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UN scales up aid delivery to flood-hit Pakistan despite huge logistical challenges

Efforts by the United Nations agencies to scale up aid delivery to those affected by the massive floods in Pakistan continued today despite enormous logistical challenges posed by the devastated infrastructure that has left many areas accessible only...

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Islam in Danish society leaves uneasy feeling

A survey just published in Denmark has shown a majority of Danes fear that Islam is an obstacle to society.

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China: GDP rising, public spending too?

Indication that China's economy is close to second largest in the world came today with the release of Japan's growth figures for the second quarter.

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UN warns on waterborne disease risk among flood-affected Pakistanis

Waterborne diseases continue to pose great risk to millions of people affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan, the United Nations warned today, a day after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a visit to the country, described the “heart-wrenching...

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