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Hunger Pushes Over 20 Million People to the Brink of Starvation: U.S. Charities Urgently Ask America to Take Action
For the first time, eight of the leading U.S.-based international relief organizations have joined forces to urge the American public to donate to the new Hunger Relief Fund in response to looming famines and persistent hunger threatening millions of people in South Sudan, Nigeria, Yemen, Somalia and neighboring countries. More than 20 million people face starvation in the coming months and, without immediate help, 1.4 million severely malnourished children could die.
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Walt Disney Opens Iconic American Amusement Park on This Day in 1955
Walt Disney was already a well-known creative genius — the creator of Mickey Mouse and the 1938 feature-length cartoon Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — when he had an idea to create Disneyland, his famed Anaheim, California, amusement park.
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Pioneering new film "The Beginning of Life" to be released across global streaming and multimedia platforms
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Workshop teaches Tuareg artisans new skills in exile
Malian refugee artisans learn to design and make quality products at a workshop in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso.
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In Baghdad, UN chief underlines extreme concern about 'enormous' challenges Iraq faces
A refugee camp in Iraq.
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Taking the plunge: Swimming lessons help integration in Norway
Basem (second right) watches as his children Omar and Shayma learn how to dive into the pool.
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Men Have Greater Self-Esteem Than Women, Especially in Developed Nations
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World Toilet Day 2015: new World Bank report finds severe lack of access to water & sanitation for thousands of families across the Pacific
As more and more families migrate from rural areas to Pacific capital cities, water, sanitation and health challenges in rapidly growing informal settlements in key Pacific capital cities are in urgent need of response, according to a new World Bank report.
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Single and Happy? Your View on Relationships May Be Key
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Mediterranean crisis sees former Vietnamese boat person break long silence
Anh Le, a former Vietnamese boat person, now a successful chef in Denmark, has spoken of her experiences for the first time – prompted by powerful images from Mediterranean sea crossings.
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