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Clinicians at a center in Turkey provide rehabilitation services to a young victim of Syria’s war. (Photo by European Union) Photo used under CC BY

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Syrian regime bombards rebels in quake-hit town

The UK has condemned the Syrian president for his forces’ “heinous” bombing of a rebel-held town shortly after it was rocked by a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake. In Syria, aid efforts have been hampered by the ongoing war and the isolation of the rebel-held region.

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The Independent

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Vulnerable refugees hard to reach in Turkey-Syria quake zone

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i24 News

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis challenges elderly

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has brought specific challenges to elderly people in a country that traditionally depends on families to help with their care. Many retirees lack pensions and some families cannot afford to look after them.

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Pakistan’s poor still bereft of aid months after floods

Pakistan experienced devastating flooding last year when three months of heavy downpours submerged about a tenth of the country. In some areas, stagnant flood water remains across vast swathes of land, destroying farms and leaving 15 million people short of food.

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Guardian

Rights abuses ‘tipping point’ for jihadi recruits

Human rights abuses committed by security forces is an important driver of recruitment to extremist groups in Africa, a survey shows.

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Guardian

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UN: International community must focus on drivers of extremism

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France 24

Artisanal cobalt mining overtakes city in DRC

Satellite imagery shows the dramatic growth of copper and cobalt mines in and around a Congolese city over the last 5 years.

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ABC News

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Microsoft calls for ‘coalition’ to improve DRC’s mines

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Reuters

African children accused of witchcraft shunned

Hundreds of thousands of children across Africa are accused of witchcraft each year, a report says; the children are often shunned, but some find solace at a shelter in DR Congo.

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Reuters

HUMAN RIGHTS

Rage in India over land acquisition for airport

A months-old protest in India has become a ‘fight for survival’ as mainly marginalized residents of eight villages resist the government’s move to displace citizens for an international airport.

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Al Jazeera

Writer fighting to end FGM in Ivory Coast

In the Ivory Coast, more than 1/3 of women are victims of female genital mutilation. Aminata Traore is a writer; she was circumcised at the age of 11 and fights against this illegal practice. Her books are not her only weapon.

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France 24

Taliban urged to release imprisoned journalist

The media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RWB), along with 14 French media outlets and production companies called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release a journalist imprisoned for a month in Kabul.

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ABC News

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Lebanese banks close to protest court ruling

Lebanon’s battered commercial banks closed their doors to customers in protest of a recent court ruling that forced one of the country’s largest banks to pay out two of its depositors their trapped savings in cash.

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Associated Press

Haitians seek US passports to escape violence

Haitians desperate for passports to apply for a U.S. migration program crowded local migration centers, according to videos shared on social media, crushing through small doorways and scaling the outside of stairways.

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AfricaNews

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Fear, violence and chaos grip Haiti as gangs seize control

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PBS NewsHour

Iran unveils base to showcase aerial military

Iran’s army has unveiled a major underground base to showcase its aerial military capabilities in response to significant joint exercises by the United States and Israel.

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Al Jazeera

Hong Kong’s activists persecuted for ‘dissent’

Some of Hong Kong‘s best-known pro-democracy activists went on trial in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent.

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NPR

Mali expels UN mission’s human rights chief

Mali’s ruling junta said it was expelling the head of the human rights division the UN mission there, giving him 48 hours to leave the country.

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France 24

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Pakistan lifts ‘blasphemy’ ban on Wikipedia

Pakistan lifted its ban on Wikipedia after the country’s media regulator blocked the site last week for not removing purportedly blasphemous content, claiming it hurts the sentiments of Muslims.

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Associated Press

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Pakistan blocks Wikipedia for blasphemy

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BBC

Chinese scientist jailed for editing babies’ genes

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui served a three-year prison sentence after he was found guilty of editing the genes of a pair of twin girls before they were born.

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The Independent

What is ChatGPT? And will it steal our jobs?

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence text generator, is being hailed as the future of work, but not everyone is convinced.

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Ukraine honors Indian pharmacist for service

When Russia invaded Ukraine, India was one of many countries that raced to evacuate thousands of its citizens out of harm’s way, but one pharmacist chose to stay to provide antibiotics to hospitals and medical institutions.

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The Independent

Nepal Detects H5N1 Bird Flu on Farm

Nepal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm near the capital Kathmandu, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said.

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U.S. News & World Report

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GOOD NEWS

Cape Town holds first Chinese Spring Festival

Cape Town hosted its first ever Spring Festival temple fair, to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival. Nearly 3,000 local residents visited the fair, enjoying lantern shows and eating traditional yuanxiao - glutinous rice balls.

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AfricaNews

Meet Uganda’s first Grammy Award nominee

What does it feel like to be the first Ugandan artist to be nominated for a Grammy Award? BBC News Africa sat down with musician and producer Eddy Kenzo to talk about what this win would mean to him and his country.

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BBC

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Emergency quake aid pours into Turkey, Syria

Search teams and emergency aid from around the world poured into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dug through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

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Associated Press

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Syria accused of playing politics with aid in quake aftermath

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Guardian

Norway looks to donate $7.3B in aid to Ukraine

Norway is looking to donate 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion) to Kyiv as part of a five-year support package that would make the Scandinavian country one of the world’s biggest donors to war-torn Ukraine.

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ABC News

In Haiti, turmoil leaves children relying on aid

An escalation of gang violence, political instability and a deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti has left half its children relying on humanitarian aid to survive, Unicef says.

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Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Venezuela’s economic rebound not felt by poor

After eight years of economic crisis, Venezuela‘s economy is showing a few signs of recovery, but those living in the capital’s poorest neighborhoods have yet to feel the benefits of the apparent economic rebound.

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BBC

North Korea set to discuss ‘urgent’ food issue

North Korea has set a meeting to discuss the “urgent task” of improving its agricultural sector, a possible sign of worsening food insecurity as the country’s economic isolation deepens amid a nuclear weapons push.

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Associated Press

Guatemalans flee to US to escape poverty

Guatemala is one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world. Millions no longer see any opportunities in their home country, with one-in-six Guatemalans emigrating to the United States.

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ENVIRONMENT

15M people live under threat of glacial floods

As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15 million people across the globe live under the threat of a sudden and deadly outburst flood, a new study finds.

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Associated Press

S. African gold miner looks to green hydrogen

South Africa’s biggest gold miner, Harmony Gold, is exploring options, including hydrogen and natural gas, to cut its dependence on state utility Eskom, its CEO said.

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Reuters

Vietnam seizes ivory smuggled from Africa

Vietnamese authorities have over the past week seized more than 600 kilograms of ivory smuggled from Africa, the government said.

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Reuters

India’s sugarcane workers suffer debt bondage

As erratic weather hits crops in Maharashtra, displaced farm workers are flocking to sugarcane cutting, despite harsh conditions.

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Context

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The emergency response of the Turkish authorities, the search and rescue teams and the Red Crescent was “fast and efficient,” said Carlos Afonso, ECHO’s Rapid Response Coordinator sent to the disaster area. (Photo by EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid) Photo used under CC BY

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