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Ahead of Youth Day, UN chief hears concerns from young people across the world

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On International Youth Day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (at podium) speaks to young people. To his...

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US Extends Security Closure of Some Diplomatic Missions

The United States says 19 of its diplomatic missions in the Middle East and Africa will remain closed for the rest of the week, even as it reopened some of its embassies.

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Nigeria Says 35 Killed in Clashes with Boko Haram

The Nigerian military says 35 people, most of them militants, have been killed in two clashes between security forces and the radical group Boko Haram.

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Thousands of children escape violence in Eastern DRC, now seeking refuge in Uganda

Recent violence near the town of Kamango in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, has forced more than 66,000 Congolese, approximately 55 per cent of whom are children, to seek refuge in neighbouring Uganda. Refugees began streaming into...

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