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Deadly life at sea: UN partners spotlight depths of danger in fishing industry

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Fisherman in Timor Leste casts net in the water to catch small fish. UN Photo/Martine Perret...

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Ethiopia's Ruling Coalition Merges Into Single Party

Three of the four ethnic-based parties in Ethiopia's ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front or EPRDF, voted Thursday to become one single party.

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US Congress Approves Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Bills

The U.S. Congress approved two bills Thursday to support pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong after months of unrest in the semi-autonomous city.

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Winter preparations for Syrian refugees and displaced in full swing

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Syrian refugee Nadira stands in the sunshine outside her family tent in Bardarash camp, Dohuk governorate with her three-...

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