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Local NGOs rally to rebuild Beirut in wake of port explosion
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Italy's far-right leader Salvini loses his parliamentary immunity
He could now face trial for refusing to let a rescue ship carrying scores of migrants dock on the Italian island of Lampedusa last year.
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Hungary’s rules for foreign-funded NGOs unlawful, says top EU advisor
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Rescue ship Alan Kurdi docks in Sicily carrying 32 migrants
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Mexican women use art to protest violence
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