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347M children in S. Asia are facing water scarcity

More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the effects of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations says.

Al Jazeera

Thousands fall ill due to heavy smog in Pakistan

Toxic grey smog has sickened tens of thousands of people in Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore, forcing authorities to shut schools, markets and parks for four days.

The Independent

Why is S. Asia the global hotspot of pollution?

Reuters

Rains increase suffering of Gazans living in tents

A heavy downpour in Gaza that followed six weeks of war has brought with it new concerns and challenges for thousands of Palestinians who have lost their homes.

Al Jazeera

Rain compounds desperation in war-torn Gaza

YouTube

Ukrainian refugees in Gaza flee another war

Fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Ukrainians sought refuge in Israel and Gaza. The Israel-Hamas conflict is now forcing them to seek safety again.

Deutsche Welle

Gaza’s cancer patients face death amid war

With no proper treatment and care, the 2,000 cancer patients in the Gaza Strip live in catastrophic health conditions. Medicines have run out and hospitals are forced to close.

Al Jazeera

Document: WHO paid Congo sex abuse victims

Earlier this year, the doctor who leads the World Health Organization’s efforts to prevent sexual abuse traveled to Congo to address the biggest known sex scandal in the U.N. health agency’s history.

Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

Pakistan orders migrants to return to homeland

Pakistan ordered all Afghan refugees and migrants without official identity documents to leave the country by November 1 – and vowed to deport any who remain after that date.

CNN

Cambodia forces mass evictions at Angkor Wat

In a new report, Amnesty International accused the Cambodian government of using the protection of the UNESCO World Heritage site as a pretext for the forced displacement of some 10,000 families.

France 24

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Israel warned against occupying Gaza post-war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Israel cannot reoccupy Gaza after the war with Hamas ends. Blinken also insisted Hamas could not continue to rule there as it risked a repetition of the 7 October attacks.

BBC

Israeli military says Hamas has lost control of northern Gaza

YouTube

Brazil gang an international criminal leviathan

Over the past five years, the PCC, a gang that started in Brazil’s prisons, has morphed into an even more formidable force after forging lucrative alliances with partners ranging from Bolivian cocaine producers to Italian mafiosi.

Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists turn lunar soil fertile for agriculture

Scientists are taking steps toward making moon agriculture a real possibility. Researchers have found a way to turn lunar soil fertile by introducing bacteria that enhance the availability of phosphorus.

Reuters

Transgender Indians use apps to avoid bigotry

The rise in digital transactions has helped marginalized communities like transgender people to manage their finances.

CNN

Ancient plankton fill a major evolutionary gap

First found in rocks on a logging trail in Canada, the 500-million-year-old microfossils are believed to be forerunners of the algae.

Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Hospitals in Israel forced to move underground

All across Israel, but especially in the north, hospitals are moving underground or into fortified areas, or are preparing to do so, amid tensions and fighting between Israel and Lebanese militants.

NPR

Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Emily Rees):

Agricultural innovations are key to climate action

Devex

Column (Ihsan Adel and Katherine Gallagher):

Genocide in Gaza: A call to urgent global action

Al Jazeera

Column (Greg Poling and Jude Planchette):

China should treat SE Asia as partner, not irritant

Asia Times Online

Column (Vijay Prashad):

How the war on Gaza has stalled India’s new economic corridor

Asia Times Online

Column (Miguel Guimaraes):

Protecting Indigenous rights key to cleaning up EU supply chains

Context

Column (Ahmad Hashemi):

Iran is the main beneficiary of the Gaza crisis, but Israel can turn the tables

The Hill

Column (Steven Lubet):

The war of words over Gaza makes the entire world less safe

The Hill

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GOOD NEWS

Special holiday in Kenya to plant 100M trees

Kenyans have been given a special holiday to plant 100 million trees as part of the government’s goal to plant 15 billion trees in 10 years. The holiday allows “each and every Kenyan to own the initiative.”

BBC

Dominica creates first marine protected area

The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of Earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale.

Associated Press

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

The ways people mobilize to support Palestine

From boycotting to protesting, here’s how people are mobilising to support Palestinians and put pressure on governments and companies to stop backing Israel as it continues its bombardment on Gaza.

Al Jazeera

India bars protests that support the Palestinians

Associated Press

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Argentina’s annual inflation hits high of 143%

The annual inflation rate in Argentina hit 143% according to the data released by the statistics agency in the run up to the presidential election.

Deutsche Welle

Argentines turn to second-hand clothing shops

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Caribbean struggles to attract green investors

Caribbean countries are on a mission to attract investments in climate-friendly projects. The region’s export agency held a conference to attract green capital, but while momentum is building, challenges remain.

Devex

2023 on track to be hottest year in 125K years

European scientists say 2023 is on track to be the hottest year on record after temperatures soared across the planet in October.

Al Jazeera

Climate change worsened drought in Syria, Iraq, Iran

Deutsche Welle

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Refugee woman sewing in her shop in Kalobeyei settlement, Turkana County - Kenya. (Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR-ICRAF) Photo used under CC BY

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