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Alberta humanitarian aid worker calling for hotel quarantine exemptionsHumanitarian aid worker Christine Fletch is seeking an exemption to the hotel quarantine rule, saying the money is better spent on life-saving medicine and supplies.CanadaFeb 19
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Nightmare scenario: Coronavirus spreading in Yemen, with little way to fight itYemen has little capacity to test those suspected of having the virus and a 5-year-long civil war has left the health system in shambles.WorldMay 15, 2020
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Foreign medic killed in northeastern Syria: reportsTurkey last month invaded northeastern Syria to push out Syrian Kurdish fighters, who it considers terrorists for their links to a Kurdish insurgency inside Turkey.WorldNov 3, 2019
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Squeeze the day: Lemonade fundraiser the right mix for Moose Jaw kids programLemonade stands have become a staple of the summer season in Saskatchewan including Moose Jaw.CanadaAug 2, 2019
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African countries on brink of famine as Donald Trump slashes foreign aidThe world's largest humanitarian crisis in 70 years has been declared in three African countries.WorldMar 28, 2017
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UNICEF makes appeal for $3.3B in support in 2017UNICEF is appealing for $3.3 billion this year to help millions of children worldwide.WorldJan 31, 2017
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UN launches appeal for $393M humanitarian aid to AfghanistanThe United Nations launched an appeal on Wednesday for $393 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to help millions of vulnerable people this year.WorldJan 27, 2016
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$2.8B needed to help kids in humanitarian emergencies in 2016: UNICEFThe U.N. children's agency is launching a $2.8 billion appeal to help children in the midst of humanitarian emergencies across the world this year.WorldJan 26, 2016
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Seeking sanctuary has its costs; Hungarian family celebrates 2nd Christmas in churchIt's been close to a year since Marianna Juhasz and her two sons received sanctuary at a church in Langley and although there's been little progress in their case, the recent freedom granted to a Salvadoran dad in the same situation, provides the family a sliver of hope.Dec 23, 2015
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Over 9,000 people killed in 21 months of Ukraine fighting: UNMore than 9,000 people have died in 21 months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, the U.N. human rights office said Wednesday.WorldDec 9, 2015
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