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Smokers at Greater Risk of Dying from COVID-19
Smokers face 50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19 than non-smokers, study finds
At Risk African Refugees, Asylum Seekers Evacuated From Libya
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Central African Refugees Being Moved Away From Dangerous Border Areas in DR Congo
Conditions are dire, with many refugees sleeping in makeshift shelters or out in the open
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First Asylum-Seekers from Mexico's Matamoros Border Camp Enter US
A new process under President Joe Biden will gradually allow thousands of asylum-seekers to await courts' decisions within the United States
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UN in Talks with US on Central American Refugees Applying for Asylum from Home
Thousands of Central Americans have attempted to travel north in recent months following back-to-back hurricanes in November
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Asylum Seekers in Greece at Risk of Lead Poisoning, Activists Warn
Athens maintains it is doing its best to safeguard asylum seekers
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At Risk African Refugees, Asylum Seekers Evacuated From Libya
Group of 153 vulnerable African refugees and asylum seekers have been flown out of Libya to Niger on a plane chartered by UN refugee agency
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CDC Says Minority Youth in US at Higher Risk of Dying from COVID-19
Data collected between February and July shows Hispanics, Blacks and Native Americans made up 75% of children who died from virus in US
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Imprisoned Parliamentarians Worldwide at Risk From Coronavirus
Conditions of detention and lack of due process in Venezuela, Ivory Coast and Turkey put MPs at particular risk in COVID-19 pandemic: IPU
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UN: Venezuelan Refugees, Migrants at Increased Risk in Winter
Some 1.5 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants dealing with coronavirus pandemic also face extreme hardships as temperatures fall in South America'
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Half of World's Sandy Beaches at Risk from Climate Change
Scientists say that half of the world's sandy beaches could disappear by the end of the century if climate change continues unchecked
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US Citizens Evacuated From China Due to Arrive at California Military Bases
The 350 Americans evacuated from Wuhan will be quarantined for 14 days, according to the Pentagon
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Social Enterprise Project Connects African Asylum Seekers, Israelis in the Kitchen
A new social enterprise project aims to help asylum seekers share their stories and culinary culture with native Israelis
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Norway to Take 600 Migrants Evacuated to Rwanda From Libya
Norway says it will take 600 asylum-seekers as the Scandinavian country wants to stop the sometimes deadly smuggling of migrants across the Mediterran
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Cameroon Receives First Returning Asylum-Seekers, Ex-Separatists from Nigeria
Group wants assurances that peace has returned before going back to troubled English-speaking regions
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