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Papua New Guinea faces a ‘human capital crisis’

The World Bank has urged Papua New Guinea to address a “human capital crisis” and invest more in educating children, who suffer high rates of stunted growth and illiteracy, as a way to boost economic growth and security.

Reuters

Gaza needs at least 16 years to rebuild homes

Rebuilding Gaza’s shattered homes will take at least until 2040 but could drag on for many decades, according to a released U.N. report.

Reuters

Gaza will need largest post-war reconstruction effort since 1945, UN says

Al Jazeera

Supplies running out as RSF encircles Darfur city

Water, food and fuel supplies for people in the largest city in the Darfur region of Sudan are being choked off as fighting intensifies, according to reports.

Guardian

Threatened by famine, Sudanese resort to eating dirt, leaves, cats

YouTube

Karachi’s women lack access to public toilets

Pakistan’s largest metropolis has very few public toilets, and the situation is especially difficult for women, who are not allowed to use the same facilities as men.

Deutsche Welle

Chagos Islanders fear loss of identity, heritage

Exiled islanders from the Chagos Islands are finding their heritage has been removed from new identity documents in an apparent move by Mauritius to stake its claim to the territory.

Guardian

Lone children at risk of deportation to Rwanda

Lone child asylum seekers in the UK are at risk of being sent to Rwanda because the Home Office has wrongly classified some as adults, it has been claimed.

Guardian

HUMAN RIGHTS

The double loss of Bangladesh’s tiger widows

After the trauma of losing their spouse and breadwinner to the Sundarbans’ great predator, women are cast out by their superstitious communities. But they are coming together to rebuild their lives.

Guardian

S. Africa apartheid victims demand reparations

They are demanding justice and reparations for abuses suffered under apartheid — 30 years after the country became a democracy.

Deutsche Welle

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

EU, US urge Georgia to halt ‘foreign agents’ bill

European Union officials say passing the law – which critics say is inspired by the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent – would harm Georgia’s prospects of joining the EU.

The Independent

Latest cease-fire talks between Israel, Hamas

Israel and Hamas appear to be seriously negotiating an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages. A leaked truce proposal hints at compromises by both sides after months of stalemated talks.

Associated Press

As India votes, workers hope for better jobs

Unemployment is voters’ top election concern - especially among young Indians who are struggling to find skilled, permanent jobs

Context

Inheritance tax cannot remove inequality, India’s Modi says

Reuters

Misinformation surges amid India election

Associated Press

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Burkina Faso bans more foreign media outlets

Burkina Faso has suspended yet more foreign media outlets over their coverage of a report accusing its army of killing 223 civilians. The report said it believed the massacre was in retaliation for villagers aiding armed Islamists.

BBC

Plastic-eating bacteria help waste self-destruct

Scientists have developed a “self-digesting plastic”, which could help reduce pollution.

Yahoo! News

GLOBAL HEALTH

Congo struggles to contain big mpox outbreak

Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people.

Associated Press

Painless patch could deliver vaccines to kids

More than 90% of 190 Gambian infants were protected from measles and all were protected from rubella after receiving a single vaccine dose through the patch, trial results show.

U.S. News & World Report

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GOOD NEWS

Indigenous archer aims for Olympic greatness

Archer Graziela Santos is asipiring to be the first Indigenous woman from Brazil to qualify for the Olympic Games.

Deutsche Welle

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Germany to resume UNRWA funding in Gaza

Berlin restores ties with U.N. agency after review says Israel has provided no evidence of terrorist links.

Guardian

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

North Gaza bakeries fight famine amid conflict

Restoring Gaza’s bakeries and ensuring a regular supply of flour, water and fuel will be crucial to stopping famine spreading across the tiny, crowded enclave nearly seven months into the conflict.

Reuters

Sustainable living offers hope for Hungarians

Reuters spoke to seven families, many of whom had left jobs, and who were now growing much of their own food. Some had their own energy and water supplies.

Reuters

ENVIRONMENT

What’s causing catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?

The torrential rains and floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country.

Associated Press

Deadly floods wreak havoc in Kenya’s capital

Al Jazeera

Wounded orangutan uses plant as medicine

After an orangutan hurt his face, scientists observed him chewing a plant known to relieve pain and applying a paste made from the leaves to the injury.

NBCNews.com

In Mali, ice a hot commodity amid heatwave

Record-breaking heat means ice now costs more than bread and milk in parts of Mali.

BBC

How can workers be protected from extreme heat?

Context

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A woman weeds crops with her 9 month old baby strapped on her back in Central River Region, The Gambia. (Photo by FAO/Freya Morales) Photo used under CC BY

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