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News: Headlines from the Moroccan Press: Saturday, August 17, 2019

LE MATIN DU SAHARA
Morocco outlines its health policy at the second Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum:
Speaking to participants at the Second Sino-Arab Forum for Cooperation in the Field of Health, Minister of Health Anas Doukkali said on Friday in Beijing that nearly 62% of Moroccans benefit from basic medical coverage, specifying that it will be extended by 2025 to include other categories of the population, including people in the liberal professions and the self-employed...

Nearly 7 billion dirhams for the reduction of disparities in rural areas:
The programme for the reduction of territorial and social disparities in the rural world covers several areas, including support for access to basic services (rural roads, electrification and drinking water), schooling and access to health care...


LIBERATION
Decrease in the number of illegal entries into Europe:
Migration routes to Europe have become increasingly difficult for irregular migrants to cross. Indeed, the number of irregular entries amounted to 54,000 during the first seven months of the current year, a 30% decrease compared to 2018, according to a recent press release from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex)...

World merchandise trade picks up in the third quarter:
The World Trade Organization (WTO) expects a further decline in world merchandise trade in the third quarter of 2019, with the latest Barometer value (95.7) being lower than the previous value (96.3)...