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Animal diseases and pests: MEPs call for stronger measures to boost food safety in the EU

New legislation to tackle outbreaks of animal diseases, such as African swine fever, more effectively, restrict the introduction of dangerous new pests and enable the EU to act quickly but responsibly in emergencies was adopted by the agriculture...

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More chemical arms material leaves Syria, joint OPCW-UN mission confirms

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Special Coordinator of the Joint Mission of the OPCW and the UN Sigrid Kaag (second left)...

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Opposition Threatens Boycott of South Sudan Talks

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South Sudanese Refugees

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UN-mediated Syrian peace talks resume as aid lifeline to Homs extended for three days

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WFP staff in deserted streets of Baba Amer, Homs, Syria in June 2013.

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