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Germany Clears Extradition of Tunisia Jihadist Suspect

A German court Wednesday ruled that a Tunisian suspect in the 2015 jihadist attack on a Tunis museum can be extradited,...

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US-Mexico Border Crossings At 17-Year Low

The number of people arrested crossing the Mexico border into the US has fallen to the lowest level in 17 years. There...

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US-Mexico Border Crossings At 17-Year Low

The number of people arrested crossing the Mexico border into the US has fallen to the lowest level in 17 years. There...

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Cases of Abortion Among Adolescents Rise In Brong Ahafo Region

Statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) show that reported cases of abortion among adolescents in the Brong...

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One In 10 US Women With Zika Had Deformed Fetus Or Baby

About one in 10 women in the United States who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant had a fetus or baby with...

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US Withdraws Funding For United Nations Population Fund

The US has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in...

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UN Warns Syria Refugee Aid Funds ‘desperate’

The UN warned Tuesday the plight of millions of Syrian refugees was becoming "desperate," with aid funds running low as...

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US Withdraws Funding For United Nations Population Fund

The US has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in...

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US To End Funding For UN Population Fund Over Abortion

The US government plans to stop funding the United Nations Population Fund because of the organization's "coercive"...

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Trump Seeks Limits On Visa Program Favored By Tech Sector

The Trump administration has unveiled steps to limit an immigration visa program for skilled workers often used by...

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UN Urges More Support For States Hosting Syria Refugees

Syrian refugees are increasingly desperate after years in exile and face rising social tensions in overstretched...

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Pakistan Resumes Repatriating Afghan Refugees Despite Criticism

Pakistan Monday resumed its mass repatriation of Afghan refugees despite past accusations of coercion in the supposedly...

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Lebanon Has Become A Big Refugee Camp

Hariri said the refugee influx has stretched Lebanon's economy to its limit Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has...

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Lebanon At ‘breaking Point’ With Syria Refugee Influx

Lebanon's prime minister warned Friday that his country has reached "breaking point" by hosting more than one million...

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Libya Says EU Naval Operation ‘encourages’ Migrants

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamad Taher Siala on Friday urged the EU to rethink its naval operation in the Mediterranean,...

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Syria Refugee Total Hits Over Five Million

More than five million Syrians are now refugees, the UN said Thursday, as aid groups urged the international community...

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Syrian Refugee Numbers Pass Five Million

The tally of refugees who have fled the war in Syria now exceeds five million, the United Nations said Thursday. "As...

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Asian Community Rattled By Trump Immigration Policies

The debate surrounding US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has focused almost entirely on the Latino...

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B/A Recorded 1,224 Unsafe Abortion Cases In 2016

Brong Ahafo Region recorded 1,224 cases of unsafe abortion among teenagers in 2016, the Ghana Health Service report has...