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WFP provides food for families driven from their homes by violent disturbances in Ethiopia
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing food to tens of thousands of people seeking temporary shelter following violent protests in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.
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At Least 26 Killed in Collapse of Italian Bridge
Italian authorities are looking into what caused a major highway bridge to collapse Tuesday in Genoa, killing at least 26 people.
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Foreign Secretary to discuss Brexit with 4 European allies
The Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt was began a 3-day visit to Finland, Latvia, Denmark and the Netherlands to continue his discussions with European partners on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, on August 14.
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Hong Kong Independence Activist Says China 'Destroying' City
Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan denounced China as a modern-day colonial power in a speech before a group of foreign journalists that Beijing wanted cancelled.
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Jurors: 300-plus Priests Abused Scores of Kids in Pennsylvania
More than 300 Catholic priests sexually abused at least 1,000 children over the last 70 years and church leaders did all they could to cover it up, a Pennsylvania grand jury report released Tuesday said.
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Multilateralism: The only path to address the world’s troubles, signals Guterres
Secretary-General António Guterres (center) meets with Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh.
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Militias force nearly 2,000 to leave Libyan capital’s largest shelter for internally-displaced: UNHCR
After receiving threats and many houses being demolished by a local militia, Tawergha displaced people desperately pack their belongings to leave the Triq al Matar settlement in Libya. 10 August 2018.
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EU helps WFP sustain food lifeline in Gaza as hardships mount
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Palestine welcomed a contribution of €2.95 million (US$3.6 million) from the European Union to support critical food assistance to severely vulnerable Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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WFP dstributes 7,000 fuel-efficient stoves to improve the lives of displaced women in Banki
The World Food Programme (WFP), together with its partner INTERSOS, has distributed fuel-efficient stoves to 7,340 displaced families receiving WFP food assistance in the town of Banki, in Nigeria’s Borno state. The stoves distribution is an effort to improve people’s quality of life and reduce the protection risks faced by women and girls in particular, when they have to gather firewood from unsafe areas.
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Korean Leaders to Hold Summit Next Month in Pyongyang
North and South Korea say their respective leaders will meet in North's capital of Pyongyang sometime next month.
The announcement was made Monday after the two sides held high-level talks in Panmunjom, the truce village in the border zone that separates the autocratic North from the democratic South.
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