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Hunger, lice, filth: Moroccan camp shows migrant challenges
CASABLANCA, Morocco: As Morocco prepares to host the signing of a landmark global migration agreement, hundreds of migrants are languishing in a Casablanca camp rife with hunger, misery, lice and filth.These sub-Saharan Africans who
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Afghanistan suspends football officials amid abuse allegations
Afghanistan's attorney general has suspended the head of the Afghan Football Federation after a probe into allegations of sexual abuse of members of the national women's football team. President Ashraf Ghani ordered an investigation after Britain's Guardian newspaper reported
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Tommy Robinson leads pro-Brexit march, sparking counter-protest
London, United Kingdom - Thousands of demonstrators are converging in London on Sunday for a pro-Brexit march, led by far-right figure Tommy Robinson. The "Brexit Betrayal" protest was advertised as a "peaceful and democratic" march
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Italy: Rise of far right fueling anti-migrant attacks
Organisations providing services to refugees and migrants in Italy say there has been an increase in racist attacks there. The rise of right-wing politics and nationalist attitudes in the country are blamed. Now, many
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Migrant caravan causing Mexico businesses to suffer
The Mexican town of Popotla, located near the US border, was a popular tourist destination but now it houses thousands of asylum seekers trying to cross into the United States. Local business owners say
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Burdened with Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May is on the brink
London, United Kingdom - Exiting the European Union, Theresa May suggested after the referendum two years ago, was a simple process. "Brexit means Brexit," she said in the wake of the United Kingdom's vote to
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For Palestinian children in Gaza, an education in conflict
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: When Mazen Al-Dalo took two of his young sons to see the Palestinian protests against Israel’s decade-old blockade of Gaza, he knew it could be dangerous.Rock-throwing demonstrators were being shot
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US opposes discontinuing support to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: When Mazen Al-Dalo took two of his young sons to see the Palestinian protests against Israel’s decade-old blockade of Gaza, he knew it could be dangerous.Rock-throwing demonstrators were being shot
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France: Generation Identity, the far right and racist violence
Al Jazeera Investigations has infiltrated Generation Identity, a far-right group in France. The undercover investigation reveals the group’s violence and its links with the mainstream political party led by Marine Le Pen. Al Jazeera's
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Qatar 2019 national budget to forecast surplus: finance minister
Qatar's national budget for 2019 will forecast a surplus, the country's finance minister announced, despite an ongoing blockade against the nation by neighbouring Gulf states and Egypt. In his opening address at the Euromoney conference


