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UNICEF: 30 million girls 'at risk' of being subjected to Female genital mutilation
Date: 2013-07-23 10:34:15 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:17 - ID:212129
A study by Unicef has found that more than 30 million girls are at risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) over the next decade, a study by Unicef has found, the BBC reported. It said more than 125 million girls and women ....
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Protest builds in Australia over asylum seeker policy
Date: 2013-07-23 10:32:47 GMT - Australia - International - SN:16 - ID:212125
A small Darwin protest was held Monday as debate continues over the Australian Federal Government's plan to ship off asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea for good, ABC news reported on Tuesday. About 60 people chanted slogans outside the ....
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S. Korea to donate retired Navy corvette to Colombia
Date: 2013-07-23 10:31:32 GMT - south korea - International - SN:15 - ID:212124
South Korea will hand over one of its retired corvettes to the Colombian Navy for cracking down on drug trafficking and for maritime patrolling, Seoul's defense ministry said Tuesday, as part of its drive to boost arms exports to the South American ....
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Online pornography to be blocked by default, PM announces
Date: 2013-07-23 10:30:35 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:14 - ID:212123
LONDON (MENA) - Most households in the UK will have pornography blocked by their internet provider unless they choose to receive it, the BBC quoted UK Prime Minister David Cameron as saying. In addition, the prime minister said possessing ....
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Dutch woman arrested for recruiting Syria fighters
Date: 2013-07-23 10:29:14 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:13 - ID:212121
Dutch authorities have arrested a 19-year-old woman suspected of recruiting jihadists to fight alongside rebels in Syria, France 24 quoted a prosecution spokeswoman as saying. "The woman was arrested and has been remanded for two weeks while ....
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French prime minister due in S. Korea this week
Date: 2013-07-23 10:20:17 GMT - south korea - International - SN:12 - ID:212112
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault plans to visit South Korea later this week for meetings with President Park Geun-hye and other top officials, Yonhap news agency quoted the French embassy here as saying Monday. During his trip to Seoul ....
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Mali interim president meets with Tuareg rebel leaders
Date: 2013-07-23 10:14:26 GMT - Mali - International - SN:11 - ID:212103
Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traore has met for the first time with members of two northern Tuareg separatist groups, euronews reported. The meeting provoked anger among many in the country’s south as ethnic tensions rise ahead of a ....
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Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to boy
Date: 2013-07-23 10:05:12 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:8 - ID:212090
Kensington Palace has announced that Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy, the BBC News reported on Monday. The baby was delivered at 4.24pm BST at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, west London, weighing 8lb 6oz. The Duke ....
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Morsi's situation needs to be resolved in line with rule of law: White House
Date: 2013-07-23 10:00:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:212080
The White House said the situation of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi "needs to be resolved in a way that is consistent with the rule of law and due process and allows for his personal security." "We broadly call on the transitional ....
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EU Ministers Welcome Mideast Talks
Date: 2013-07-23 09:57:05 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:4 - ID:212060
European Union foreign ministers welcomed Monday US Secretary of State John Kerry's announcement that Middle East peace talks would soon resume, Wall Street Journal reported. The ministers were due to hold a teleconference with Kerry Monday ....
