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WHO Describes New Chinese Bird Flu Strain as 'Lethal'

A top World Health Organization official says a new strain of bird flu in China that has already killed 22 people and spread throughout seven provinces and municipalities is one of the most lethal of its kind to date.

Taiwan: Reinstate Moratorium on Death Penalty

The government of Taiwan should immediately reinstate its moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

Given challenges still facing Somalia, a UN mission is needed to consolidate peace, official says

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AMISOM troops serving in Belet Weyne, Somalia.

Greenpeace demands RSPO strengthen standards, expel rogue forest destroyers

Hundreds of hectares of rainforest and tiger habitat protected under the Indonesian government’s moratorium have been destroyed, revealed Greenpeace International, following an investigation into Duta Palma, a notorious In...