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UNITED NATIONS: Countries at the United Nations’ General Assembly voted on Thursday to observe an annual day of remembrance, for the Srebrenica genocide in 1995. The vote went ahead, despite furious opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia. The resolution was authored by Germany and Rwanda, which were two countries synonymous with genocide in the 20th century. The vote received 84 votes in-favor, …

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