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El Salvador’s disappearing farmers
El Milagro, El Salvador - Cecilia Lopez loves breathing the fresh air in the countryside of El Salvador but, like many her age, the 18-year-old doesn't plan on staying in her rural village much longer. Balancing
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WEF on ASEAN: Trade, regional disputes supersede agenda
Asian leaders meeting at the World Economic Forum in Vietnam have made veiled criticisms of the United States, which is involved in a worsening trade dispute with China. The criticism was led by China’s
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Romanian ruling party calls for investigation into August protest
Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) has called for an investigation into alleged external funding of an anti-government protest that ended in violence on August 10, deepening an ongoing dispute that includes widespread allegations of police
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UN denounces ‘shameful’ reprisals on activists in 38 countries
The United Nations has listed 38 countries which it said had carried out "shameful" practices including harsh reprisals and intimidation against people cooperating with it on human rights. The annual report from UN Secretary-General
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Egypt says e.coli caused the death of 2 British tourists
Government forces shelled Syria’s last major rebel bastion on Wednesday, hours after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council any full-blown offensive in Idlib risks triggering a “bloodbath.” As troops massed
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Israeli minister: Iran could face military answer to nukes
Government forces shelled Syria’s last major rebel bastion on Wednesday, hours after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council any full-blown offensive in Idlib risks triggering a “bloodbath.” As troops massed
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Libyan capital’s airport closes after rocket attack
Government forces shelled Syria’s last major rebel bastion on Wednesday, hours after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council any full-blown offensive in Idlib risks triggering a “bloodbath.” As troops massed
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Public assembly banned in Zimbabwe capital amid cholera outbreak
Authorities in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, banned public gatherings as part of efforts to contain a cholera outbreak that has killed 21 people over the past week. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Zimbabwe Republic
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Gun violence in the US is a human rights crisis: Amnesty
Gun violence in the United States has become a human rights crisis, Amnesty International said in a new report that points the finger at the US government. "The sheer volume of people killed or
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South Sudan president signs peace deal with rebel leader
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir signed a peace deal with main rebel leader Riek Machar on Wednesday, formally ending a five-year war that killed tens of thousands. The deal, mediated by Sudan and signed in the Ethiopian


