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Greenpeace Russia team attacked by armed masked men

A Greenpeace Russia volunteer firefighting team were in medical care after being attacked overnight in their camp in the south of the country by a group of eight armed men, on 9 September.

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DRC: UN mission extracts hundreds from national park on humanitarian grounds

UN peacekeepers.

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EU announces new €115 million emergency support to improve conditions for refugees in Greece

The European Commission has stepped up its funding to improve living conditions for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in Greece, with €115 million in new funding for humanitarian organisations operating in the country. It brings total funding...

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World Bank Group, New Development Bank Lay Groundwork for Cooperation

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and New Development Bank (NDB) President K.V. Kamath on September 9 signed a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions, to strengthen cooperation in addressing the world’s enormous infrastructure...

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