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Mounted police monitor Occupy protesters in Melbourne, Australia The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warning of a possible world recession came in parallel with fears expressed at the World Economic...
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Photo: WFP/Abeer Etefa Open Briefing adviser Hamit Dardagan has co-authored a groundbreaking new report on child casualties in Syria. The report, published by Oxford Research Group, was co-authored...
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