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Migrant influx to Greece continues unabated through winter

So far this year, 31 percent of arrivals to Europe have been children, Medecins Sans Frontieres says

Denmark extends border checks, debates immigration reform

Migrants brace for tough winter in Calais sister camp

Migrant influx to Greece continues unabated through winter

So far this year, 31 percent of arrivals to Europe have been children, Medecins Sans Frontieres says

Denmark extends border checks, debates immigration reform

Migrants brace for tough winter in Calais sister camp

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Denmark extends border checks, debates immigration reform
"There is still a risk that a large number of illegal immigrants accumulate in Denmark" -Ministry of Immigration and Integration

Jan 13, 15:11 GMT

Refugees
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Preparing for pandemics could cost less than $1 each a year
Pandemics cost the world $58 billion each year, yet compared with other threats, preparation for pandemics remains underfunded

Jan 13, 15:00 GMT

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Suicide bomber kills at least 15 outside Pakistan polio centre
Explosion ripped through police van at the centre, killing at least 12 policemen, one paramilitary officer and one civilian

Jan 13, 11:11 GMT

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Fifteen Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led air strike -residents
Residents said attack happened in area where families displaced by months of fighting had sought shelter

Jan 13, 10:40 GMT

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El Nino and drought take a toll on Zimbabwe's cattle

Climate change means more fear, less fun for global middle class

Global action too slow to curb rising risks: ex-UN disaster chief

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Suicide bomber kills at least 12 in Cameroon mosque
Boko Haram has increased attacks on Cameroon as part of campaign for Islamist state in northeastern Nigeria

Jan 13, 10:35 GMT

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First group of stranded Cuban migrants leaves Costa Rica
Thousands of Cubans trying to reach the US have been stuck in limbo in Costa Rica since Nicaragua shut its border

Jan 13, 04:31 GMT

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Record number of asylum seekers in UK are destitute - Red Cross
Red Cross supported 9,000 destitute refugees last year, and planned legislation could plunge thousands more into poverty

Jan 13, 00:01 GMT

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U.N. appeals for $500 mln to get 1 mln Syrian children in school
Some two million Syrian refugee children are living in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan

Jan 12, 21:00 GMT

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War crimes investigators gathering testimony from Syrian town
Hundreds in need of special medical help

Jan 12, 20:14 GMT

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Haiti six years after the quake - What's changed?
Long-standing political instability and delayed presidential elections continue to undermine reconstruction efforts
Earthquakes

Jan 12, 19:06 GMT

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"Why did it take you so long?" - Hope and anger greet aid in Maday
It was "heartbreaking" to see how many people were waiting, and for how long, for aid to reach the town - aid worker

Jan 12, 19:03 GMT

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Germany to speed up deportations after Cologne attacks
Assaults on New Year's Eve have raised pressure on Chancellor Merkel to crack down forcefully on migrants who commit crimes

Jan 12, 16:49 GMT

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Opposition sees ominous ethnic undercurrent in Burundi violence
World frets about new ethnic conflict in volatile region, but government denies trying to exploit ethnic rifts

Jan 12, 15:25 GMT

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India urged to ban FGM as women break silence on secret ritual
Little is known about FGM in India where it is carried out in great secrecy by close-knit Dawoodi Bohra community

Jan 12, 15:05 GMT

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Afghanistan official says thinks Taliban interested in talks
"After 30 years of war, I think they are inclined towards joining this process," said Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai

Jan 12, 14:12 GMT

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Philippines funds for contraceptives 'adequate despite budget cut'
The Philippines has struggled to manage burgeoning population and seen skyrocketing HIV infection rates in recent years

Jan 12, 13:01 GMT

Women's rights
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Thousands sign petitions seeking leniency for UK migrant smuggler
Former soldier Rob Lawrie faces trial for trying to smuggle a four-year-old Afghan girl into Britain from Calais

Jan 12, 12:20 GMT

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Poll 2015: The 5 key issues facing women working in the G20

VOICES

Supporting women farmers in Asia crucial to fighting poverty
By Airah Cadiogan, Oxfam Philippines
In many Asian countries women farmers go to bed hungry
Kenya and Ethiopia: A cross-border initiative to advance peace
By Ambassador Amina Mohamed & Dr Tedros Adhanom
Peace and development initiative offers hope of resolving conflicts in border areas of Kenya and Ethiopia
Adaptation in the Paris climate agreement: a matter of principle

By Sven Harmeling, CARE International & Soenke Kreft, Germanwatch
Wider use of global guidelines on adaptation would help vulnerable people cope better with climate change
How our story on albino children sparked questions on their future

By Ellen Wulfhorst, Chief Correspondent, Americas
Why did Tanzanian albino children fitted with prosthetics in the U.S. after being attacked at home have to go back?
For refugees, a digital passage to Europe
By Mark Latonero
Access to digital technologies can be a matter of life or death for refugees

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