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US: More than 40 million are food insecure
A new report says more than 40 million Americans are struggling to pay for enough food month-to-month. While that is a small improvement on recent years, it still means many people are forced to
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Interactive: Coding like a girl
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Iraqi authorities impose curfew in Basra to quell protests
Iraqi authorities have cancelled a planned curfew in the southern city of Basra minutes before it was to start, following the blocking of the Umm Qasr port by demonstrators earlier on Thursday. The Basra
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Traditional Rohingya midwives helping pregnant refugees
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - During the hottest hour of the day, in the world's largest refugee settlement, two Rohingya traditional midwives are searching for a woman who needs their help. Rojia Begum and Sadia
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India decriminalises gay sex in landmark verdict
New Delhi, India - India's Supreme Court has decriminalised gay sex in a landmark ruling. The court heard petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 377 - a colonial-era law under which a same-sex
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One dead, 25 injured in Basra protests, unrest spreads to main Iraqi port
BASRA, Iraq: One protester died and 25 more were injured on Wednesday night, in a third day of violent clashes with security forces in Iraq’s southern city Basra, and unrest spread to the country’s
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Iran summit seeks to avert a bloodbath in northwestern Syria
BEIRUT: When the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran meet Friday in Tehran, all eyes will be on their diplomacy reaching a last-minute deal to avert a bloodbath in Idlib, Syria’s crowded northwestern province
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Paraguay moves its embassy back out of Jerusalem; Israel closes mission in retaliation
Paraguay moves its embassy back out of Jerusalem; Israel closes mission in retaliation ASUNCION: Paraguay announced Wednesday it would immediately move its embassy in Israel out of Jerusalem and back to Tel Aviv, less
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Venezuela exodus: Neighbours should ‘share the burden’
Latin American countries should "share the burden" posed by Venezuelan immigration where more than 1.6 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since 2015, secretary of the Organization of American States (OAS) has said. Luis Almagro said
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Refugees, crime, environment in spotlight as Swedes head to polls
Swedes will head to the polls on Sunday in elections which are expected to see the far-right Sweden Democrats make historic gains. The current government, formed as a coalition between the centre-left Social Democrats


