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US Senators Seek Quick Approval of Hong Kong Bill

U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Marco Rubio said on November 14, they have begun an effort to get quick passage of a bill that would require the U.S. to verify whether Hong Kong should continue to receive special treatment by the U.S.

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Bolivia crisis: UN chief sends envoy to support peace, amidst renewed clashes

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Citizens rally at the Plaza San Francisco in La Paz, Bolivia.

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UN agency sounds alarm: Dwindling agrobiodiversity ‘severe threat’ to food security

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Villagers grow rain-fed rice in Beung Kiat Ngong wetlands, Lao People's Democratic Republic...

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‘No justification’ for attacks against civilians, UN envoy says on mounting cross-border violence in Gaza

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Rimal neighborhood in the centre of Gaza City with smoke rising after 4 May 2019 Israeli...

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