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Refugee children from Darfur next to their temporary shelter in the Central African Republic. (Photo by Nicolas Rost/UNHCR) Photo used under CC BY

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Sudan’s army targets civilians on ethnic basis

Sudan’s army has accused civilians from regions where its rivals, the Rapid Support Forces, have some support of spying for the RSF paramilitary based on ethnic grounds, leading to arrests, torture and killings.

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Al Jazeera

South Sudanese lack access to safe water

Not even half of South Sudan’s population has access to safe drinking water. Nearly 13 years after gaining independence, South Sudanese continue to face deteriorating conditions.

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100K quake-hit children need aid in Afghanistan

Almost 100,000 children in Afghanistan are in dire need of support. Aid is needed to ensure children not only survive the winter but have a chance to thrive in the months to come.

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The Independent

Transgender slayings in Mexico spur protests

Authorities in Mexico said at least three transgender people were killed in the first two weeks of 2024, and rights groups were investigating two additional such cases.

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Associated Press

The risk of famine continues to rise in Gaza

After 100 days of fighting, there are no signs of a letup in the Israel-Hamas war. Amid the constant threat of Israeli strikes, people in Gaza are not only struggling to find refuge, but enough food as well.

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Hungry Palestinians crowd aid truck in Gaza

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Drone video shows Gaza destruction

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BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Kenya cult leader to be charged with terrorism

Kenyan prosecutors have said they intend to charge a suspected cult leader and dozens of other suspects with murder and terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers, after a court warned it may have to free him.

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Guardian

War in Gaza takes heavy toll on children, teens

As Israel presses on against Hamas in Gaza, children there are facing growing misery. A 13-year-old is now raising his seven siblings after his parents were likely killed.

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NBCNews.com

Myanmar looks for justice over military killings

The vehicles in which 33 people were set alight lie rusting by the roadside, as families call for end to military impunity.

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Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Ecuador military, police crack down on prisons

Ecuador‘s police and military were aiming to restore order inside the country’s dangerous prisons where dozens of staff were held hostage by inmates amid an uptick in violence in the Andean nation.

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Reuters

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Dozens of prisoners escape Ecuador jail amid continued military operations

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Reuters

Indigenous group to return home after 80 years

Ecuador’s evicted Indigenous Siekopai community are set to return to their Amazon rainforest home, vowing to keep drilling at bay.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists clone monkey to speed up research

Chinese researchers have cloned the first rhesus monkey, a species which is widely used in medical research because its physiology is similar to humans.

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BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

COVID pandemic sent hunger soaring in Brazil

Due to the pandemic, hunger affected nine percent of homes in Brazil by the end of 2020, a study shows. By 2022 the rate had reached 15.5 percent, adding 14 million people to the ranks of the hungry, for a total of 33.1 million.

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NPR

Cholera soars globally amid vaccine shortages

Cholera cases soared last year, according to data from the WHO, which recorded 4,000 cholera deaths and 667,000 cases globally.

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Zambia health authorities rallying to contain worst cholera outbreak in a decade

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This election year, let’s talk climate

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Rich countries must compensate the Global South for biodiversity loss

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South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is imperfect but persuasive. It may win.

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Guardian

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Grassroots radicalism is clouding Gaza’s future

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The Hill

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Taiwan’s ruling party needs to double down on democracy

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The Hill

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Climate change and energy transition: the 2023 scorecard

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Asia Times Online

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Safe zones: Israel’s technologies of genocide

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Al Jazeera

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GOOD NEWS

Rukia Naiga, Africa’s top female pool player

Rukia Naiga is ranked among the continent’s best female pool players. After winning everything locally and regionally, she now aims to conquer the world.

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Pakistan community finds its identity in food

Bangladeshis and Pakistanis of Bengali descent stay connected to their roots in an area known as “mini Bangladesh” in the port city of Karachi.

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NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Deal reached on Gaza aid, including hostages

Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to allow more humanitarian aid into war-ravaged Gaza, Qatari mediators say. They say that under a deal brokered by Qatar and France, medicines will be given to hostages held by Hamas.

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BBC

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Israel escalates Gaza strikes after medicine-for-aid deal

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France 24

Airstrikes cause aid to be suspended in Yemen

Charities warns of ‘dire’ outcome for the impoverished country, where two-thirds of the population already relies on aid to survive.

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Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Zimbabwe data costs worsen economic crisis

Data is too expensive for many Zimbabweans, hampering entrepreneurs and remote workers and causing a headache for students.

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ENVIRONMENT

Kenya embarks on big rhino relocation project

Kenya has embarked on its biggest rhino relocation project and began the difficult work of tracking, darting and moving 21 of the critically endangered beasts, which can each weigh over a ton, to a new home.

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Associated Press

Thousands in need amid DR Congo flooding

Widespread floods in the Republic of Congo have pushed hundreds of thousands of people to be in urgent need of assistance. More than 330,000 people have been impacted.

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Associated Press

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A woman from West Bengal, India, harvests her crops. In India, 74.5 percent of rural women are agricultural workers, but only 9.3 percent own the land. (Photo by UN Women/Ashutosh Negi) Photo used under CC BY

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