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Polls Close in Alabama in Closely Watched US Senate Race

Polls are now closed in Alabama in what would normally be a routine election but has instead attracted global attention.

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Congresswomen Want Investigation into Alleged Trump Sexual Misconduct

More than 50 female members of Congress want House leaders to investigate alleged sexual misconduct by President Donald Trump before he was in the White House.

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Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Diphtheria continues to spread at an alarming rate

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A young girl carries a sick baby to a Army Medical Post in Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Makeshift Settlement and Expansion Site.

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UNHCR seeking 1,300 urgent resettlement places for vulnerable refugees in Libya

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Refugees and migrants sleep on the floor at the Tariq al-Sikka detention facility in Tripoli, Libya.

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Governments must take all steps necessary to fully investigate and end impunity for murders of journalists, says OSCE media freedom representative

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Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media , speaking at the opening of the Internet Freedom Conference, 13 October 2017, Vienna.

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Kuwaiti contribution brings essential winter assistance to more than 50,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan

An additional 50,000 vulnerable Syrian refugees in Jordan will receive much needed assistance this winter UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on December 11.

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Would-be Terrorist Sets Off Pipe Bomb in New York

A would-be terrorist set off a pipe bomb strapped to his chest in a pedestrian tunnel between two of New York City's busiest transportation hubs Monday.

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At least 400,000 severely malnourished children at risk of dying in DR Congo’s volatile Kasai region

Needs of displaced and returnee families in Kasai remain enormous after nearly two years of conflict and crisis

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A baby gets his weight measured in a UNICEF supported child clinic in Nganza, Kananga.

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DR Congo: Over a dozen UN peacekeepers killed in worst attack on 'blue helmets' in recent history

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North Kivu province, DR Congo: Malawian soldiers of the Force Intervention Brigade on patrol between the localities of Oicha and Erengeti, in Beni territory.

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UNICEF: Make the digital world safer for children – while increasing online access to benefit the most disadvantaged

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On 23 March 2016, 16-year-old Charmela loads credit to her mobile phone, in her home off the northwest coast of Madagascar. She dropped out of school. Too young to work, Charmela spends a lot of time on the internet and is now being solicited online.

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