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At-home HPV test kits to be offered to thousands of women in England

Getty ImagesFor the first time, at-home HPV tests will be offered to some women in EnglandWomen who have delayed coming…

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Deadly flooding in Nigeria displaces thousands

Nigerian officials estimate that over 500 people are still missing and presumed dead, according to news reports.Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed,…

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Call for freeze on Syrian asylum claims to end as thousands still in limbo

AFP via Getty ImagesMinisters are facing calls to start processing Syrian asylum applications again, as new figures showed more than…

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Thousands flee homes in Mozambique as conflict and disasters fuel worsening crisis

The latest displacement brings the total number of people uprooted by violence, cyclones and social unrest in Mozambique to nearly…

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Thousands of Gazan babies will die without aid

A UN humanitarian chief has said 14,000 babies in Gaza could die in the next 48 hours if lorries of…

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DR Congo aid operation reaches Beni with food supplies for thousands

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that trucks packed with cereals, beans and cooking oil reached the city of…

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Thousands march through camp commemorating 80 years since liberation

Thousands of people, including Holocaust survivors, have taken part in the annual "March of the Living" through former Nazi concentration…

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Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur

Renewed attacks on camps – including Zamzam and Abu Shouk – that were sheltering those displaced by earlier violence have…

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Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo

The Rugumba River burst its banks, inundating large areas of Kalemie and Nyunzu territories, destroying homes, schools and agricultural land. Thousands…

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Infected blood victims dying ‘two a week’ as thousands await compensation

Sian VivianBBC Wales InvestigatesWyre DaviesBBC Wales InvestigatesTony Summers, whose son died after contracting HIV and Hepatitis C from infected blood…

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