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Nations Agree on Draft Treaty to End Illicit Tobacco Trade
After four years of negotiations, representatives of 135 nations have unanimously agreed on the text of a protocol to end the illicit trade in tobacco products. Nations are expected to adopt the protocol, the first under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, in November.
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Director-General of UNESCO urges respect for the preservation of World Heritage site of Timbuktu (Mali)
Eloundou Assomo, Lazare - Sankore mosque, Timbuktu, Mali
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Computer virus may target Indian firms in Dubai?
A computer virus from China has been targeting users in India as well as in China, and as many Indian companies are based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), they need to be 'extra careful', an expert has said.
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Director-General of UNESCO appeals for protection of Syria’s cultural heritage
Ancient city of Damascu
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US pays $50,000 to each Afghan shooting victim
The United States has reportedly paid 50,000 dollars in compensation for each Afghan killed in a shooting rampage allegedly carried out by an American soldier in Kandahar province.
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Analysis: Has the Refugee Convention outlived its usefulness?
Newly arrived refugees from Somalia at Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya
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China faces daunting elderly care challenge
Tens of millions of Chinese families are struggling to take care of their elderly relatives, according to a recent report in Health News, a newspaper affiliated with the Ministry of Health (MOH).
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Blast kills three varsity students in Colombia
Three Colombian university students, including a woman, died Sunday when the explosives they were handling went off at a house in Bogota, officials said.
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Drug decriminalisation urged for Latin America
The president of Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina, has expressed his concern about the failure of the war on drugs in Latin American countries.
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