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Matera to be 2019 European Capital of Culture in Italy

In accordance with the Decision of the European Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers, which sets out the criteria for the European Capital of Culture, Bulgaria and Italy are the two Member States which will share the title in 2019. The final...

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With Mali peace talks set to resume, Security Council urges 'spirit of compromise'

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A UN peacekeeper from Niger on patrol in Gao, Mali.

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Joint statement on Libya by the governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and United States

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On international Day, Ban declares eradication of poverty a 'most fundamental obligation'

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A scavenger picks through garbage in a low-income neighbourhood of Jakarta, Indonesia.

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