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Two Afghan women water the soil at the Qalat Department of Women’s Affairs in 2011. The Taliban’s severe restrictions on what women are allowed to do have led to a decrease in support for the country from donors. (Photo by U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) Photo used under CC BY

Ban on women workers hurts Afghan economy

The Taliban’s sweeping rollback of women’s rights in Afghanistan is deeply hurting the crisis-stricken nation’s already fragile economy, a new report has warned.

The Independent

Afghan women face further harm if donor funding is withdrawn

Guardian

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut again

Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened, the latest twist in the controversial closure of the Torkham junction.

Associated Press

Thousands of Somaliland refugees flee from clashes

More than 60,000 Somali refugees have fled to Ethiopia after an escalation in fighting in the Sool region, where tensions between local people and the governing Somaliland authorities have been building for weeks.

Guardian

Brazil floods leave cutoff survivors scrambling

Hundreds of residents of a rain-battered region in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state were scrambling to find water and daily supplies.

Associated Press

Death toll rises to 48 in Brazil floods

YouTube

Gaza Strip ‘waiting for war every moment’ now

Faced with the constant threat of violence, residents of the Gaza Strip live in a perpetual state of fear over another Israeli onslaught.

Al Jazeera

Nigerian candidate killed in pre-election attack

A Nigerian senatorial candidate from one opposition party and the driver of a campaign minibus belonging to another were killed in a series of coordinated attacks.

Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Settlers rampage West Bank after Israelis killed

Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian villages in West Bank, after two settlers were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman. One Palestinian man was killed and more than 100 others were injured in the violence.

BBC

Israelis and Palestinians meet for talks on how to de-escalate recent wave of attacks

NPR

62 dead in migrant-smuggling boat crash

Migrants reportedly from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria were crammed aboard a 66-foot-long wooden boat that originated from Turkey and crashed into the shore of eastern Calabria, according to the Italian Coast Guard.

ABC News

Iranian girls poisoned for not wearing hijab

Iranian authorities have confirmed they are investigating reports that several schoolgirls have been poisoned as “revenge” for the role young women played in recent protests against the mandatory hijab.

Guardian

Deaths mount in 1st year of Russia-Ukraine war

Moscow officials in September had said 6,000 Russian troops had been killed. But the true figure was closer to 110,000, President Zelenskyy said in his address. The Russian toll has since risen to 145,850.

ABC News

Columbians face heightened danger from mines

In recent years, heightened violence from armed groups has led to landmines being sown into Colombia’s soil, putting civilian populations increasingly at risk.

Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Tunisians protest anti-migrant clampdown

Hundreds of people in Tunisia took to the streets to protest over the president’s anti-migrant clampdown. The march follows Kais Saied’s allegation that sub-Saharan migrants were part of plot to change country’s culture.

Guardian

G20 without consensus on Russian invasion

Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies were unable to agree on a joint statement condemning Russia for its war on Ukraine, with China and Russia itself declining to sign.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria awaits election results amid complaints

Though the final election results are not yet out, some of Nigeria’s political parties are already crying foul. Irregularities marred the “peaceful” voting, leading to frustration.

Deutsche Welle

Nigerians hope for change after elections

France 24

In Mexico, crowds rally against electoral reform

Huge rallies have been held in several Mexican cities against what protesters say are government attempts to undermine the electoral authorities.

BBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Migrant families struggle with US asylum app

Dozens of migrant families are splitting up at Mexico’s northern border as they struggle to secure U.S. asylum appointments on a government app beset by high demand and persistent glitches, migrants say.

Reuters

Pre-Inca graves discovered in Peru

Not much is known about the Chancay people, who preceded the powerful Inca. The discovery of 30 graves belonging to the pre-Inca elite could provide more insight into their culture.

Deutsche Welle

GLOBAL HEALTH

Somalis face malnutrition in Kenya camp

Somali refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp are vulnerable to hunger in the face of soaring food prices, poor farming and droughts. In the past year alone, 32 children have died of malnutrition in the camp.

Voice of Africa

Ukraine faces mental health crisis amid war

One year on from the Russian invasion, Ukraine is in a state of mental health crisis as the war’s horrors have traumatized combatants and civilians alike, leaving doctors with the task of putting their psyches back together.

France 24

WHO warns of worsening health situation in Ukraine

Devex

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GOOD NEWS

Britain’s rivers could solve the energy crisis

Small-scale hydroelectricity projects can help communities become more energy resilient. With high costs, they haven’t always been the go-to renewable energy source, but that could be about to change.

Positive News

S. Africa’s ‘black mermaid’ confronts biases

Why do so many people regard the sea as a “white space”? The first black diving instructor in South Africa is on a mission to change ideas around who belongs in the water.

Positive News

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Former sex worker aims to destigmatize AIDS

Sanjana Tiwari turned to sex work after being ostracized due to being transgender. She engaged in unprotected sex for over a decade before an encounter with a charity turned her life around. Now she’s helping others.

Deutsche Welle

UN raises $1.2B for Yemen, far below target

Global donors pledged about $1.2 billion at a conference aimed at generating funds to help millions of people in Yemen suffering from the fallout of an eight-year civil war. The amount is far below the U.N.’s $4.3 billion target.

Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

N. Korea holds rare meeting amid food crisis

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a major political conference dedicated to agriculture, state media reported, as outside assessments suggest the country is facing a serious shortfall of food.

Associated Press

N. Korea food shortage worsens amid COVID, but no famine yet

Associated Press

Iran’s currency hits new low amid protests

Iran’s currency fell to a new record low, plunging to 600,000 to the dollar for the first time as the effects of nationwide protests and the breakdown of the 2015 nuclear deal continued to roil the economy.

Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Turkey quake injures over 60 in hard-hit region

Southeastern Turkey experienced another serious earthquake amid continuing clear-up efforts from this month’s major tremor. The 5.6 magnitude event toppled several buildings and killed at least one person.

Deutsche Welle

Turkey’s quake survivors living in tent cities

NPR

‘Syrians are angry with the West’ over lack of earthquake aid

France 24

India’s sinking holy town faces grim future

For months, the 20,000 residents in the holy town of Joshimath, India, have watched the earth slowly swallow their community. Joshimath’s future is at risk due to climate change and a push to grow religious tourism.

Associated Press

Namibia, Iceland caught in ‘Fishrot’ scandal

A number of prominent Namibian politicians and businessmen, in collusion with an Icelandic company, Samherji, have been accused of running schemes to get control of valuable fishing quotas.

BBC

Lithium mining in Chile ‘dirty business’

Most of today’s electric vehicles use lithium-ion batteries. Global demand for lithium is rising rapidly, but there are concerns that widescale mining in the “lithium triangle” is a dirty business.

Deutsche Welle

Using aquaculture to increase food production

In Rwanda, sustainable aquaculture is being used to raise fish with recirculating and solar technologies. Some of the fish will be eaten, and others will be used to restock lakes.

Deutsche Welle

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North Korea lacks sufficient food storage facilities. When the crops come in much of it lies out in the open. Experts estimate that more than 30% of the crops are lost between harvest and final consumption due to numerous factors. (Photo by Devrig Velly EU/ECHO) Photo used under CC BY

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