World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro

In Mali, one million children under five are at risk of malnutrition amid polio and measles outbreaks, increased armed violence and displacement, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

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World News in Brief: Crisis deepens for Mali’s children, human rights updates from Brazil, Montenegro
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