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EU must help safeguard media independence

EU member states should “create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and secure environment for journalists”, Civil Liberties MEPs said on Tuesday.

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US Slams Pakistani Firms with Sanctions for Nuclear Trade

The United States is imposing sanctions on seven Pakistani companies for alleged links to the nuclear trade.

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIC) placed 23 companies —15 from Sudan and one from Singapore, in addition...

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UNHCR and partners seek US$504 million for Congolese refugees

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Congolese refugee Christine, 52, and her grandson Aluda, 9, sleep in the former market in Cacanda reception centre,...

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Teens Take Gun-reform March to US House Speaker's Hometown

Dozens of high school students in Wisconsin have a message for U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and they are going to his hometown to deliver it.

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