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Rights Group Demands Freedom for Jailed Vietnamese Environmentalist

Amnesty International is demanding Vietnam immediately and unconditionally free environmental activist Le Dinh Luong, who is scheduled to go on trial Thursday.

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UNHCR welcomes Aquarius resolution, but stresses need for more predictable approach to disembarkation

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The Aquarius ship arrives in Malta.

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US Sanctions Chinese, Russian, Singaporean Firms for North Korea Trading

The U.S. on Wednesday sanctioned companies in China, Russia and Singapore it says were violating the trade embargo with North Korea, Washington's latest effort to keep pressure on Pyongyang to end its nuclear weapons development.

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OCHA – Central African Republic: Information Note - 10th anniversary of the Humanitarian Fund

The Central African Republic Humanitarian Fund of the (CAR HF) is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Established on 31 July 2008, this multi-donor humanitarian funding instrument managed by OCHA CAR, under the leadership of the Humanitarian...

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