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‘Mosques should be safe havens, not sites of terror’, says Guterres announcing UN plan to help safeguard religious sites

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres visit to the Islamic Cultural Centre of New York, on 22 March 2019.

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More children killed by unsafe water, than bullets, says UNICEF chief

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In the makeshift camp at Ain Issa, 50 km north of the Raqqa in the Syrian Arab Republic, Horriya, 12, carries a jerrycan of water (2017).

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Cyclone Idai: emergency getting ‘bigger by the hour’, warns UN food agency

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Food distribution in Beira, Mozambique. At this school turned into a shelter, 70 families received food from WFP. Most of them had to leave their homes because they were damaged by the cyclone.

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North Korea, US Spar Over Sanctions

North Korea believes there are no legitimate reasons to maintain sanctions against the country since it has not conducted nuclear and missile testing for well over a year, a North Korean diplomat said Tuesday.

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Trade, Venezuela Among Topics for Trump, Bolsonaro Talks

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to discuss boosting trade and diplomatic ties when they meet Tuesday at the White House.

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Dutch Authorities Search For Motive in Tram Shooting

Authorities in the Netherlands worked Tuesday to determine the motive behind a shooting on a tram that left three people dead and five others wounded in the city of Utrecht.

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Thousands of children in need of urgent humanitarian assistance amid severe flooding as Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe - UNICEF

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On 14 March 2019 in Malawi, aerial pictures taken by the drone task force (international organizations such as UNICEF and RedCross as well as the governmental counterparts) captured the flooded areas around Marka, located right on the Malawi – Mozambique border. The images show that weak, temporary structures have been affected the most and some of the submerged as a result of the extensive flooding and heavy rainfall.

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Ethiopia Finds 'Clear Similarities' Between 2 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Crashes

Flight data recorders of Boeing 737 MAX planes that crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia show "clear similarities", Ethiopia's transport minister said Sunday as the U.S. maker announced it was completing a software update for its anti-stall system.

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New Zealand PM Says Cabinet Has Agreed to Gun Law Reform

New Zealand's prime minister said Monday that her cabinet has made decisions about the reform of gun laws, following Friday's massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.

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‘Stand united against anti-Muslim hatred’ urges Guterres, after mosque shootings in New Zealand leave 49 dead

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The flag of New Zealand (centre) flying at United Nations headquarters in New York.