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Morocco Fires on Migrant Boat, Wounding 4

Morocco's navy opened fire on a boat carrying migrants off its Mediterranean coast Tuesday, wounding four.

Moroccan officials say the boat's Spanish captain ignored orders to stop.

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European Union and UN Food and Agriculture Organization scale up efforts to boost resilience to food crises

The European Commission and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have strengthened their partnership to boost the resilience of millions of people struggling with severe and often prolonged or recurrent food crises around the world.

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YEMEN: Civilian Casualties Soar in Hodeidah since Devastating Offensive that Began in June

There’s been a dramatic increase in the killing and maiming of hundreds of civilians, including children, in Yemen’s Hodeidah governorate as a direct result of the increased fighting in that part of the country over the past three months.

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The UK and WFP support farmers and their families in Sudan

The United Kingdom is contributing an additional £13.5 million (approximately US$17.8 million) to support United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) resilience projects and food and cash assistance in Sudan until March 2019.

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