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U.S. agrees to pay millions on agent orange claims
June 19, 2015The government will provide disability benefits to as many as 2,100 Air Force reservists and active-duty forces exposed to Agent Orange residue.
Read moreThe Pope tackles climate change in new encyclical
June 18, 2015The Pope calls for serious and immediate action to address climate change and other environmental crises.
Read moreMichelle Obama’s deeply moving words
June 17, 2015At the graduation ceremony of Tuskegee University, Michelle Obama spoke of the racial barriers facing African Americans and encouraged them to overcome discrimination.
Read moreToday: World Day to Combat Desertification
June 17, 2015The day addresses drought and desertification, and is meant to help implement the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Read moreUN agency praises Cuba’s food security program
June 15, 2015Under-nutrition afflicts fewer than five percent of Cubans. And Cuba has helped reduce the number of the world's hungry by half as of 2015.
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