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Migrants’ crisis: EU to hold emergency summit

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European Union leaders are due to hold an emergency summit on ways to stem the number of people risking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, the BBC reports. Draft proposals for the meeting include offering 5,000 places for resettlement for migrants “qualifying for protection” under a pilot project. More than 800 people drowned off Libya’s […]
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Association Expands Service to 400 Communities

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The Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), has expanded its community based distribution services to over 400 communities across Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa and Zamfara States. A statement issued by the Expanded Social Marketing Project in Nigeria (ESMPIN) project manager, Aliyu Guraguri said the community based distribution of maternal and child health products
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Sierra Leone In Ebola Outbreak Lockdown

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The authorities in Sierra Leone are enforcing a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to stay at home, BBC reports. There is a two-hour exemption on Friday to allow Muslim prayers and a five-hour window for Christians on Sunday. Volunteers are going door-to-door, looking for people with signs […]
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UK Inflation Rate Falls To Zero

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UK inflation rate fell to 0 per cent in February, the lowest since records began, official figures show. According to BBC, lower prices for food and computer goods helped to cut the rate from 0.3 per cent in January, official figures show. February’s figure is the lowest rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation since […]
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Airliner Crashes In French Alps

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An Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said. According to reports by BBC, the jet belongs to the German low-cost airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa. The plane was reported to be carrying 142 passengers and six crew members. Both Airbus and […]
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13 Killed In Afghan Road Attack

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Thirteen people, including a woman were shot dead by masked gunmen on a road in eastern Afghanistan, BBC reports. The victims were said to be taken off the bus on the highway between Kabul and Kandahar and shooting them dead, local officials say. Attahullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor of Wardak, said the […]