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Drones Keep Watch As Pilgrims Ascend Mount Arafat For Hajj Climax

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September 11, 2016

Dozens Of Countries Poised To Drive Out Malaria By 2020

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September 10, 2016
Jan Eliasson: ‘When you see children dying of dehydration, dysentery and diarrhoea for want of clean water and sanitation … it’s time it was put high on the agenda.’ Photograph: IBL/Rex/Shutterstock

‘Water Is Peace, Life, Dignity’: Why The UN Deputy Chief Has A Thirst for Saving Lives

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September 10, 2016
A British passport. Photograph: fotomy/Alamy

Britons May Have To Apply To Visit Europe After Brexit

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September 10, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg has refused to acknowledge that Facebook is a publisher. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters

‘Facebook Needs An Editor’: Media Experts Urge Change After Photo Dispute

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September 10, 2016
Villagers in Masvingo collect monthly rations provided by the World Food Programme. Drought has created a major food crisis in Zimbabwe. Photograph: Philimon Bulawayo / Reuters/Reuters

Zimbabwe Urged To Put Compassion Before Politics In Distribution Of Food Aid

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September 10, 2016
A homeless child eats food on a street in Kuala Lumpur. A report by Oxfam and the Institute for Development has identified a global trend towards fast food. Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

Global Food Crisis Triggered Cultural Shift Towards Junk Food, Say Researchers

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September 10, 2016

2016 Global Education Monitoring Report: Education Is Essential To All SDGs

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September 9, 2016
Syrians unload boxes after a 48-truck convoy from the ICRC, SARC and UN entered the Syrian rebel-held town of Talbiseh. Photograph: Mahmoud Taha/AFP

Aid Groups Suspend Cooperation With UN In Syria Because Of Assad ‘Influence’

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September 9, 2016
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones have been recalled due to battery fires. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Don’t Use Samsung Galaxy Note 7 On Planes, Warns Air Regulator

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September 9, 2016
One expert says the results offer ‘the perfect illustration of the problem’ with machine bias. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

A Beauty Contest Was Judged By AI And The Robots Didn’t Like Dark Skin

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September 9, 2016
UN police officers in Juba, South Sudan. In some countries, social taboos make it impossible for male soldiers to communicate with women, underlining the vital role of female peacekeepers. Photograph: JC McIlwaine/UN Photo

War Disproportionately Affects Women, So Why So Few Female Peacekeepers?

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September 9, 2016
Irish rock star and activist Bono holds up a folder with the logo of One, the advocacy organisation he co-founded, which works to end extreme poverty and preventable disease. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/AP

Check Your Privilege: Self-Interest, Celebrity And Saving The World

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September 9, 2016
Of Burundi's more than 250,000 refugees, most are young women and children [Dai Kurokawa/EPA]

Nearly Half Of All Refugees Are Children, Says Unicef

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September 8, 2016
Literacy builds strong communities of learners (India) Photo: ©UNESCO/BRAC

Reading The Past, Writing The Future – International Literacy Day

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September 8, 2016