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Gas ovens need EU safety rules, but oven gloves do not, say MEPs

Carbon monoxide can kill, so gas ovens should be professionally installed and maintained. But oven gloves need not be subject to EU safety rules unless they are labelled “protective”, said Internal Market Committee MEPs voting on draft EU rules on...

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Conflict taking ‘immense’ toll on Yemen civilians, UN relief official warns

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Yemenis flee the capital Sana’a with their families and few possessions.

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USA: #BringBackOurGirls from Nigeria, say American educators

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The AFT President Randi Weingarten, with the two Nigerian girls, former hostages of Boko Haram,

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Warning of ‘empathy gap,’ Ban urges faith leaders to speak up against injustice and brutality

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Participants at the General Assembly Thematic Debate on “Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation:...

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