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Fearful of bombings, Syria's communities refuse new hospitals
U.N. remarks on Haiti cholera a "groundbreaking" step, say lawyers
Child soldier "nightmare" could be imminent in South Sudan: UNICEF
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Mauritania jails anti-slavery activists for up to 15 years Reuters
Indonesia urges action against slash-and-burn forest clearing Reuters
Zimbabwe's parched forests fall prey to new pests Jeffrey Moyo
Saudi-led coalition says it regrets MSF Yemen decision Reuters
Locally transmitted Zika virus identified in Miami Beach -source Reuters
U.S. judge permanently blocks Florida law to end abortion funding Reuters
New York clinic turns to art in Zika fight Reuters
Clinton Foundation to bar some funding if Hillary Clinton elected Reuters
Funding cuts, insurgency hamper Afghan goal to clear mines by 2023 Reuters
US judge says funeral home had right to fire transgender worker Reuters
Artificial intelligence can find, map poverty, researchers say Umberto Bacchi
MSF evacuates staff from Yemen hospitals after Saudi-led airstrike Reuters
Five migrant bodies recovered in Mediterranean, 534 rescued Reuters
Zimbabwe women take to the streets to demand free education Marko Phiri
UK Ebola nurse 'concealed temperature' on return from Sierra Leone Kieran Guilbert
U.S. singer Aloe Blacc to star in malaria-themed video Kieran Guilbert
Aid agencies race to contain cholera in C.African Republic Kieran Guilbert
Harrowing video shows boy pulled from Aleppo rubble Reuters
Abandoned in Saudi camps, migrant workers won't leave without pay Reuters
Southern African hunger crisis could extend into 2017 - U.N. Alex Whiting
India air pollution death rate to outpace China - researcher Reuters
UN Syria envoy bemoans lack of aid, seeks Aleppo truce Reuters
Enslaved in Libya: One woman's extraordinary escape from IS Reuters
Disasters claim fewer lives this year but cost insurers more Reuters
Syrian refugees in old holiday homes dream of anything but Greece Reuters
Former slave to run for South Sudan in Olympic marathon Emma Batha
Australian state leader offers to house stranded asylum seekers Reuters
Two-thirds of Colombians back potential peace deal in vote: poll Reuters
Louisiana assesses flood damage as residents return to wet homes Reuters
WHO appoints former NY mayor Bloomberg as global health ambassador Reuters
Guatemala confirms first case of newborn with microcephaly linked Reuters
Italian city on Swiss border to set up camp for blocked migrants Reuters
Two killed in anti-government protest in eastern Congo Reuters
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Rebuilding after Typhoon Haiyan

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Kenya blazes a trail to more sustainable charcoal

Kenya tries a new approach: working with organised charcoal producers to modernise their trade, reducing harm to forests
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"I didn't know I was being radicalized": understanding extremism

Preventing violent extremism must be led by local voices. The solutions cannot from the outside, but from the same people who would become the extremists

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