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One in six children living in extreme poverty, with figure set to rise during pandemic

Children play outside a metal polishing workshop in a slum in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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France Probes Muslim Organizations Following Beheading of Teacher

France's Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into a wide range of hate speech following the beheading of a history teacher last week.

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US, Russia Signal Willingness to Extend Nuclear Arms Pact

The U.S. and Russia signaled their willingness Tuesday to reach a new deal on nuclear arms control by working toward a freeze on warhead arsenals for a year past the February expiration of the current weapons pact.

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European Union supports WFP’s cash assistance to people affected by drought and COVID-19 in Lesotho

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes the European Union’s (EU) contribution of €2.8 million (M55.5 million) to provide much needed relief assistance to the most vulnerable people in Lesotho affected by three consecutive years of...

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