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UN shrinks Yemen food rations in “desperate measures”
Middle East

UN shrinks Yemen food rations in “desperate measures”

Dec 22 (Reuters) – The World Food Program (WFP) said on Wednesday it will reduce food rations for 8 million…
Myanmar junta agrees to ASEAN call for ceasefire to distribute aid -Kyodo
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Myanmar junta agrees to ASEAN call for ceasefire to distribute aid -Kyodo

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military rulers have agreed to an ASEAN call for a ceasefire until…
Haiti faces anger and despair a week after quake, fanning security fears
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Haiti faces anger and despair a week after quake, fanning security fears

MARCELINE, Haiti, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Tensions in Haiti were rising on Saturday over a lack of aid to remote…
Egypt launches fourth relief batch of relief aid to Palestine
Egypt

Egypt launches fourth relief batch of relief aid to Palestine

Minister of Social Solidarity and Vice-President of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society Nevine al-Kabbaj on Tuesday announced the launch of…
Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief
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Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief

NEW YORK (AP) — With the nation’s financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against…
Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief
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Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday afternoon with a group of 10 Republican senators who…
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen
Middle East

Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac…
Cyclone death toll surges as UN steps up Mozambique aid call
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Cyclone death toll surges as UN steps up Mozambique aid call

The death toll in Mozambique on Saturday climbed to 417 after a cyclone pummeled swathes of the southern African country,…
Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid
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Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid

The death toll from a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique and Zimbabwe rose to more than 300 as rescuers raced…
UN delivers food for 9.5 million in Yemen last month, shy of target
Middle East

UN delivers food for 9.5 million in Yemen last month, shy of target

  GENEVA (Reuters) – The UN food agency delivered emergency food and vouchers for over 9.5 million people in Yemen…
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