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Afghan women terrified of life under Taliban law

In Afghanistan, even the small joys that were making life bearable are fraught with fear after a new Taliban law was announced saying if a woman is outside her home, even her voice must not be heard.

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BBC

India shuts down Manipur internet, sets curfew

The curfew and cut to internet access follow anti-government protests by hundreds of students. They accuse authorities of failing to control ethnic violence.

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Venezuelans’ hope fades as diplomacy falls short

After being threatened with arrest, opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez fled Venezuela — and some other Venezuelans are already opting to do the same.

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Reuters

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Venezuelan opposition leader flees into exile in Spain

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What’s next for Venezuela and its opposition?

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Al Jazeera

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Venezuelan opposition still hopes to unseat Maduro despite their candidate’s exile

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Associated Press

Pollution crisis amid Darién Gap migrant surge

With half a million people slogging through the rainforest on their way to the U.S. each year, Darién’s Indigenous groups say their ecosystem and way of life are under threat.

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Guardian

UN chief: Gaza death, destruction worst seen

The U.N. chief said that the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and demanded an end to the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure.

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Associated Press

HUMAN RIGHTS

West Bank seeks normality after deadly raids

In the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, residents are struggling to return to normality after the longest – and deadliest – Israeli military operation in the area for 20 years.

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Guardian

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Jenin residents struggle to recover after Israeli troops depart

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19 dead in Israeli strike on Gazan ‘safe zone’

At least 19 people have been killed and many wounded in an Israeli strike on a designated “safe zone” in southern Gaza.

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Al Jazeera

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Gaza: Deadly Israeli strike on al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’ camp

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Anguish as dozens die in Senegal shipwreck

At least 26 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Senegal’s coast. So far, four people have been rescued and search efforts are still under way.

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BBC

Fate of Bangladesh’s ‘disappeared’ uncertain

Only three of more than 150 persons who went missing during Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule have been reunited with their families.

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Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Jamaica to deploy some soldiers, police to Haiti

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that his country would send two dozen soldiers and police officers to Haiti this week to boost a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to fight violent gangs.

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Associated Press

Jordanian voters go to polls amid fears of war

Jordanian voters are going to the polls in the kingdom’s first parliamentary elections since a new election law two years ago paved the way for greater participation by political parties in the country’s political system.

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NPR

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Robot removes melted fuel from Fukushima

The robot’s trip into the Unit 2 reactor is a crucial initial step for what comes next — a daunting, decades-long process to decommission the plant and deal with large amounts of highly radioactive melted fuel.

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Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Polio vaccines start in Gaza despite obstacles

Campaign to vaccinate a final 200,000 children in north Gaza against polio began although health and aid officials said the operation was complicated by access restrictions, evacuation orders and fuel shortages.

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Reuters

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Sickness can be ‘death sentence’ in Gaza

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First mpox vaccines from US arrive in Congo

Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country a week after the first batch arrived from the European Union.

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Associated Press

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Female-only cab service in Pakistan is safer

Women in Pakistan often face harassment when using public transport. A female-only ride-hailing service aims to provide women with safe and reliable transportation.

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‘Good fire’ reviving Nebraska’s birds, bears

The destruction a fire brings can be crucial for certain species to thrive. Meet the conservationists reviving the ancient art of “good fire.”

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BBC

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2024 likely to be deadliest year for aid workers

Nearly 200 humanitarians have been killed so far this year, the majority local hires, as growing disregard for international law ramps up the risks to those in conflict hotspots.

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Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Thirsty data centers spring up in Mexican town

The Mexican state of Querétaro struggles with a two-year drought while drawing investment for water-hungry data centers.

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ENVIRONMENT

Methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has increased by 20% over the past two decades despite global efforts to curb it.

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Al Jazeera

Almost 200 killed defending the environment

At least 196 people were killed last year for defending the environment, with more than a third of killings taking place in Colombia, new figures show.

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Guardian

Floods inundate Vietnam as death toll climbs

Severe floods are expected to inundate parts of Vietnam’s north, as the aftermath of typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm to hit Asia so far this year, continues to extract a deadly toll.

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