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Global narcotics market 'thriving;' range of available drugs diversifying at alarming pace – UN

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Drug seizures, South Africa.

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South Sudan famine ebbs, but situation still desperate as hunger spreads

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Jane Tiko feeds a therapeutic formula to her nine-month-old son Simon Ladok in the malnutrition ward in...

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As crises multiply, UN revises annual aid appeal to assist over 100 million around the world

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A medical worker registers young patients in the small rural village of An-Nassiri, located about...

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World population to hit 9.8 billion by 2050, despite nearly universal lower fertility rates – UN

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A view of passengers aboard trains connecting the suburbs of Kolkata, India.

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