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WFP Welcomes Support From Kuwait Red Crescent Society For Rohingya Refugees

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$500,000 contribution from the Kuwait Red Crescent Society for urgent food assistance to Rohingya refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state for safety in Bangladesh.

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EU And UK Support WFP To Save Lives Among Most Vulnerable In Niger

The European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) have contributed EUR 10.7 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in order to provide vital...

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Polls Close in Alabama in Closely Watched US Senate Race

Polls are now closed in Alabama in what would normally be a routine election but has instead attracted global attention.

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Congresswomen Want Investigation into Alleged Trump Sexual Misconduct

More than 50 female members of Congress want House leaders to investigate alleged sexual misconduct by President Donald Trump before he was in the White House.

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