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EU renews call for 'immediate ceasefire' in Lebanon
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EU renews call for 'immediate ceasefire' in Lebanon

he European Union calls "for an immediate ceasefire across the blue lines" UNIFIL monitors and the respect of relevant UN Security Council resolutions, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told a forum in Barcelona. Only UN peacekeepers and the Lebanese army should be deployed in southern Lebanon, according to a 2006 Security Council resolution agreed after the last Israel-Hezbollah war that year. Borrell also spoke of "condemning the unacceptable attacks" by Israeli forces against UNIFIL structures and personnel.

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Flowers and festivals: Ditch plastic to prevent pollution.
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Flowers and festivals: Ditch plastic to prevent pollution.

With Tihar, the second biggest festival of Nepali Hindu, round the corner, news on flowers and garlands are reported from across the country. A news story disseminated three days back must have come as a huge relief to many. The news was: 'Local levels ban plastic flowers in Banke and Kailali'.