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Alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader a ‘grave concern’, says chemical weapons watchdog

A plaque commemorating the opening of OPCW Headquarters.

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WFP Chief to the Arab League: The actions we take now will determine our success, or failure, in stopping this health crisis from becoming a hunger pandemic

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley said on September 03 that COVID-19 will push the number of food insecure people in the Arab world up by more than 14 million, taking the total to more than 50 million.

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Trump Administration Imposes Restrictions on Chinese Diplomats

The U.S. State Department has imposed a new set of restrictions on Chinese diplomats working in the United States.

Under the new rules, which were announced Wednesday by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, senior Chinese diplomats must get prior...

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UNHCR condemns deadly attack on internally displaced people in north Cameroon

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, strongly condemns an attack which killed seven people and wounded 14 others at Goldavi, a village hosting internally displaced people in Cameroon’s Far North Region on 1 September.

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