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Ethiopia is aiming to break the world record by planting the most trees in a day , on Monday.
The government has asked its citizens to contribute where they live and ensure 200 million trees get planted .
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:
Boris Johnson has promised to "strengthen the union" ahead of his first visit to Scotland as Prime Minister on Monday.
Mr Johnson will also travel to Wales and Northern Ireland later in the week amid warnings that his Brexit strategy risks breaking up the UK.
Holly Hudson reports.
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A French NGO has filed a lawsuit over lead pollution from the Notre Dame cathedral fire, claiming local authorities put residents in danger by failing to warn them about the risks.
Work on the reconstruction has been suspended for at least a week because the risk to workers from the lead is considered too high.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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US President Donald Trump is targeting China in a call for the World Trade Organization to reform developing country status.
He says China and other countries are getting preferential treatment that he says is not fair.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.
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The United Nations Refugee Agency has called on the European Union to resume naval rescues over the Mediterranean sea, after some 150 refugees reportedly drowned off the coast of Libya on Thursday.
The EU ended the rescue operations in March, but refugees from the Middle East and Africa have continued to flee by boat from war-torn Libya, a key departure point for Europe.
Here's U.N. correspondent Liling Tan with the details.
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