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Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against Ebola
The family carried out the burial themselves – potentially exposing dozens more people to the virus. The incident offers a…
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‘The ocean has no boundaries’: Beauty and life in a war zone
Iran closed the waterway to foreign shipping, attacking merchant vessels and cutting off around 20 per cent of the world’s seaborne oil…
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Ex-Trump advisor John Bolton to plead guilty to criminal charge: sources – National
John Bolton, a prominent critic of U.S. President Donald Trump who once served as his national security adviser, plans to plead guilty to…
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What we know about Trump’s forced labour claims against Canada – National
Canada is facing the prospect of entirely new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after Washington claimed Ottawa has a poor track record…
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World Ocean Assessment highlights urgent need for science and global action
They were joined by renowned ocean advocate Sylvia Earle and explorer Fabien Cousteau to mark the imminent release of the…
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Killed for speaking up: UN sounds alarm over attacks on environmental defenders
His appeal came in remarks to the first-ever European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders held in Strasbourg, France, where he warned that the continent is…
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From the Field: In crisis-hit Middle East, renewables power daily life
© UNOPS Solar panels power Yabouth Health Centre in Hadhramaut, Yemen. These include countries coping with, or recovering from, conflict…
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Undeclared chemical weapons found in Syria, including type used in notorious Ghouta massacre
Izumi Nakamitsu briefed the Security Council on Thursday on the findings by the UN-backed Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical…
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From food lines in Somalia to clinics in Afghanistan, Hormuz crisis sends shockwaves through global aid networks
Despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, sporadic hostilities and continued uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz…
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World News in Brief: UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa, Political tensions escalate in Somalia
In eastern DRC, UN agencies are supporting national health authorities through Ebola treatment centres, case management, surveillance efforts and the…
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