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A girl gets her ration of water in drought-hit Ethiopia. (Photo by EU/ECHO/Anouk Delafortrie) Photo used under CC BY

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Children in Africa endure effects of climate change

Africa is home to some of the countries least responsible for carbon emissions but is hit disproportionately hard by droughts, flooding, storms and heatwaves; children in 48 of the 49 countries assessed are at “high or extremely high risk” of climate shocks, UNICEF said.

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France24

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Climate change impacts farming in Africa

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UN: Iran’s proposed hijab law ‘gender apartheid’

A new draft law that would enshrine harsh punishments for women and girls who fail to wear a hijab in Iran could amount to “gender apartheid,” UN experts said in a statement.

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CNN

Lebanon’s financial crisis hurts refugees’ education

Lebanon, which is experiencing a severe economic crisis, hosts the world’s largest number of refugees per capita. With nine out of 10 Syrian refugees living in poverty, education has become a luxury most are unable to afford, but solutions are emerging.

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Guardian

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India’s textbook purge sparks controversy

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France24

Haitians fleeing gangs set up camp in capital

Thousands of Haitians prepared to sleep in schools and a theater in the capital, after attacks by gangs pushed already displaced people downtown to seek shelter.

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Reuters

Car bombs, prison riots rock Ecuador’s capital

Ecuador experienced a series of violent incidents as car bombs detonated and inmates in multiple prisons seized prison guards.

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i24 News

Traders strike against high inflation in Pakistan

Pakistani traders went on strike against the soaring cost of living and record depreciation of the rupee against the dollar.

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ABC News

HUMAN RIGHTS

Female suicides on rise in Taliban’s Afghanistan

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, there has been a disturbing surge in the number of women taking their own lives or attempting to do so.

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Taliban ban women from national park

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CNN

74 homeless squatters killed in S. Africa fire

A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown five-story building in Johannesburg that was occupied by homeless people and squatters, leaving at least 74 people dead, emergency services in South Africa’s biggest city said.

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Associated Press

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Africa leaders work on response to Gabon coup

African leaders were working on a response to officers in Gabon who ousted the president and installed a general as head of state, the latest in a wave of coups in West and Central Africa.

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Reuters

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Some in Africa are celebrating the coups

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Afghan refugees face deadline to leave hotels

Afghan refugees in Scotland face a “grim” future unless suitable housing is provided for them, a charity has warned. Afghans must leave hotels they have been living in following the Taliban takeover of their country in 2021.

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BBC

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Rare super blue moon lights up skies worldwide

A rare blue supermoon – the closest full moon of the year – dazzled stargazers around the world. The next blue supermoon is not until 2037. But another regular supermoon is on the horizon at the end of September.

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NPR

Gangs force thousands into cybercrime in Asia

Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked and forced to work for online scamming operations in southeast Asia run by criminal gangs, according to a UN report.

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Guardian

Slum dwellers with data lobby for more services

In slums around the world, residents are collecting data to map needs and lobby for services like sanitation and waste collection.

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Context

GLOBAL HEALTH

Drug access may be sacrificed in EU trade deals

When the EU and India decided to relaunch trade talks in 2022, activists were surprised to see the EU insert some intellectual property protections that would curb affordable access to medicines and medical products.

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Devex

S. Africa struggles to avert diabetes ‘car crash’

The disease kills more women in the country than any other, but lack of funding and awareness means few get support, and a fast-food culture only adds to the problem.

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Guardian

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GOOD NEWS

Network moves millions away from fossil fuels

In homes across the UK, women are coming together to ensure their money isn’t funding climate breakdown – and learning how to take control of their financial futures.

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Cuba’s female boxers dream of Olympic glory

Cuban women fight to make name for themselves in the world of boxing that was, until very recently, only open to men.

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Al Jazeera

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

US approves first-ever military aid to Taiwan

The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of U.S. military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress.

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CNN

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Ghana drowning in West’s secondhand clothes

Traders in the world’s largest secondhand clothes market want reparations for chronic pollution caused by fast fashion.

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Context

Bhutan to balance economy with tourist tax

Bhutan’s Sustainable Development Fee highlights the challenge of trying to revive tourism post-pandemic while avoiding harm to nature.

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Context

ENVIRONMENT

Drought threatens shipping on Panama Canal

A severe drought is threatening shipping on the Panama Canal. As climate change brings hotter temperatures and prolonged dry spells to the tropics, the canal’s long-term viability is now a subject of concern for many.

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CBC News

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Drought hits livelihood of Sri Lankan farmers

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Al Jazeera

Palestinians still struggle to get enough water

Palestinians say they can barely get enough water to bathe their children and wash their clothes. In contrast, Israeli settlers in the Jordan Valley consume 400-700 liters of water per capita a day.

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Al Jazeera

Indigenous groups fight quest for ‘white gold’

Argentina is the world’s number four lithium producer, but residents of Jujuy say not only are they not benefiting from the industry, but that their way of life is under threat.

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BBC

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Mothers and children wait in Changanine community (Chibuto District), Mozambique to collect their seeds from the Red Cross. The community has been hit very hard by the current drought, many have lost their crops, and locals have to walk up to five kilometers to dig for water. (Photo by Aurélie Marrier d’Unienville / IFRC) Photo used under CC BY

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