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Millions of British children exposed to harmful pollution: UNICEF
Jun 22, 2018 03:12A third of all children living in Britain, around 4.5 million, live in areas with harmful air pollution, a report by the UN children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday.
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Haley blasts rights groups for siding with Russia, China at UNHRC
Jun 21, 2018 07:47US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has blasted human rights groups for what she calls their push to “thwart reform” at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by siding with Russia and China.
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Survivors say at least 60 refugees died in Mediterranean
Jun 20, 2018 14:48At least 60 refugees were killed after their rubber dinghy sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya last week, survivors have said.
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EU passes copyright reform law
Jun 20, 2018 13:50A highly disputed European copyright law that could force online platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay for links to news content passed a key hurdle in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
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EU to start imposing tariffs on US imports from Friday
Jun 20, 2018 13:49The European Union will officially begin imposing tariffs on a range of American products from Friday, a move meant to be in retaliation for Washington’s controversial metal tariffs.
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France: Europe has to build independent financial institutions against US sanction regime
Jun 19, 2018 07:47France’s finance minister says Europe has to build independent financial institutions immunized from US penalties which are making business in Iran impossible for European companies.
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“Total pullout not affecting Iran’s South Pars development”
Jun 19, 2018 07:16A senior official says Iran’s development of the South Pars field has not halted despite French oil and energy company Total’s plan to withdraw from the project.
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European Union extends Crimea sanctions for another year
Jun 19, 2018 03:50The European Union has extended for another year its unilateral sanctions against the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which rejoined Russia after a referendum in 2014.
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Germany’ CSU gives Merkel ultimatum over refugees amid coalition crisis
Jun 18, 2018 14:59The Christian Social Union (CSU) party of Germany’s Bavaria region, a key ally in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, has issued an ultimatum for the government to introduce restrictions on refugee arrivals in two weeks or face a real political crisis.
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Europe has obligation to accept and protect refugees: Red Cross
Jun 17, 2018 14:51The Red Cross has called on members of the European Union to accept and protect refugees “according to international law for refugees but also according to the principles of humanity.”