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  US, Canada lose 3bn birds in 50 years

  New Age Online | Updated at 11:37am on September 20, 2019

  The bird populations in Asia and the United States are in crisis, according to two major studies. The first study concludes that there are three...

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  Students bring out worldwide climate strike

  Reuters. Sydney | Updated at 11:04am on September 20, 2019

  Thousands of students took to the streets of Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries on Friday to kick off a global strike demanding world leaders gathering...

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  One dead, five hurt in Washington shooting

  Reuters | Updated at 10:48am on September 20, 2019

  One person was killed and five others wounded on Thursday in a shooting on the streets of Washington, DC, not far from the White House,...

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  A mother or baby die at child birth every 11 seconds: UN

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 01:36am on September 20, 2019

  Global child and maternal deaths have fallen sharply in recent decades, but new UN statistics released Thursday show unequal progress, with more than five childbirths...

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  Sri Lanka sets Nov 16 for presidential polls

  Agence France-Presse . Colombo | Updated at 01:32am on September 20, 2019

  Sri Lanka’s Election Commission Wednesday announced it will hold presidential polls on November 16, nearly two months before the incumbent’s term ends. Commission chairman Mahinda...

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  US drone strike kills 30 civilians in Afghanistan

  Reuters . Jalalabad | Updated at 01:31am on September 20, 2019

  A US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s labour in the...

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  Hundreds of workers in Qatar unpaid: Amnesty

  Reuters . Doha | Updated at 01:28am on September 20, 2019

  Hundreds of migrant workers in Qatar have gone without pay and many were forced to return to their home countries without compensation, despite recent reforms...

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  Human rights threats in warming world could speed up climate action

  Reuters . New York | Updated at 01:24am on September 20, 2019

  From worsening hunger and migration to greater loss of lives and property to wild weather, climate change is driving violations of human rights — and...

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  Yemen rebels threaten to attack Dubai, Abu Dhabi

  Agence France Presse . Sanaa | Updated at 12:00am on September 20, 2019

  Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Wednesday threatened to attack dozens of targets in the United Arab Emirates, including in the skyscraper-filled city states of Dubai...

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  Kuwait army prepares amid regional tensions

  Agence France-Presse . Kuwait City | Updated at 12:00am on September 20, 2019

  Kuwait’s army said Wednesday it was raising its readiness levels and carrying out military exercises, amid soaring regional tensions after neighbouring Iran was accused of...