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In Turkmenistan, UN chief says future peace, development hinge on human rights

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Professor Esen Aydogdiyev, Rector of the International University for Humanities and Development,...

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New WHO and World Bank Group Report Shows that 400 Million Do Not Have Access to Essential Health Services and 6% of Population Tipped into or Pushed Further into Extreme Poverty because of Health Spending

A World Health Organization and World Bank Group report launched on June 12 shows that 400 million people do not have access to essential health services and 6% of people in low- and middle-income countries are tipped into or pushed further into...

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Talks on an Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Regulation to open soon

European Parliament negotiations with the Council and Commission on an Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Regulation should open officially soon. ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt will conduct the talks on Parliament’s behalf.

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Ukrainian swimmer Olga Beresnyeva disqualified and excluded from the Olympic Games London 2012 after failing re-analysis of samples

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on 12 June that swimmer Olga Beresnyeva of Ukraine has been disqualified and excluded from the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London in 2012.

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