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Malala visits women at flood camps in Pakistan
Malala visits women at flood camps in Pakistan
by  AFP

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai met Wednesday with victims of Pakistan's devastating monsoon floods, in only the second visit to her home country since being shot by the Taliban a decade ago. Yousafzai visited camps in rural Sindh province where she met families who have fled their submerged villages.

Brussels recommends Bosnia for EU candidate status
Brussels recommends Bosnia for EU candidate status
by  AFP

The European Commission on Wednesday said it was recommending that EU countries give Bosnia candidacy status to join the bloc. "The Commission recommends that candidate status be granted to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the (European) Council on the understanding that a number of steps are taken," commissioner for enlargement Oliver Varhelyi tweeted after making the announcement to EU lawmakers.

Ukraine holds line with Western arms, but needs more
Ukraine holds line with Western arms, but needs more
by  AFP

First there was a teasing crackle of small arms fire then a burst of sharp bangs as Ukrainian assault infantry fired their US-made grenade launder at the Russian positions opposite. On Wednesday, soldiers of Ukraine's 5th Regiment of Assault Infantry loaded their launcher from a crate of 40 millimetre grenades and set it on its low tripod in a thicket of trees and brush near their position.

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