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G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund
G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund
by  AFP

G20 health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic ahead of the bloc's leaders gathering for a summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali but the host's president said it was not enough. He said $31 billion was required to tackle the next global pandemic.

'We'll shoot you': violence stalks EU-Libya migrant deal
'We'll shoot you': violence stalks EU-Libya migrant deal
by  AFP

Leona Blankenstein couldn't believe what she was hearing when the Libyan coastguard threatened to blast her small plane out of the sky. - Saving lives - Campaigners say nearly 100,000 people have been intercepted by the Libyans since the deal, under which Italy and the EU agreed to train and equip Libya's coastguard.

Abortion under spotlight in conservative Morocco
Abortion under spotlight in conservative Morocco
by  AFP

The debate over abortion rights has flared in Morocco after a teenager's death following an unsafe termination, but social taboos continue to stall reforms. The conservative North African kingdom, which criminalises abortion, has since seen growing calls for reform to women's reproductive rights, although pervasive social attitudes and a lack of political will continue to block change.

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