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Making waves: US youngsters gear up for climate protests
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Making waves: US youngsters gear up for climate protests

For years, teenager Nora Gell from New York had learned about the environment and recycling at school, but her commitment…
600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN
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600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN

Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of genocide”, UN investigators said Monday, warning the repatriation of…
Tropical Storm Humberto dumps rain on hurricane-hit Bahamas
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Tropical Storm Humberto dumps rain on hurricane-hit Bahamas

Tropical Storm Humberto lashed the Bahamas with rain and wind on Saturday, possibly slowing down relief efforts in the wake…
Syria govt offers way out of rebel area; no one shows up
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Syria govt offers way out of rebel area; no one shows up

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media is accusing militant groups of preventing civilians on Saturday from leaving the last rebel-held…
Saudi-led coalition says it bombed Huthi arms site in Yemen, group says prison hit
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Saudi-led coalition says it bombed Huthi arms site in Yemen, group says prison hit

DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi-led military coalition said on Sunday it had launched air strikes on Huthi military targets in…
Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
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Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign exploitation of resources and…
Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
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Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Airstrikes hit Yemeni government forces heading to the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists…
Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
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Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab

Kenya is urging the UN to list Al-Shabaab under the same sanctions as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, but foreign…
Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency
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Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun discussed on Monday the “Israeli assault on the southern suburbs of Beirut” with…
Yemen will face severe aid cuts without new funds soon, warns UN
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Yemen will face severe aid cuts without new funds soon, warns UN

The United Nations is “desperate” for funds in Yemen and will be forced to shutter 22 aid programs within the…
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