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UNICEF gets assistance to children evacuated from besieged area of Homs

At least 500 women and children were among civilians evacuated from the besieged old city of Homs over the past few days during the ongoing humanitarian operation being undertaken by the United Nations and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.

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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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