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Economic growth possible even while tackling climate change, UN-backed report finds

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By absorbing much of the added heat trapped by atmospheric greenhouse gases, the oceans are...

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UN report calls for fundamental change on Gaza, renewed urgency in West Bank

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Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry.

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US Expands Air Strikes in Iraq as Congress Debates Aid to Syrian Opposition

The United States has expanded its air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militant group targets, hitting an IS fighting position near Baghdad firing on Iraqi security forces. U.S. lawmakers Tuesday begin debating providing military assistance to...

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Haiti: UN envoy calls for democratic consolidation to avoid ‘institutional vacuum’

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Special Representative for Haiti Sandra Honoré briefs the Security Council.

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