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Canadian Diplomat in Cuba Joins US Officials in Suffering From Hearing Loss
Canada's consular affairs office said Thursday that one of its diplomats in Cuba was suffering from the same mysterious hearing loss that apparently forced several U.S. diplomats to leave Havana.
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Guam's Governor Talks to VOA About North Korean Threat
Guam’s governor says his Pacific island is concerned but not in a panic in the face of new threats by North Korea to launch ballistic missiles toward the U.S. territory located about 3,400 kilometers from Pyongyang.
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With devastating impact on civilians, conflict is 'major cause of famine' – UN Security Council

A mother holds up an empty cooking pot as she crouches alongside her daughter inside their makeshift home at a settlement near the town of Ainabo, Somalia, Thursday 9 March 2017.
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US Helps WFP Provide Food Assistance To Refugees From Western Sahara In Algeria
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a US$1 million contribution from the United States to support vulnerable refugees from Western Sahara in Algeria on Aug 09. WFP will use the funds to provide staple food items as part of monthly food rations for thousands of refugee families.
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Police Arrest Man Suspected of Car Attack on French Soldiers Near Paris
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has confirmed the arrest of the man suspected of ramming a car into a group of French soldiers Wednesday in a suburb of Paris, injuring six of them in what authorities say was a deliberate attack.
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Recovery in Iraq's war-battered Mosul is a 'tale of two cities,' UN country coordinator says

A market in east Mosul, Iraq.
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South Sudan: Deployment of UN-mandated regional protection force begins

David Shearer Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Juba at the arrival of the UN-mandated regional force in the country.
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Displaced People Of Marawi To Receive Food Assistance From Japan
Around 38,000 displaced Filipinos affected by the ongoing conflict in Marawi City will receive food assistance thanks to a $1.2 million contribution from the Government of Japan to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to support the ongoing relief operations in Mindanao.
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Truck Blast Injures More Than 30 in Pakistan
A truck bomb injured more than 30 people late Monday in Pakistan, in the latest bombing to rattle the eastern city of Lahore.
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9/11 Victim's Remains Identified Some 16 Years Later
The remains of a man killed in the terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, have been identified nearly 16 years after the deadly attacks.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi

Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability

Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions

Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future

Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020

