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Damascus prepares for Christmas without mortar fire
Dead Guatemalan girl part of 'endless' exodus from poor village
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Will 2019 bring peace or famine? S. Sudan marks five years of war
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Sex scandal in the aid sector
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LGBT+ rights in Asia
At least 20 Afghan civilians killed in airstrike Reuters
Cold weather, Croatian police stop migrants at EU frontier Reuters
Ethnic violence in southern Ethiopia kills 21, wounds 61 Reuters
Nobel laureate Murad to build hospital in her hometown in Iraq Reuters
Nigeria lifts UNICEF suspension hours after spying accusations Reuters
Two million more Venezuelans could flee next year - U.N. Reuters
DHS chief confirms death of girl detained by U.S. Border Patrol Reuters
Yemenis in Hodeidah hope truce holds as warring parties talk peace Reuters
Yemen's warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah and UN role Reuters
UNAIDS chief stepping down early after scathing report Reuters
Yemeni mothers forced to choose which child starves - aid group Sonia Elks
Nigerian comic creates heroes with albinism to end ritual murders Inna Lazareva
Failure to slow climate change threatens 'every country' Laurie Goering
Dutch church holding non-stop service to block deportations Reuters
Sierra Leone's sick suffer untreated as doctors strike Reuters
Hike in record-dry months for Africa's Sahel worries scientists Laurie Goering
With no antiretrovirals, Venezuela HIV patients rely on leaves Reuters
Gunmen kill more than 40 Tuaregs in ongoing Mali violence Reuters
Court ruling brings Indonesia closer to ending child marriage Reuters
Poor company disclosure could hamper UN development goals Reuters
Islamic State destruction of rural Iraq a war crime - rights group Adela Suliman
UN probe into IS crimes against Yazidis to step up work in 2019 Umberto Bacchi
France arrests Central Africa Republic war crimes suspect Reuters
'Slave' or refugee? Cuban doctors' stark choice in Brazil Fabio Teixeira
Vaccines group plots path through conflict, instability, epidemics Reuters
Defying war and catcalls, Syria's women hop on climate-smart bikes Laurie Goering
New mother on migrant caravan hopes Trump's heart softens Reuters
Failure to agree climate deal rules would be suicidal: UN chief Reuters
Indian girl seeks father's arrest after he failed to build toilet Reuters
Syrian state seizes opponents' property, rights activists say Reuters
UN reaches 'remarkable' milestone in anti-slavery fight Umberto Bacchi
War and a housing boom: welcome to Africa's most crowded city Kevin Mwanza
Ministers - but few leaders - arrive for climate talks Reuters
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