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  1. Act now or lose lives, UN warns world as child hunger rises in Chad. Crisis likely to worsen. ow.ly/bcfod #chad #hunger about 5 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. Sudan's army says to withdraw from Abyei ow.ly/bc7U3 #sudan #southsudan #abyei about 6 hours ago via HootSuite
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  4. The AlertNet Members Daily is out! bit.ly/Jz77ZQ about 7 hours ago via Paper.li
  5. VIDEO: AU prepares for new Somali push ow.ly/bc48x #video #au #somalia #rebels #afgoye about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
  6. VIDEO: Government troops on the hunt for DRC rebels ow.ly/bc45S #video #drc #rebels about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
  7. VIDEO: Syrian FM denies Houla killings ow.ly/bc41o #video #syria #houla about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
  8. VIDEO: UN condemns Syria over massacre ow.ly/bc3Y0 #video #syria #massacre #un about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
  9. PHOTO: An Afghan National Police member takes position during a joint patrol in Kherwar district ow.ly/bc3RT #photo #afghanistan about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
  10. The Daily Humanitarian is out! bit.ly/IBCwrw about 7 hours ago via Paper.li
  11. How to grow rice with less water bit.ly/LwdsVL #climate #agriculture #rice #IRRI #farmingfirst about 8 hours ago via HootSuite
  12. Small island states seek to end dependence on imported oil bit.ly/KzAeuv #climate #energy #SIDS #island #renewable #solar #wind about 8 hours ago via HootSuite
  13. Here's a timeline of events in #Syria since protests began ow.ly/bbYYw about 8 hours ago via HootSuite
  14. #Syrian Red Crescent helps wounded in towns of #Houla, #Hama ow.ly/bbYUw #humanitarian #aid #icrc about 8 hours ago via HootSuite
  15. South Sudan independence still comes at a price ow.ly/bbYdW #southsudan #sudan about 8 hours ago via HootSuite
  16. As rains change, Kenyans turn to planting indigenous trees bit.ly/JI9OoY #climate #forest #Mau #Kenya #deforestation about 9 hours ago via HootSuite
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  18. #KofiAnnan says he's horrified by killings in #Syrian town of #Houla; urges govt to show it is serious about peace ow.ly/bbReL about 10 hours ago via HootSuite
  19. #China condemns "cruel killings" in #Syria's #Houla but stops short of directly condemning Syrian govt ow.ly/bbKjM about 12 hours ago via HootSuite
  20. #AfricanUnion troops secure #Somalia #aid corridor, #Afgoye, home to estimated 400,000 #displaced people ow.ly/bbHmA about 13 hours ago via HootSuite
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