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2019

FROM THE FIELD: The Comeback Crane

An endangered species of crane has been saved from extinction in Thailand, thanks to a project supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).  Unsplash/Dan Freeman Rapid industrialization…

Terrorist attack in Burkina Faso leaves 35 civilians dead

At least 35 civilians, mostly women, were killed on Tuesday after armed men attacked a military post, and some 87 gunmen and security personnel were killed in the clash, authorities in Burkina Faso said. Militants attacked a military…

Fire destroys 50 houses in Chilean city of Valparaíso

A huge fire broke out in a poor neighborhood of the coastal Chilean city of Valparaíso and destroyed dozens of homes on Tuesday and firefighters struggled to control the blaze, authorities said. According to a Reuters witness, residents…

HIV/AIDS outbreak among coalition militants in Marib

A medical source in Marib province controlled by Islah militias (Yemeni Branch of Muslim brotherhood) on Tuesday revealed the spread of tHE AIDS virus in coalition soldiers in the province. Dr. Abdulaziz al-Shaddadi, director of the Health…