"This month the Scandinavian nation became the first in Europe to grant residency to all Syrian asylum seekers who managed to make their way to Swedish shores, with the exception of suspected war …
Syria chemical weapons data received by OPCW
"The international chemical weapons watchdog says it has received 'the expected' account by Syria of its chemical arms programme. The announcement by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical …
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Blackout hits large parts of Yemen after attack on power lines
"Large parts of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, have been left without electricity after Yemeni tribesmen attacked power lines on Thursday, a Yemeni official said." Source: Blackout hits large …
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Chemical weapons disposal will cost $1 billion, take a year: Assad
"President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday it would cost about $1 billion to get rid of Syria's chemical weapons under a U.S.-Russian deal reached last week." Source: Chemical weapons disposal will …
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100 dead in diarrhea outbreak in Mozambique
"Authorities in Mozambique say about 100 people have died in a diarrhea outbreak in a central province. Aurelio Mausse, the medical chief at the Gurue district hospital in Zambezia province, said …
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An infographic guide to Syria’s chemical weapons, how they work and how to destroy them
"Syria is thought to have one of the world's largest stockpiles of chemical weapons. Those weapons have recently been used against Syrian civilians, compelling the world to respond to the country's …
Fire on Russian nuclear sub injured 15
"Fifteen seamen were in hospital on Tuesday after a fire on a Russian nuclear submarine, federal investigators said, contradicting earlier reports that nobody was hurt in Monday's blaze." Source: …
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Drug-resistant ‘superbugs’ deemed urgent threats, CDC says
"Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, a diarrhea-causing superbug and a class of fast-growing killer bacteria dubbed a 'nightmare' were classified as urgent public-health threats in the United States on …
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Syria targets hospitals, denies healthcare as ‘weapon of war’: U.N.
"Syrian government forces have deliberately targeted hospitals, attacked field hospitals with fighter jets and prevented the sick and wounded from receiving medical care, U.N. war crimes investigators …
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Tanzania expels over 25,000 Burundians
"At least 25 000 Burundian refugees living in Tanzania have been forcibly repatriated over the past month, a UN official said on Thursday, describing a 'dramatic' humanitarian situation." Source: …
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