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HEFEI, CHINA Millions travel for Lunar New Year season

WUHAN, CHINA Yangtze River suffers from a severe drought

STAVROPOL, RUSSIA 65th anniversary of the city's liberation

KISUMU, KENYA Hundreds of youths protest in street protests

HARARE, ZIMBABWE Hyperinflation results in the $10 million banknote

GAZA CITY Palestinians flood across the Egyptian border The Map

Child Mortality Reaches Record Low

For the first time ever, UNICEF has reported that the number of child deaths for the year has fallen below 10 million. Fifteen of the least developed countries have reduced the under-5 mortality rate 40% or more since 1990, thanks to vaccines,...

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