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Brexit showdown: British lawmakers bid to block PM leaving EU with no deal
The outcome of the Brexit crisis remains uncertain with a range of options from a turbulent no-deal exit to abandoning…
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Fighting the rebels would be easier without Maduro: Colombian Foreign Minister
The comments came in response to a video where FARC leaders announced they would return to the armed struggle after…
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If Europe does not act, Iran would move away from nuclear agreement
Tehran has said it will break the limits that the agreement imposed on its nuclear activities one by one, increasing…
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Venezuela expresses concern over “imminent” restart of armed conflict in Colombia
Venezuela said it was worried about the "imminent reactivation" of the armed conflict in Colombia, where FARC leaders who had…
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Biochar: a better start to rain forest restoration
An indigenous farming technique that's been around for thousands of years provides the basis for restoring rainforests
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Inspired by teen climate activist Thunberg, LatAm activists converge in Chile
A group of young activists from several Latin American countries have converged in Chile to exchange ideas on how to…
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Goodbye to CICIG: is fight against corruption ending in Guatemala?
In 2018, President Jimmy Morales ended the agency's mandate when his own family felt the rigor of its management
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China CO2 emission targets at risk from U.S. trade war
Trade war has put Beijing's coal-reliant economy under heavy pressure, a senior climate official said on Friday
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‘Water women’ quench thirst of central India’s parched villages
The women galvanize their communities to harvest rainwater, dig wells, de-silt ponds, build check dams and repair hand pumps
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Village by village, the quest to stop Female Genital Cutting in Somaliland
U.N. agency UNICEF estimates about 98 percent of women aged 15 to 49 have undergone the procedure
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