By Reuters UK
Troubled eastern Congo has the best chance in years to secure a lasting peace but the United Nations stands ready to pacify the region by force if need be, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. (1:14 am)
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HUMAN RIGHTS, SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA, RWANDA, MALAWI
By Reuters UK
President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out a vision for closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (2:14 pm)
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AL-QAEDA, BARACK OBAMA, AFGHANISTAN, GEORGE W. BUSH, HUMAN RIGHTS, PAKISTAN
By Reuters UK
Italy's new government, already sinking in opinion polls and riven by internal disputes, on Wednesday began preparing a plan to address one of the main causes of public anger - soaring unemployment among young people. (May 23)
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UNEMPLOYMENT, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, COURT
By Reuters UK
Italy's new government, already sinking in opinion polls and riven by internal disputes, on Wednesday lays out its plans to address one of the main causes of public anger - soaring unemployment among young people. (May 22)
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UNEMPLOYMENT, GERMANY, EUROPEAN UNION, JAPAN, COURT
By Reuters UK
North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid to mend frayed relations with its most important ally. (May 22)
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CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, RUSSIA, INVESTMENT
By Reuters
The government and the United Nations on Tuesday unveiled new guidelines on how to deal with the reproductive and sexual healthcare needs of girls and women when a disaster strikes. (May 22)
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INDIA, DISASTERS, MANAGEMENT, AIDS
By IBTimes AU
The Philippines has filed another diplomatic protest against China this time for the alleged encroachment of Chinese vessels in Ayungin Reef off the coast of Palawan. (May 22)
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CHINA, COAST GUARD
By Reuters UK
The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday. (May 22)
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IRAQ, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UGANDA, RWANDA
By Reuters UK
The World Bank plans to announce substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in neighbouring Syria, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim told Reuters on Tuesday. (May 22)
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IRAQ, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UGANDA, RWANDA
