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A Palestinian woman comforts her child after an attack on Gaza. (Photo by Gaza Palestine) Photo used under CC BY

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‘Apocalyptic’ conditions in Gaza are blocking aid

The U.N.’s top aid official has said the Israeli military campaign in southern Gaza has been just as devastating as in the north, creating “apocalyptic” conditions and ending any possibility of meaningful aid.

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Guardian

Hamas committed ‘widespread’ sexual crimes

The United Nations has heard accounts of sexual violence during the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, in a meeting where speakers also attacked women’s rights activists and U.N. officials for not doing more.

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Associated Press

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Israel-Hamas war: How the mental health impact will be felt for years to come

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France 24

War crimes, massacres reported in Sudan fighting

War crimes, massacres, mass displacement and a worsening humanitarian crisis have been reported in Sudan, and many are now asking whether the country is on the brink of becoming a failed state or being split apart.

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UN political mission in Sudan to end

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Reuters

Africa fighting health impacts of climate crisis

Africa’s leading public health body is using the first-ever health day at COP28 to call for increased funding to fight the health impacts of the climate crisis and create more resilient systems to ensure it is prepared.

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Guardian

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Climate finance takes center stage at COP28

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France 24

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Chronic smog plagues cities in India and Pakistan

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Pakistan hears plea to halt Afghan deportation

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has opened a hearing on a petition filed by human rights groups to stop the deportations of Afghans who were born in Pakistan and those who would be at risk if they were returned.

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Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

S. Africa intercepts 440 unaccompanied children

South African border officials have intercepted a group of more than 440 unaccompanied children who had travelled from Zimbabwe. The Border Management Authority (BMA) said the children, travelled on dozens of buses.

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BBC

Refugee women facing maternal death in Syria

Women living in refugee camps in Nigeria “have a higher risk of maternal death than women living in their homes" due to inadequate care, a doctors says.  

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CNN

Sierra Leone enacts curfew after barracks attack

Authorities in Sierra Leone, which has been going through a political crisis following elections this year, have declared a national curfew after attacks on an army barracks.

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France 24

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Nepal village registers first same-sex marriage

Authorities in a village in Nepal registered the Himalayan nation’s first same-sex marriage, months after the Supreme Court issued an interim order clearing the way for such marriages in the conservative country.

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Reuters

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Thailand’s drive for a same-sex marriage law

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Al Jazeera

Afghan Taliban look to obtain nuclear weapon

The Taliban is exploring ways in which it can obtain a tactical nuclear weapon as it seeks to cement its grip on power in Afghanistan, the country’s former spy chief claimed.

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The Independent

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ancient Namibian tribe harnesses power of VR

In Namibia, the San people, Africa’s most ancient tribe, are harnessing the power of virtual reality to collaboratively design an experience that comes across as a video game but serves to preserve their dying culture.

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Influencers quit vaping over mining concerns

Dozens of young adults on TikTok are vowing to throw out their e-cigarettes and quit vaping - but not for health reasons.

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BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Cut fossil fuel use to save lives, UN experts say

Countries must put peoples’ health at the center of their plans to fight climate change and phase out fossil fuels to tackle diseases aggravated by rising temperatures, experts told the U.N. climate summit.

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WHO calls for higher taxes on sugary drinks

The WHO has called on governments worldwide to increase taxes on alcohol and sugary drinks in order to drastically curb the number of people dying from drinking and unhealthy diets.

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Columns And Op-Ed

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Column (Tom Mockaitis):

Palestinians don’t need deradicalization. They need better lives.

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The Hill

Column (Mesfin Tegenu):

The US can no longer ignore Ethiopia’s human rights crisis

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The Hill

Column (Mary Robinson and Rita El Zaghloul):

Can COP28 help put a key nature agreement into action?

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Europe’s rising tide of immigration hysteria

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Asia Times Online

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Dark shadows over Nepal

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Asia Times Online

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It’s time to put our money where our mouths are

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Context

Editorial (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf):

Do not ignore the suffering of Sudanese women

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Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Female art collective reclaims Nairobi’s streets

This female art collective creates murals in Kenyan towns and slums, bringing attention to a variety of social issues, including discrimination, education, and the dangers of drunk driving.

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NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Injured Gazans arrive for treatment in Tunisia

A group Palestinians wounded in the Israeli operations in Gaza has been flown to Tunisia for treatment with the enclave’s own hospitals overwhelmed. Tunisia has been keen to show its support to Palestinians throughout the war.

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France 24

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Newborn babies evacuated from Gaza now being treated at Cairo hospital

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‘Wounded child, no surviving family’: The pain of Gaza’s orphans

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BBC

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Palm oil demand fuels corruption in Honduras

Besides its negative impact on the environment, illegal oil palm crops are also used by drug traffickers in Honduras, supporting laundering and transportation.

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Guardian

ENVIRONMENT

AI’s potential to help meet key climate pledges

With the promise - and risks - of AI quickly moving up the political agenda, COP28 will be the first U.N. climate summit to hold high-level discussions on the use of the technology for climate action.

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Show us the climate money, women leaders and activists tell COP28

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Pakistan beach pollution endangers sea turtles

Thousands of sea turtles visit the beaches of southern Pakistan every year to nest and lay eggs. But they are facing a raft of threats, ranging from plastic pollution to entanglement in fishing nets.

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The Masalit community in London protests genocidal atrocities committed against them in Darfur, Sudan. (Photo by Alisdare Hickson) Photo used under CC BY

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