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Preparations in ‘full swing’ for removing Syria’s chemical agents, says OPCW-UN mission chief

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Special Coordinator of the OPCW-UN Joint Mission on eliminating Syria’s chemic...

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Governments, NGOs, Work to End Labor Trafficking

The International Labor Organization says more than 20 million people are subject to forced labor, working on farms, in factories, or as domestic helpers. Those who are fighting human trafficking say it is a problem in bo...

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Curing Cancer with Magnetic Nanoparticles

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Iron particles inside a tumor spin in an alternating magnetic field, generating enough heat to cook the cancer...

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‘Mixed picture’ of women’s progress shows need to better harness synergies – UN official

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Deputy Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Emp...

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