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Daily Bulletin | 22.02.2018, 18:30 UTC

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Daily Bulletin 22.02.2018 | 18:30 UTC
UNICEF deputy director resigns after harassment allegations
The deputy director of UNICEF has resigned following allegations of inappropriate behaviour at a separate organization. The NGO sector has been hit with a series of sexual misconduct allegations.
Britain sees drop in net migration from the European Union
The number of EU citizens leaving Britain has reached its highest level in a decade, while fewer are arriving. It is unclear if concerns surrounding Brexit are a major factor in people's decision to leave.
Grenade thrown at US Embassy in Montenegro, attacker blows himself up
A man has thrown a grenade at the US Embassy in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, before blowing himself up. The embassy described an "active security situation" around the facility.
India: Doctors remove 'world's largest brain tumor'
The tumor, which weighed almost 1.9 kilograms, was so big that it appeared as if there was another head mounted on top of the patient's head.
Flu season wreaks havoc on German workforce
Influenza is taking its toll on productivity, affecting schools, offices, public transportation and even professional soccer. Germany's Robert Koch Institute has already registered 136 deaths in 2018.
Poland guilty of breaching air quality norms, top EU court finds
The European Commission took Poland to court in 2015, saying the country had failed to rein in air pollution. The court also noted that Poland's plans to meet EU air quality standards were not effective enough.
Cuba: Mystery illness strikes down American tourists, embassy staff
A series of alleged health attacks in Havana have soured relations between the US and Cuba. Washington insists that travelers are at risk. Others claim it is all nonsense.
Indira Canteens — the challenge of feeding India's urban poor
India's urban poor face an unending struggle to meet skyrocketing costs of living. To solve one of their basic needs, the southern city of Bengaluru is operating canteens that are similar to soup kitchens in the West.
Are Nigerian authorities withholding information on missing Dapchi schoolgirls?
Dozens of girls are still missing several days after Boko Haram attacked their school in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria. Their disappearance sparked fears of a repeat of the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 girls in Chibok.
German court postpones ruling on diesel bans
Germany's highest administrative court has delayed until next week a ruling whether cities can ban heavily polluting diesel cars to improve air quality. A ban would potentially hit 15 million diesel cars in Europe.
Angela Merkel: New German coalition deal will be good for EU
Germany has big plans for the European Union, the chancellor told parliament on the eve of a major EU meeting, but first Germany needs a new government. Still, the other parties' responses showed how divided Germany is.
Winter Olympics: Day 13 roundup
It was another day of high drama in Pyeongchang with golds for Germany, Hungary and China among others and an unprecedented "Miracle on Ice." Revisit all of the action here.

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