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Syrians in tent settlements struggle to return home

More than a year after the war ended, more than 7 million Syrians displaced within the country can’t afford to return and rebuild their homes. A million of them still live in tents, according to the United Nations.

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Dozens of Assad-era chemical weapons found in Syria

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‘Catastrophic collision’ of disease, war in DRC

Ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is hampering the Ebola outbreak response, the head of the World Health Organization has warned. There have been 220 deaths since the outbreak was declared.

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WHO urges ceasefire in Congo to contain Ebola

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Uganda closes its border with Congo

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Growing resistance hampers Ebola response

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Sierra Leone facing a teenage pregnancy crisis

Across Sierra Leone, child marriage and teenage pregnancy remain deeply entrenched. Thirty percent of girls marry or enter unions before turning 18. Meanwhile, up to 40% of maternal deaths occur among teenagers.

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The Independent

HUMAN RIGHTS

Hunger increasingly used as a weapon of war

Hunger is increasingly being exploited as a weapon of war, with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” over the past eight years.

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Guardian

Christians in Jerusalem fear rising violence

Anti-Christian attacks are on the rise in Israel, especially in Jerusalem. DW correspondent Jan-Philipp Scholz met an abbot in Jerusalem who faces threats and intimidations almost daily.

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GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Bolivian protestors march to president’s palace

Protests are escalating in Bolivia, as the president faces growing calls to resign just six months after taking office. Demonstrators gathered near the presidential palace.

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Al Jazeera

Riot police use water cannons at Turkey rally

Riot police in Turkey used water cannons to prevent people from gathering to hear a speech by the deposed leader of the country’s main opposition party.

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Associated Press

Cuba urges global solidarity amid US sanctions

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned the U.N. Security Council that United States sanctions were pushing the island toward a “humanitarian catastrophe” as tensions with Washington escalate.

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Cuba warns of ‘bloodbath’ as US pressure campaign intensifies

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Iran restores internet after months of blackout

Internet access has begun to be restored in Iran after being cut off for almost three months, the country’s vice president said.

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Internet access in Iran is a luxury for the few

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Therapists using AI to take notes face criticism

Across the U.S., a growing number of therapists are experimenting with artificial intelligence tools that record sessions, generate transcripts and draft clinical notes automatically.

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NPR

GLOBAL HEALTH

Iran medicine shortages worsened by war

Amid a fragile ceasefire with the United States and Israel, Iranians are finding it harder to access essential medicines as imports and payment systems are disrupted.

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India’s drug lifeline to Africa disrupted by war

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Ebola cases hit 900 in DR Congo, says WHO

More than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been identified in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization chief has said.

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Jui-jitsu gives Lebanese women more freedom

In a makeshift gym in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon, the participants in a martial arts class are unlearning much of what they have been taught about how girls and women should behave.

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NPR

LEGO donates $97M for kids in conflict zones

The LEGO Foundation has committed $97 million to expand the International Rescue Committee’s programs that use play to aid learning for children in conflict zones.

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AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Aid group plans 50-bed Ebola unit in DRC

Christian aid group Samaritan’s Purse hopes to open within a week a ‌50-bed Ebola treatment center in the area ‌of the outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, its president told Reuters.

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Ebola outbreak aid workers are now facing new threats from suspicious locals

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Aid cuts to take ‘devastating toll’ on vulnerable

Cuts to foreign aid budgets by the U.K., France and Germany could contribute to more than 11.5 million preventable deaths by the end of the decade, according to a new report.

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Guardian

China sends aid to Cuba amid US blockade

Cuba has received 15,000 tons of rice from China via the port of Havana. This is part of a 60,000-ton aid package amid a harsh U.S. blockade that is fueling the island’s worst economic crisis in decades.

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Al Jazeera

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Bangladesh seeks aid for economic fallout

The International Monetary Fund reports that Bangladesh has requested a new assistance program as it struggles with the economic fallout of the United States-Israel war on Iran.

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Al Jazeera

Iran demands $12B asset release for US deal

Iran demanded the release of $12 billion in frozen assets in a potential deal with the U.S. and insists that another $12 billion should be transferred within 60 days.

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Middle East Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Argentina seizes 700 trafficked marine animals

Argentine authorities have seized more than 700 marine animals trafficked from Kenya in what conservationists describe as a major bust of exotic aquatic wildlife destined for the ornamental pet trade.

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Associated Press

Climate crisis accelerates antibiotic resistance

The climate crisis is accelerating a global increase in antibiotic resistance that poses a serious threat to human health, experts have said as figures show a rise in salmonella antibiotic resistant genes.

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Members of the Hamar tribe in southwestern Ethiopia perform a traditional dance during a bull-jumping ceremony. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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