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Pope Francis appeals for dialogue in negotiations regarding the Nile

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By Vatican News Pope Francis said after the recitation of the Angelus on Saturday that he is "following with particular attention the situation of the difficult negotiations regarding the Nile between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan." He...
Christianity

German church leads crowdfunding to buy vessel to aid stranded Mediterranean migrants

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German church leads crowdfunding to buy vessel to aid stranded Mediterranean migrants
Health

Uganda looks online for answers to COVID economic crisis

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From banking, to food delivery, and taxi bookings, Uganda is rapidly becoming accustomed to many of the online tools that are commonplace in developed economies, and which don’t rely on face-to-face interactions. The UN is supporting this shift, as a way to help developing economies recover from the global economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Europe

UN chief: Belarusians must be able to exercise their ‘civil and political rights’

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Closely following the developments in Belarus, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement on Friday underlining the importance of enabling all Belarusians to “exercise their civil and political rights”. 
Health

Millions ‘on the edge’ in DR Congo, now in even greater danger of tipping over: WFP

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Millions of lives could be lost to hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid escalating conflict and worsening COVID-19 transmission, the UN emergency food relief agency has warned, urging the international community to step up support for the African nation.
Europe

Interception, no solution to address migrants crossing English Channel

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Intercepting boats full of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel, is not the solution to deter them from attempting to reach the United Kingdom, UN agencies have stressed, warning that deployment of large naval vessels to block small, flimsy dinghies could lead to fatal incidents.
Europe

EIOPA publishes bi-weekly information for Relevant Risk Free Interest Rate Term Structures and Symmetric Adjustment to Equity

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EIOPA publishes bi-weekly information for Relevant Risk Free Interest Rate Term Structures and Symmetric Adjustment to Equity
Europe

Indonesia: Statement by the Spokesperson on the 15th anniversary of the signature of the Helsinki Peace Agreement for Aceh

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15 August 2020 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement. The peace agreement brought an end to 30 years of conflict. Aceh’s example serves as an inspiration of how, through negotiations and strong political will, peace can be achieved even in the most dire of circumstances.

Books

China Literature Loses Big During the Pandemic

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China Literature, China's top online publishing and bookselling platform, lost $465 million in the first six months of the year, prompting executives to say the company business model and culture needs to be fixed.
Europe

Balkans’ fact-checkers join Facebook against disinformation

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Balkans’ fact-checkers join Facebook against disinformation
FORB

Human Rights Without Frontiers condemns the death penalty of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu on blasphemy charges

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Human Rights Without Frontiers condemns the death penalty of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu on blasphemy charges
Health

Real Life Heroes: on a journey towards quality healthcare

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In the remote Lamu region, on the northeast coast of Kenya, quality healthcare is hard to come by. Every month, medical staff from Safari Doctors, an NGO founded by Umra Omar, set sail on a boat filled with medicines, to provide free basic medicines to hundreds of marginalized inhabitants in several coastal villages.
Books

European E-book, Audiobook Sales See Pandemic Pop

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Sales of e-books and audiobooks have been robust across Europe throughout the pandemic despite storefront closures, according to a new report from Bookwire.
Health

Coronavirus and schools: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening

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Coronavirus and schools: Access to handwashing facilities key for safe reopening
Europe

Belarus: UN rights chief condemns violence against protesters, calls for grievances to be heard

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The flow of free information is “crucial” in a democratic society, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday, spotlighting the landlocked eastern European nation of Belarus, “especially in a context of crisis and social unrest”.
Health

Amid COVID-19, UN commitment to peace ‘more urgent than ever’

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COVID-19 threatens not only hard-won development and peacebuilding gains, but also “risks exacerbating conflicts or fomenting new ones”, the UN chief reminded the Security Council on Wednesday, during a briefing on the challenges to achieving sustainable peace, while pandemics ravage communities worldwide.  
Europe

Looking ahead: what MEPs will work on until the end of 2020 | News | European Parliament

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Looking ahead: what MEPs will work on until the end of 2020 | News | European Parliament
Europe

As restrictions are eased, asylum applications in the EU+ increase significantly, but remain at half pre-COVID-19 levels

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As restrictions are eased, asylum applications in the EU+ increase significantly, but remain at half pre-COVID-19 levels
Health

UN praises resilience and vision of younger generation, marking International Youth Day  

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Commemorating International Youth Day, top UN officials have called on leaders around the world to “do everything possible” to enable young people to reach their fullest potential.
News

19,359 days spreading and creating smiles even more during challenging times

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It was Saturday 12th August in 1967, in the Canary Islands, Spain, that L. Ron Hubbard formed what is known as the Sea Organization, which was created and operated from a ship, and from that its name.
Europe

Cambodia loses duty-free access to the EU market over human righ

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Cambodia loses duty-free access to the EU market over human righ
Europe

Engage our youth to shape Europe’s future

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Engage our youth to shape Europe’s future
Europe

Cambodia loses duty-free access to the EU market over human rights concerns

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Cambodia loses duty-free access to the EU market over human rights concerns
Europe

Belarus: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the presidential elections

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Belarus: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the presidential elections
Europe

Coronavirus: Eight macro-financial assistance programmes agreed to support enlargement and neighbourhood partners

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Coronavirus: Eight macro-financial assistance programmes agreed to support enlargement and neighbourhood partners
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