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Esther was 8 years old when she underwent female genital mutilation. (Photo by Jessica Lea/DFID) Photo used under CC BY

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Sierra Leone works to end female genital mutilation

While the number of girls undergoing female genital mutilation is falling in Sierra Leone, the rate is still high. Sixty-one percent of women aged 15-19 have undergone FGM as compared with about 90% aged 45-49.

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Cult leader is charged with 191 child murders

Prosecutors in Kenya are pursuing cult leader Paul Mackenzie Nthenge and more than two dozen associates. He allegedly told followers to starve themselves and their kids, claiming the apocalypse was near.

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13 children die each day at a camp in Sudan

Thirteen children are dying each day of severe malnutrition at the Zamzam camp in Sudan’s northern Darfur as a consequence of the 10-month war in their country.

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Associated Press

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Millions displaced in Sudan crisis; UN experts plead for ceasefire, urgent aid

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Sex attacks in Darién Gap increase sevenfold

A sevenfold increase in sexual attacks against people trekking through the Darién Gap is compounding the misery for people making one of the world’s most dangerous and under-reported border crossings.

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Guardian

Police fire tear gas as hundreds protest in Haiti

Hundreds of Haitians took to the streets to protest the unelected government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whose administration has seen alliances of violent gangs expand control across most of the capital.

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Reuters

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Protesters demand resignation of Haitian prime minister

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Elderly Uyghurs imprisoned for religious crimes

Hundreds of women were sentenced for practices such as studying the Qur’an, dating back as far back as the 60s and 70s, according to an analysis of leaked Chinese police files.

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Guardian

Myanmar refugees escape from detention center

More than 100 Myanmar migrants fled from a Malaysian detention center after protests, with one killed in a road accident.

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The Independent

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Boat carrying Rohingya refugees lands in Indonesia

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UNHCR says it will close operations in Sri Lanka

Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers face an uncertain future as the agency announces the closure of Sri Lanka’s office this year.

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Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Colombia, ELN extend ceasefire by six months

Colombia’s government and National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels have agreed to extend their bilateral ceasefire by another six months. An initial six-month ceasefire expired last week and was then extended by five days.

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Reuters

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Colombia’s ELN rebels say no deal yet on ceasefire extension

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U.S. News & World Report

South African officials register inmates to vote

South African election officials have visited prisons across the country as part of an ambitious project to register at least 100,000 inmates to vote in this year’s national election.

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Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sudanese RSF brings down telecom networks

Communications were down for most Sudanese in what two telecoms sector sources and the army-aligned state news agency said was a deliberate move by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces who are battling the military.

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Reuters

Rohingya refugees a file petition against Meta

Two Rohingya refugees in India have filed a public interest litigation case with the Delhi High Court seeking its intervention in curbing anti-Rohingya hate content on Facebook.

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VOA

GLOBAL HEALTH

South Sudan floods worsen hepatitis outbreak

A push to tackle an outbreak of hepatitis E in South Sudan is being hampered by flooding that has isolated populations and turned villages into islands. A vaccination drive has begun to protect people against cases.

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Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

The solar-powered bag empowering Ugandans

Jamlia Mayanja is a social entrepreneur committed to empowering women in Uganda. She’s developed a solar-powered bag designed to make it easier for girls to go to school each day and study when the sun goes down.

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How surfing is challenging tradition in Ghana

Justice Kwofie is at the heart of Busua’s scene, running a surf school alongside his six brothers. Kwofie saw the division that kept girls at home after school, and was determined to break it down.

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BBC

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Third-party panel appointed to assess UNRWA

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the creation of an independent panel to assess the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

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Al Jazeera

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As donors suspend critical funding to UNRWA, allegations against staff remain murky

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France 24

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

IMF authorizes $4.7B for Argentina after reform

The International Monetary Fund approved the most recent review of its $44 billion program with Argentina, allowing for the disbursement of $4.7 billion. The government and IMF staff recently agreed on a seventh review.

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France 24

Vietnam lobbying for ‘market economy’ status

Hanoi has spent the past year lobbying Washington intensely to bring its anti-dumping rules closer in line with the E.U.’s approach.

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ENVIRONMENT

Fast fashion laborers toil in stifling conditions

How hot is too hot to work? Researchers have found the answer to here, in Cambodia’s brick kilns, where people toil in some of the hottest working conditions in the world, fueled in part by the scraps of fast fashion.

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BBC

Chile declares state of emergency over fires

Wildfires blazing in Chile have now killed at least 64 people and the toll will keep rising, President Gabriel Boric said as the disaster left bodies in the streets and homes gutted.

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France 24

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Chile battles devastating wildfires as death toll soars

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France 24

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Children inside a classroom at Za’atri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan. (Photo by UN Photo/Mark Garten) Photo used under CC BY

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