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New WFP report shows access to food grossly unequal as coronavirus adds to challenges

A basic meal is far beyond the reach of millions of people in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic joins conflict, climate change and economic troubles in pushing up levels of hunger around the world, according to a new study released by the United Nations...

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Continued violence strains Colombia peace process, Security Council hears

Enormous challenges remain on the road to lasting peace in Colombia, where despite ongoing attacks and stigmatization, the vast majority of former FARC-EP fighters who laid down their weapons under a 2016 peace agreement with the Government, remain...

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Myanmar: ‘Shocking’ killing of children allegedly used as human shields

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A settlement in Rakhine province, northern Myanmar.

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Man Who Attacked Paris Police Officer Sentenced to 28 Years

A Paris court on Wednesday handed down a 28-year jail term to the Algerian man who attacked a police officer with a hammer in 2017 as officers guarded Notre Dame Cathedral.

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