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Weekend Travel in France Disrupted by Work Stoppages and Protests

France's most serious nationwide work stoppage in decades frustrated weekend travelers Saturday as truckers blocked thoroughfares and vital transportation services continued to operate far below normal capacity.

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Donors pledge US$1.2 billion funding to UNHCR for refugee protection and humanitarian programmes

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UNHCR staff talk to students on the first day of term at Tal Estabel school in Aleppo, Syria, September 2019.

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Indian Gang Rape Victim Set on Fire on Way to Court, Dies

A woman in northern India who was on her way to a court hearing of a rape case she had filed months ago was set on fire Thursday morning by five men.

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UNHCR outraged at senseless attacks on humanitarians in South Sudan

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Sunset over Doro refugee camp in Maban County, South Sudan, June 2013.

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