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A U.S. special forces company commander and his Afghan counterpart meet with village elders. (Photo by U.S. Army) Photo used under CC BY

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Taliban abducting, killing Western-linked Afghanis

Far from keeping its promise not to seek retribution against those associated with Afghanistan’s previous government, the Taliban has merely been biding its time before enacting vicious extrajudicial “justice” against its perceived enemies, according to rights groups.

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The Independent

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Former Congolese child soldier speaks on hardships

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El Salvador ‘re-arrests’ prisoners in crackdown

A rising number of Salvadorans detained under the state of exception have been “re-arrested” upon release after either being granted bail or having their cases dropped, the police workers union and human rights groups said.

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Al Jazeera

NGO: Congo’s M23 rebels commit executions, rapes

Fighters from DR Congo’s M23 rebel group killed at least 20 men and raped scores of women and girls in November, Amnesty International said, calling on the Congolese authorities to investigate the alleged crimes and hold the perpetrators to account.

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Reuters

Syria hospitals overwhelmed by quake victims

Hospitals in Syria do not have enough room for new patients in the wake of the devastating earthquake, a doctor said.

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BBC

UN warns of cuts to food rations for Rohingya

The UN has been forced to cut food rations for Rohingya refugees by 17% and has warned of more “unconscionable” cuts in April as a result of dwindling international donations.

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Guardian

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Rohingya brave sea to reach Indonesia

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Cholera spreads in 15 counties in four months

The WHO has been warning of an increase in cholera outbreaks worldwide. Ten African countries have reported outbreaks. Kenya has launched a vaccination campaign to prevent the situation from getting worse.

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France 24

HUMAN RIGHTS

Migrant shelters in Guatemala under legal threat

As migrants and asylum seekers journey north through Central America, with many headed to the United States, Guatemala has instituted reforms that could criminalize the work done by faith-based groups and volunteers.

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Al Jazeera

Islamic State accused of killing truffle hunters

At least 53 people have been killed by the Islamic State jihadist militant group in Syria, state media reports. The group were reportedly searching for desert truffles when they were targeted in the province of Homs.

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BBC

Taliban bans birth control, alarming activists

Taliban fighters have stopped the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan’s main cities, claiming their use by women is a conspiracy to control the Muslim population.

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Guardian

Myanmar mine usage soars, threatens civilians

In Myanmar, the use of mines has soared since the military seized power from the democratically elected government in February 2021 and armed resistance has skyrocketed.

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Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

China may aid Russian invasion of Ukraine

As the attempted Russian takeover of Ukraine nears its one-year mark, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS News that China is actively considering providing lethal support, to aid Moscow in its war against Ukraine.

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CBS News

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Ukraine war begins its second year at standstill

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CBS News

Tunisia trade unions rally for ‘basic freedoms’

Thousands of members of Tunisia‘s powerful UGTT trade union took to the streets of eight cities to protest against President Kais Saied’s policies, accusing him of trying to stifle basic freedoms including union rights.

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Reuters

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Tunisia crackdown alarms rights groups

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Guardian

N. Korea fires missiles, threatens Pacific

North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles off its east coast, as the sister of leader Kim Jong Un warned U.S. forces to halt military drills, saying the reclusive nuclear state could turn the Pacific into a “firing range.”

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NBCNews.com

Armenia presents peace treaty to Azerbaijan

Armenia has presented Azerbaijan with a project for a full peace treaty to end a years-long dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region and to prevent future wars there, said Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

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Al Jazeera

Taliban to turn bases into economic zones

The Taliban administration will move ahead with plans to turn former foreign military bases into special economic zones for businesses, the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs said in a statement.

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NBCNews.com

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Drones could be the future of Indian farming

India’s agricultural sector has usually not kept pace with new technology, relying largely on traditional farming methods. But start-ups specializing in drone technology are trying to change that - one farm at a time.

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BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Diseases spreading in Turkey’s quake zone

Survivors of Turkey’s devastating earthquake are criticizing the government for a lack of sanitary facilities in the affected region. Emergency services have said infectious diseases are on the rise.

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33M kids vaccinated against polio in S. Africa

More than 33 million children in southern African countries have been vaccinated against polio, part of ongoing efforts to eradicate the infectious paralytic disease that has been largely contained in much of the world.

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Associated Press

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GOOD NEWS

The plan to restore Britain’s lost rainforests

A fifth of Britain was once covered by rainforest. Hidden in remote corners of our rainy isle, fragments still survive. One conservationist is mapping and protecting them, and aiming to double their size.

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Carnival around the world, from Rio to Rhine

During the week before Lent, people around the world are unpacking their costumes and getting ready to party- not just in Brazil, but all around the world.

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NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Blinken pledges Turkey $100M more in US aid

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour of one of the provinces worst-affected by the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria and pledged a further $100 million in aid to help the region.

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NPR

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Aid groups help quake survivors amid global crises and donor fatigue

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NPR

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Anger mounts in northern Syria over late arrival of help

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ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Nigerians sell their votes to make ends meet

With so many struggling to get by, people will sell whatever they can — and that includes their vote. Ahead of Nigeria’s election, DW went to a community where people are offering their vote to the highest bidder.

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Insecurity threatens Nigeria’s democracy as voters elect a new president

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Reuters

60K minors set to cross Darien gap in 2023

A substantial hike in children crossing the Darien jungle - linking Panama with Colombia - is expected this year, the United Nations said, amid a surge in migrants making the dangerous journey to reach the United States.

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Reuters

Cuba rolling blackouts to resume until May

Rolling blackouts will resume in Cuba and last until May, the Minister of Energy and Mines said, while the country overhauls decades-old oil-fired power plants ahead of the energy-intense summer season.

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Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

Chile wildfires could spread to populated areas

New and reactivated wildfires in south-central Chile are causing great concern in populated areas, the country’s Interior Ministry Carolina Toha said, as some have destroyed buildings and left at least three people severely injured.

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Reuters

Taiwan offers hope in battle to save pangolin

In Taiwan, the pangolin was at one time vulnerable to hunting and trafficking, but nowadays, the island has become something of a sanctuary and offers lessons for at-risk pangolin populations elsewhere.

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Al Jazeera

New airport may threaten Albanian lagoons

Environmentalists warn a new multimillion-euro international airport near Albania’s city of Vlora could cause irreparable damage to the fragile ecosystems of protected lagoons.

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Associated Press

UN talks resume with goal to save biodiversity

United Nations members gather in New York to resume efforts to forge an elusive treaty to safeguard the world’s marine biodiversity.

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Associated Press

Cattle, not coca, drive Amazon deforestation

Cattle-ranching, not cocaine, has driven the destruction of the Colombian Amazon over the last four decades, a new study has found.

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Guardian

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A group of children from the Mentao refugee camp in Burkina Faso during a workshop activity in a hygiene and public health training. Conflict in the north of Mali, the entrenchment of armed groups and the spread of instability has led to increased humanitarian suffering across the region. (Photo by Pablo Tosco/Oxfam) Photo used under CC BY

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