.

Emergency shelters opened in Seminole County after evacuation orders were issued for flood-prone areas, mobile homes and people with special needs who need a safe place to stay.

A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine says its initial investigation has turned up evidence of war crimes in the country following Russia’s invasion nearly seven months ago.

Marijuana use is to stay banned at sports events.

An envoy from China’s Xinjiang province says Chinese authorities are ready for a “fight” with “anti-China” critics in the West and elsewhere over allegations of rights abuses in the anti-extremism campaign against Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in the region.

A top Chinese diplomat says China can’t work with the U.N. human rights office after it released a report criticizing Beijing’s policies against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in western Xinjiang.

Independent U.N. human rights experts are expressing concerns about the adverse impact on the rights of racial and ethnic minorities from the U.S. Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for abortion in the United States.

The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections in a possible sign the outbreak may be starting to decline in Europe, according to an report issued by the World Health Organization on Thursday.

A long-time member of the Red Apple Dining team died Monday after being found unresponsive at Geneva Elementary School, according to Seminole County Public Schools.

A 61-year-old Geneva woman was struck and killed and a 52-year-old man was injured while crossing a road near Walt Disney World, troopers say.

After five weeks of declining coronavirus deaths, the number of fatalities reported globally increased by 4% last week, according to the World Health Organization.

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere except the Middle East and Southeast Asia, according to the World Health Organization.

A veteran Russian diplomat to the U.N. Office at Geneva says he handed in his resignation before sending out a scathing letter to foreign colleagues inveighing against the “aggressive war unleashed” by President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa.

A bucket truck struck a Seminole County Public Schools bus, causing it to hit another truck in Geneva, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week even as COVID-19 infections rose.

An expert group convened by the World Health Organization said it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to coronavirus vaccines, including booster doses.

Volusia County deputies are looking for a man who conned a woman out of $74,000 by posing as a contractor but never delivering on the work.

The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16% last week, marking a month-long decline in COVID-19 infections, according to figures from the World Health Organization.

An 18th-century icon that a British officer spirited out of war-wracked Cyprus in 1974 has been returned to the island’s Orthodox Church by the officer’s son to reunite it with those “who really appreciate what it stands for.”.

An annual report from the United Nations labor agency has highlighted the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region.

The head of the World Health Organization says “COVID isn’t finished with us,” as he appealed for extra help to fight the pandemic after his agency reported case counts and deaths fell worldwide over the past week.

A city in Central Florida is leading the charge in lightning strike density across the state.

The World Health Organization chief says 90 million cases of coronavirus have been reported since the omicron variant was first identified 10 weeks ago, amounting to more than in all of 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japan's government says it will watch the World Health Organization’s probe into staff complaints over racism and abuse by a top Japanese official but denied it inappropriately received sensitive vaccine information from him.

The World Health Organization says there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week.

The head of the World Health Organization is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or that “we are in the endgame.”.

A U.N.-backed group says it has signed agreements with more than two dozen generic drug makers to produce versions of Merck’s coronavirus pill to supply 105 developing countries.

Rock ‘n’ roll icon Tina Turner and her husband have reportedly bought a 70-million Swiss franc ($76 million) estate with 10 buildings, pond, stream, swimming pool and boat dock on Lake Zurich.

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant.

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus infections in the last week globally jumped by about 55% although the number of deaths remained stable.

Moscow and Washington both have taken uncompromising stands ahead of more talks amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine.