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Climate disasters driving child marriage, pregnancy

Climate disasters are increasing the risks of child marriage, teenage pregnancy and violence against girls, a new study has found, as floods, droughts and extreme heat disrupt the health and education services they rely on.

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The Independent

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Climate crisis isn’t gender neutral

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Plan International

Sudanese refugees suffer in Chad’s camps

The scale and nature of the violence, and the shocking lack of aid, means the situation in Sudan is widely known as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. For many of the survivors, their suffering has followed them to Chad.

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The Independent

Yemen’s pregnant women face a double toll

Pregnant women in Yemen are suffering a double burden from the ongoing conflict and extreme summer heat, compounded by chronic electricity shortages and shrinking humanitarian aid.

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The Independent

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Yemen’s displaced children dream of returning to school

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Al Jazeera

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Houthis attack Aden airport as fighting intensifies in Yemen

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Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys’

As renewed fighting has threatened a fresh humanitarian crisis in the northern region of Ethiopia, reports are emerging that a new alliance of armed groups in Tigray has been forcibly recruiting men and boys to its ranks.

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Guardian

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Ethiopia: Abiy begins new term as tensions mount

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Israel holds memorial on October 7 anniversary

Israel is holding memorial ceremonies nationwide for those killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks and soldiers who died in the ensuing war.

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Israelis mourn Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians in Gaza languish in ruins

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Associated Press

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Satellite photos show how Israeli forces have erased Gaza towns

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Associated Press

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Three years of Israel’s war on Gaza as tent cities spread amid ruin

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Al Jazeera

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Scars from Oct. 7 fuel deep divisions over Netanyahu ahead of Israeli election

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Associated Press

Greece targets defiant refugee rescue group

Aegean Boat Report founder Tommy Olsen insists he is defending the rule of law, as Greece opens trial against him.

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Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Bolsonaro faces Lula in Brazil’s runoff election

Right-wing Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro will face leftist President Luiz Inacio ‌Lula da Silva in a runoff of the presidential election later this month.

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Reuters

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Brazilians vote in high-stakes presidential election

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How Brazil’s dramatic election unfolded

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BBC

Ethiopian PM Ahmed demands Red Sea access

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has insisted that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, even as neighboring countries have said responsibility for the sea rests with the states along its shores.

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Al Jazeera

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Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea

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France24

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Skulls suggest Egyptian servants sacrificed

Court officials and craftspeople serving early Egyptian kings may have been sacrificed when their ruler died, according to research that found fractures in several ancient skulls.

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Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus surges

Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case after a Kenyan citizen who had traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo died in Nairobi. Kenya is the fourth country to record a case of the virus.

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Reuters

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The mass killing does not mean Israel’s winning

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I was tortured because I’m a Somali woman who dared to speak out

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Guardian

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Three questions Israelis must ask themselves before voting on Oct. 27

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The Jerusalem Post

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GOOD NEWS

Guardian readers fund surgery for Somali boy

After a Guardian investigation uncovered a drone strike that killed 12 civilians and injured many more, 7-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent a vital operation in Mogadishu.

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Guardian

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Nepal ends search for thousands of victims

The families of thousands of people who remain missing in Nepal weeks after catastrophic floods devastated the country have expressed mixed feelings after the government said it is stopping the search.

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Associated Press

Tackling Africa’s chronic shortage of midwives

There is a global midwife shortage of up to 980,000, and much of that need is in Africa. The continent is home to 19% of the world’s women of reproductive age but carries 46% of the global midwife shortage.

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The Independent

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Climate aid driving up countries’ public debt

The system for distributing climate aid from rich countries is leaving some of the poorest and most vulnerable countries struggling to access finance.

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The Independent

ENVIRONMENT

Solar power helps Amazonians ditch diesel

In June, Nova Sociedade installed solar panels to power water pumps that fill storage tanks and provide clean water to all 36 families in the village. The Amazon-based nonprofit Saude e Alegria provided the system.

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Associated Press

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The solar boom is rapidly transforming emerging economies

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Why climate change is driving species loss

Polar bears disappear as sea ice melts, forests face drought and bees are finding less food. Climate change is causing biodiversity to fall and disrupting ecosystems worldwide.

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Awa is a traditional midwife in Burkina Faso. Here she’s telling her stories of childbirth at a community discussion about female genital mutilation. (Photo by Jessica Lea/DFID) Photo used under CC BY

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