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Afghan farmers stick to growing opium in the face of less lucrative options

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan farmers are busy in their poppy fields as the annual opium harvest begins, underscoring the government's failure to stamp out a crop that yields much of the world's supply of heroin. Source: Reuters World News

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Migrants from caravan in limbo as U.S. says border crossing full

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - About 50 people from a Central American migrant caravan including women, children and transgender individuals tried to seek U.S. asylum on Sunday but were not allowed to cross the Mexico border because officials said the facility was full. Source: Reuters World News

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Migrant caravan reaches US-Mexico border

A caravan of hundreds of migrants is expected to reach the US-Mexico border on Sunday afternoon after a monthlong trip from Central America that has sparked the ire of President Donald Trump. Source: Latest CNN News

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Syrian army tightens noose around Palestinian camp

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops on Sunday tightened the noose around a major Palestinian refugee camp held by Islamic State militants in southern Damascus where hundreds of civilians face an uncertain future, state media, witnesses and residents said. Source: Reuters World News

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Rohingya refugees tearfully plead for U.N. Security Council help

KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh made emotional pleas to the U.N. Security Council on Sunday for help to return safely to their homes in neighboring Myanmar and for justice over the reason they fled - accusations of killings, rapes and arson. Source: Reuters World News

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Myanmar policeman who testified Reuters reporters were framed is sentenced to prison: police

YANGON (Reuters) - A police officer who testified that police framed two Reuters reporters has been sentenced to an undisclosed prison term for violating Myanmar's Police Disciplinary Act, a police spokesman told Reuters on Sunday, without elaborating. Source: Reuters World News

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