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A Marsh Arab steers a canoe in the wetlands of southern Iraq. (Photo by Salim Virji) Photo used under CC BY

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Climate change reducing Iraq’s wetlands to desert

The people of the Hawizeh marshes of southern Iraq have an ancient history living in the world’s most unique and biodiverse wetlands, but the region has been reduced to near-desert as a result of the climate crisis, and now thousands of families are forced to leave.

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Guardian

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Iraqi prime minster replaces Central Bank governor

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ABC News

Polarization, poverty at heart of Peru’s protests

The explosion of unrest that has left at least 44 dead in Peru began high up in the Andes and spread to the capital of Lima as Indigenous people vented their fury over racism, polarization and growing poverty.

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i24 News

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Peruvian police raid university as protests grow

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Al Jazeera

Syrian government forces active in illegal drug trade

Captagon is a synthetic drug that has turned Syria into a narco-state. The illicit industry behind this amphetamine is estimated to be worth billions of dollars, with over 400 million tablets seized in the Middle East in 2021.

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France 24

Afghanistan’s women defy Taliban sports ban

When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, it meant more restrictions on women’s freedom, including a sports ban. Some women are defying the ban by being photographed anonymously while playing sports.

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Pakistan government tightens blasphemy laws

Pakistan has further tightened its strict blasphemy laws by extending the punishment for those convicted of insulting religious figures connected to the Prophet Muhammad.

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The Independent

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Lights go out as energy-saving move backfires in Pakistan

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Associated Press

396 Haitian migrants detained near Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard detained a boat carrying 396 Haitian migrants in the Bahamas, one of the biggest human smuggling incidents in the region, officials said, as thousands of Haitians continue to flee a crises-stricken country.

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ABC News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Rights group files suit against Myanmar military

A human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint in Germany seeking punishment of Myanmar’s generals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Associated Press

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Myanmar opposition attacks military’s population survey

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Associated Press

Yazidi women kept as slaves by IS appeal to UN

Five Yazidi women held as slaves by an Islamic State fighter are appealing to the UN to intervene in their case for compensation in a move lawyers hope will help fix a “lawless” global system that is failing torture survivors.

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Guardian

Islamic State group claims deadly attack in DRC

Suspected Allied Democratic Forces fighters have killed at least 23 people in eastern DR Congo, local officials said, in the latest violence in the turbulent region claimed by the Islamic State group.

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France 24

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Burkina Faso asks France to withdraw troops

Burkina Faso asked France to withdraw its troops out of the country within a month, ending a 2018 military accord, media reported.

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i24 News

China supplies Russia with tech amid sanctions

Russia is still able to import significant amounts of technology for use by its defense industry thanks in part to China and Hong Kong.

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Newsweek

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

World of Warcraft to go offline in China

Millions of Chinese players of the roleplaying epic World of Warcraft will bid a sad farewell to the land of Azeroth, with the game set to go offline after a dispute between the U.S. developer and its local partner.

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Guardian

Internet growth, smartphone use stalls in India

With more than a billion users, India boasts the world’s second-largest mobile phone market. Yet, internet growth in this vast market appears to have stalled.

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BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Yemen cancer patients hardest hit by shortages

Around 81,000 patients registered with the National Oncology Center in Yemen are seeking free treatment, which has increasingly been limited by shrinking funds and restrictions on the flow of goods in the import-reliant country.

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FOX News

Africa CDC aiming to be more tech-savvy

At least 41 African countries have digital health strategies and while some have started to implement them, others gather dust.

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Devex

WHO calls for action after cough syrup deaths

Contaminated cough syrups have been linked to hundreds of child deaths in Africa and Asia. The WHO is reportedly investigating potential connections between the pharmaceutical companies that made the products.

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Kenya’s medical schools face cadaver shortage

Medical training is in demand in Kenya, but hesitancy on body donation means students have little to work with, while an illicit trade in transplant organs flourishes.

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Guardian

Columns And Op-Ed

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Preparing for perfect storm of conflict and climate change

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Asia Times Online

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If women are the Taliban’s kryptonite, let’s send our best and brightest

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The Hill

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Venezuela’s dictator loves dollars but lashes out at democracy

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The Hill

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TikTok, other social media controlled by our enemies must be banned now

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FOX News

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Asia is hurtling toward a tectonic power shift

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CNN

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China’s rampant illegal fishing is endangering the environment and the global economy

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Newsweek

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Big corps controlling seeds will never solve food insecurity

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GOOD NEWS

Boxing club opens doors to women in Gaza

Around 40 girls train at a boxing club in Gaza, with its full-size boxing ring, defying expectations in a region where boxing has traditionally been a sport for men.

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Reuters

Archery thrives among indigenous in India

The ancient skill of archery thrives in the capital of the Indian state of Meghalaya. Almost every day, behind a row of liquor shops and next to a motor garage, an event is held.

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Al Jazeera

Tech from Avatar film used in disease research

Motion-capture suits that bring characters to life in films like Avatar are helping researchers track the onset of diseases that impair movement, such as Friedreich’s ataxia and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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BBC

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Avatar movies and clinical research

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YouTube

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Volunteers use Japanese tree-planting method

French volunteers are using a pioneering Japanese tree-planting method to create pocket forests in Paris in the hope they will slow climate change.

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France 24

Gates: Ukraine War stops development goals

Billionaire Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates believes the war in Ukraine means that the chances of meeting the UN sustainable development goals on time have been scuppered.

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Newsweek

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Palestinian refugee agency appeals for $1.6B

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees launched a “global appeal” for $1.6 billion in financial aid, citing rising costs and underfunding.

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i24 News

India commits to helping Sri Lanka on debt

India has committed to help ease the debt burden of its crisis-stricken neighbor Sri Lanka as part of a possible International Monetary Fund-supported program, the IMF said.

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Reuters

Nigeria bets on China-funded port for growth

The Nigerian president has marked the opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos that authorities hope will help grow the West African nation’s ailing economy.

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Associated Press

Yellen calls for action on food security in Africa

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called for urgent action to improve long-term food security in Africa and around the world, while adapting agricultural practices and technology to the changing climate.

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Reuters

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Rising prices, food insecurity add to ranks of hungry

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Associated Press

ENVIRONMENT

Can carbon removal help meet climate targets?

To prevent further global heating, humans need to stop burning fossil fuels. But that’s not enough — experts now say we also need to remove billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. What are our options?

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The village being destroyed for a coalmine

After Lützerath in Germany was emptied of its residents to make way for the Garzweiler coalmine, protesters occupied the deserted village while waiting for a showdown.

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Guardian

Fashion sneakers propel sustainable rubber

A Brazilian co-op called Cooperacre has reenergized the production of a sustainable forest product and improved the lives of hundreds of rubber tapper families.

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Associated Press

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Internally displaced women wear head-to-toe burkas and no coats as they huddle together with a baby, waiting in the winter cold for aid in the Farah province of Afghanistan. (Photo by Master Sgt. Tracy DeMarco) Photo used under CC BY

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