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Feb

UN seeks $2.1 bln to avert Yemen famine

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The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide food and other life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen who face the threat of famine after two years of war, as there's confusion over Yemen's position on U.S. ground operations to fight al qaeda militants.

Feb

Yellow fever kills 600 monkeys in Brazil's Atlantic rainforest

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A zoologist said on Wednesday an outbreak of yellow fever has claimed the lives of more than 600 monkeys and dozens of humans in Brazil's Atlantic rainforest region, threatening the survival of rare South American primates.

Feb

Trump calls courts 'so political' as travel ban faces scrutiny

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President Donald Trump stepped up his criticism of the U.S. judicial system on Wednesday, saying courts seem to be "so political," a day after his U.S. travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries faced close scrutiny from an appeals court.

Feb

Romania government survives no-confidence vote

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Romania's Social Democrat-led government easily survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Wednesday, three days after mass street protests forced it into an embarrassing U-turn over a graft decree.

Feb

Vintage cars up for auction in Paris

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A dream collection of vintage cars and motorcycles was presented in Paris on Wednesday ahead of a Bonhams auction, which coincides with Retromobile week, a fair that has made Paris a car collector's capital.

Feb

Peru declares a state of emergency amidst dengue fears

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Officials reported on Wednesday Peru has issued an emergency health decree in flood-ravaged areas of the Andean nation amidst fears of an outbreak of dengue, Zika and chikungunya following devastating floods to the northern regions of country.

Feb

Brazil state wants more troops amid crime wave due to police strike

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Authorities in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo on Wednesday requested more federal troops to stem a crime wave amid an ongoing police strike that in five days has led to more than 80 reported deaths.

Feb

UK parliament gives PM May power to trigger Brexit

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One source said that could mean a one-week delay to the law's final approval, but neither expected the process to endanger May's end of March deadline.

Feb

U.S. tourist found dead near Panama beach

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The body of an American woman was discovered on Sunday near a hiking trail not far from a popular beach on Panama's Basti-mentos Island, local media reported.