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Some 80,000 refugees arrive in Europe in first six weeks of 2016

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A family of refugees walk along the beach after landing on the Greek island of Lesvos in January 2016.

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Syria: for first time in months, UN agency delivers aid to residents of Yarmouk camp

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UNRWA distributes life-saving assistance to displaced civilians from Yarmouk in Yalda, Syria.

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IAEA to assist Latin American and Caribbean countries in early detection of Zika virus

Responding to requests for urgent assistance, the International Atomic Energy Agency will provide nuclear-derived early detection tools and training support to help Latin American and Caribbean countries rapidly identify cases of the Zika virus, IAEA...

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China’s Mission to Lunar Far Side Opens New Frontier for Mankind

China announced Jan. 14 that it was committed to landing a rover on the far side of the Moon in order to make in situ surveys of the lunar surface. In this way, China is on the verge of opening up a new frontier for mankind’s exploration of the Galaxy...

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