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19th Mar 2024

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GMO opt-out plan unlikely to go anywhere in 2017

A proposal to allow member states to ban the use of genetically modified ingredients in food will likely remain stuck in the legislative pipeline for the rest of the year. “Reopening discussions on this topic is currently not part of the Estonian presidency programme," Estonian spokeswoman Annikky Lamp told EUobserver. The plan has been rejected by MEPs, but will remain in limbo until member states adopt a position.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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