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President Trump Backs Merit-Based Immigration System

August 3, 2017August 5, 2017 RMN News Donald Trump, English, Immigration, Jobs

President Donald Trump supports the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act to prioritize immigrants based on their

A group of volunteers, led by a fourth-year former architecture student, links two basements with a tunnel and turns them into an underground playground in the Syrian Arab Republic. to provide children with a relatively safe place to play and have fun together.

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Clooney Foundation to Open Schools for Syrian Refugee Children

August 1, 2017August 3, 2017 RMN News Amal Clooney, Education, Syria, UNICEF

The Clooney Foundation for Justice announced Monday a $2.25 million partnership, which includes a generous donation from Google.org, and a

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India Targets 600 Million Broadband Connections by 2020

July 29, 2017August 1, 2017 RMN News Broadband, India, Manoj Sinha

The Minister for Communications Manoj Sinha said Friday that as per information provided by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI),

Nafissa, 17 from Niger, was married at 16. Three months after marrying she became pregnant. She gave birth to a still born baby.

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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Say NO to Child Marriage

July 21, 2017July 24, 2017 RMN News Child, Marriage, UNICEF

UNICEF international Goodwill Ambassador, Angélique Kidjo and UNICEF Benin national Goodwill Ambassador Zeynab Abib, along with seven of Benin’s greatest

DPR Korea’s crop production, including staple rice, maize, potatoes and soybean, has been severely damaged this year by prolonged drought. Photo: FAO/ Cristina Coslet

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Drought in North Korea Threatens Food Supply: FAO

July 21, 2017July 23, 2017 RMN News Drought, FAO, Food, North Korea

Amid the worst drought in nearly two decades in the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK a.k.a. North Korea), the United

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Tobacco Use Kills Over 7 Million People Each Year: WHO Report

July 20, 2017July 21, 2017 RMN News Tobacco, WHO

The latest WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from