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Ebola virus transmission has been stopped in Sierra Leone – UN health agency

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Ebola virus transmission has been stopped on 7 November in Sierra Leone, as 42 days – two Ebola virus incubation cycles – have now passed since the last person confirmed to have the disease had a...

UNHCR launches appeal to aid refugees as winter hits Europe

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A refugee huddles up against the cold on the border between Serbia and Croatia.

Schulz in Lesbos: "People are really running for their lives"

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EP President, Martin Schulz, is in Lesbos.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador David Beckham sees how his Fund is helping children in Papua New Guinea

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MOUNT HAGEN, Papua New Guinea, 5...