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Kenya: UN highlights food waste in Kenya

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Kenya, WorldThe United Nations says about a third of all the food produced around the world is needlessly wasted.Watch the video report on Al Jazeera.

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World: Can a global arms trade treaty save lives?

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: WorldNegotiators from 150 countries are trying to reach a deal to halt the uncontrolled flow of weapons and ammunition.Watch the video report on Al Jazeera.

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World: Infographic: Aids, TB and Malaria in Africa

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: WorldDespite the gains, more Africans still die from Malaria even as the spotlight remains firmly fixed on HIV/AIDS.Every 60 seconds a child dies from malaria in Africa, and...

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Somalia: [Video] Aid across enemy lines

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Somalia, WorldWhat are the human costs of US counter-terrorism laws?On Monday, August 5 at 19:30 GMT:Are counter-terrorism laws undermining humanitarian aid? Studies suggest...

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World: The plight of refugees [video]

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: WorldWar and political turmoil force thousands to leave their homelands, but why do so many risk it all in search of asylum?Read the full story and watch the video on Al...

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World: How Google is transforming disaster relief

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Philippines, WorldAMERICA TONIGHTby Claire Gordon @clairedonSince Typhoon Haiyan tore through the central Philippines earlier this month, loved ones around the world have...

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World: Graduation advice for aspiring humanitarians

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: WorldGraduates hoping to embark on an international humanitarian career should not do it to 'save the world'.It's that time of year in the Northern Hemisphere when university...

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Morocco: Morocco sets unlikely precedent in hosting sub-Saharan migrants

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldCountry is first in Arab world to develop a legal migration policy, but integration is stymied by...

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World: Commercial ships called on to rescue at-sea migrants in distress

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Italy, Libya, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldFrustrated captains seek larger EU patrols and clear protocols on where to take rescued passengersJune 1, 2015 5:00AM ETby Emily...

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Greece: Greece's only refugee camp

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Afghanistan, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Syrian Arab Republic, WorldEleonas camp in central Athens shelters mostly Afghans whose papers are processed slower than...

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World: Has the World Trade Organisation failed poor countries?

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: India, Kenya, Pakistan, WorldWe examine the Doha Development Agenda, a WTO initiative that has been unable to address unfair agricultural practices.The World Trade...

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Denmark: At Copenhagen Central Station: A welcome for refugees

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldDanish volunteers have been working at the station for months, offering advice and help to returning refugees.Copenhagen,...

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World: Overlooked plight of women and children refugees

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: WorldPeople are asking where are the women and children refugees, but they just don't see them."No, please don't!" a refugee woman shrieked. She dashed to cover her face with...

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Serbia: Serbia 'denying entry' to Afghan refugees

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Afghanistan, Serbia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, WorldMacedonian officials say hundreds stuck in their country as Serbia "only accepting people coming from...

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World: Refugee crisis: When is a tragedy a massacre?

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: WorldThe recent drowning of 500 refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean Sea was not only preventable, but arguably caused by policy. A policy known colloquially as...

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World: Using drones in refugee search and rescue efforts

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: WorldHumanitarian organisations and volunteers advocate for the use of drones technology to locate refugees at sea.Rosie ScammellAfter being stranded in the Mediterranean for...

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Colombia: Migrants stranded in Colombia as route to US closed

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Panama, WorldThousands from Cuba and Haiti, as well as Africa and Asia, seeking to reach US are stranded on Colombia-Panama border.Turbo, Colombia -...

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Malawi: Mozambican refugees stuck between somewhere and nowhere

Source: Al JazeeraCountry: Malawi, Mozambique, Worldby Azad Essa and Sorin FurcoiRefugees fleeing fighting in Mozambique struggle to come to terms with life in the camps of Malawi.Mwanza, Malawi - It...

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