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US leads new pledges to fight child malnutrition
US leads new pledges to fight child malnutrition
by  AFP

The United States on Wednesday led pledges for $280 million to fight childhood malnutrition through the supply of ready-to-eat packets in nations suffering from acute food shortages. So-called ready-to-use therapeutic foods are pastes of high nutritional value that are given to children who suffer severe wasting.

Over 1,300 arrests in Russia anti-mobilisation protests: NGO
Over 1,300 arrests in Russia anti-mobilisation protests: NGO
by  AFP

More than 1,300 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine, a police monitoring group said Wednesday. The protests were the largest in Russia since demonstrations that broke out following the announcement of Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine in February.

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