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News UN extends condolences after Fidel Castro’s death
UN extends condolences after Fidel Castro’s death
Lawrenz Fares
November 26, 2016 04:27:27 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave his condolences to the Cuban people and the family of the nation’s former President Fidel Castro, who passed away late Friday night. Ban spoke on the last...

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News Charleston church shooter guilty plea offer rejected by government
Charleston church shooter guilty plea offer rejected by government
Autumn Callan
November 26, 2016 03:43:08 pm

The government refused a plea offer from accused white supremacist Dylann Roof on Friday. Roof, the man charged with killing nine black church members attending Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, offered to plead guilty in exchange...

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News Fire in Greek migrant camp shines light on overcrowded conditions
Fire in Greek migrant camp shines light on overcrowded conditions
Meena Ansari
November 25, 2016 04:09:16 pm

A 66-year-old woman and six-year-old boy have died in a fire in the Greek migrant camp of Moria on Lesbos, causing some experts to question humanitarian conditions at several Grecian migrant camps. Two others...

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News Erdogan threatens migrant rush to EU over membership status
Erdogan threatens migrant rush to EU over membership status
Jonathon Churchin
November 25, 2016 01:30:00 pm

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened to send a new wave of migrants to Europe following a vote to halt negotiations over European Union membership yesterday. The discussions were focused upon whether to continue negotiations with Turkey...

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News UN official: Myanmar engaged in “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya
UN official: Myanmar engaged in “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya
William Theisen
November 25, 2016 11:30:50 am

According to an John McKissick at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday, members of the Rohingya Muslim community have been subjected to numerous atrocities by troops in Myanmar, including execution, rape, starvation...

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News UN Secretary-General welcomes peace deal between FARC and Colombia government
UN Secretary-General welcomes peace deal between FARC and Colombia government
Aaron Christenson
November 25, 2016 10:30:00 am

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Thursday expressed hope that a new peace deal between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Colombian government would help bring an end to a...

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News EEA: UK has second highest number of premature deaths from air pollution in EU
EEA: UK has second highest number of premature deaths from air pollution in EU
Akira Tomlinson
November 24, 2016 01:57:44 pm

The UK has one of the highest levels of premature deaths from nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution in the EU according to a 2015 report published Wednesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA) . According to the EEA...

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News ACLU alleges police used life-threatening weapons at Standing Rock protest
ACLU alleges police used life-threatening weapons at Standing Rock protest
Jonathan Niznansky
November 24, 2016 12:03:08 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday reported that police at the Standing Rock site in North Dakota have used life-threatening weapons to control protesters over the last two days. The ACLU reports that tear...

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News EU Parliament votes to freeze Turkey accession talks
EU Parliament votes to freeze Turkey accession talks
Alexandra Farone
November 24, 2016 11:48:37 am

The European Parliament voted on Thursday to halt EU accession negotiations with Turkey due to the government's "disproportionate repressive measures" after a failed coup in July. This vote is non-binding, but represents a strong message...

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UN: Global innovation is “soaring”
Alexandra Farone
November 24, 2016 11:23:03 am

In a 7.8% increase from 2014, 2.9 million patent applications were placed worldwide in 2015 according to a new report released Wednesday by the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) . Over one million of those patents...

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