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They fled rape and war; then the aid cuts hit

Thirty women and their children found themselves out on the streets when their shelter in Greece closed. It was a direct result of U.S. and European governments slashing their aid budgets.

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Torture, murder of women, girl livestreamed

The murder of two young Argentinian women and a girl whose torture by suspected drug traffickers was livestreamed on a private Instagram group has sent shock waves through the country.

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Gang raped, tortured, murdered three women

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Iran anxiously awaits ‘snapback’ of sanctions

As Iran’s ailing economy braced for the reimposition of U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program, it is ordinary people who increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive.

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HUMAN RIGHTS

How India’s war vs. Maoists affects its people

Locals and tribal communities in central and eastern India have long found themselves caught in a crossfire between Maoist rebels and government security forces.

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3 transgender women shot dead in Pakistan

Three transgender women were shot and killed in Pakistan. Their bodies were found on a roadside, having seemingly been shot at close range. It was the second attack in a week on transgender people in Pakistan.

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GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Madagascar imposes curfew following protests

Madagascar imposed a nighttime curfew following protests, which saw police use rubber bullets and tear gas to quash demonstrations over ongoing water and power cuts.

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Associated Press

India imposes curfew after deadly clashes

Restrictions have been placed in the remote Indian region of Ladakh following the deaths of four protesters. The two main districts have seen a ban on groups of more than five people assembling and a curfew has been put in place.

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Ladakh statehood activist arrested days after violent crackdown by Modi

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Nepal protest leader will run in March elections

The leader of Nepal’s recent youth-led protests that toppled the government has announced he will run in the country’s March general elections, saying his movement will “fight till the end” to build a people’s government.

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Africa’s internet shutdowns double in 9 years

Internet shutdowns doubled across Africa since 2016, with governments using blackouts to control information and suppress dissent.

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Context

Million-year-old skull could rewrite evolution

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, according to a new study.

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AI joins list of global challenges on UN agenda

Artificial intelligence is joining the list of big and complex global challenges that world leaders and diplomats will tackle at this week’s annual high-level United Nations meetup.

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GLOBAL HEALTH

Indonesia fights months-long measles outbreak

Health workers in Sumenep, Indonesia, are delivering measles vaccines to children. This effort is part of a campaign to curb a deadly measles outbreak on Madura Island, which has persisted for nine months.

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Photos show the efforts to curb a measles outbreak in Indonesia

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Food poisoning halts Indonesia’s free meals

Indonesia’s government was facing calls to suspend President Prabowo Subianto’s multibillion-dollar free meal program after thousands of schoolchildren fell ill in a food poisoning outbreak.

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Column (Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Sahle-Work Zewde):

Let women lead. From peacekeeping to hunger, health to climate, the world will benefit

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5 billion futures — building education for the next generation

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Newsweek

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Earth’s life support is failing. Will we act?

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GOOD NEWS

Zambian artisans take stand against poaching

Meet the Zambian artists who turn confiscated animal snares into jewelry to raise awareness about the dangers of poaching.

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South African sports star helps township kids

Instead of trying to find talented players in the townships and then give them scholarships to wealthy schools or universities in privileged areas, the Catch Trust is all about bringing world-class facilities into the townships.

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Guardian

Female cabbies rebel against brutal violence

Three years ago, Ruth Rojas and her daughter Karina Alba, 29, decided to start their own driving business. Confident there would be demand for a safer service, they founded a collective of female cabbies called AmorrAs.

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CNN

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

Aid cuts leave the Philippines more exposed

Philippine NGO the Center for Disaster Preparedness explains how its programs to help people prepare for storms have been devastated by the closure of USAID.

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The Independent

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Taiwan migrant workers face biased conditions

The world’s dependence on Taiwanese microchips is often seen as a deterrent against a Chinese attack. But to keep the production running, companies rely on foreign workers — who complain about their working conditions.

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Who benefits from critical mineral riches?

Countries in the global south hold most of the world’s reserves of critical minerals needed for the clean energy transition, but see few of the profits, according to a new report.

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Context

ENVIRONMENT

Groups criticize Ecuador’s oil expansion plan

Seven Indigenous groups in Ecuador’s Amazon have denounced a government plan to offer dozens of blocks of land for oil exploration, saying it threatens their ancestral lands and violates constitutional protections.

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Associated Press

Tropical storm displaces 400,000 in Philippines

Following close on the heels of Super Typhoon Ragasa, Tropical Storm Bualoi, the 15th tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines in 2025, is now on course toward Vietnam.

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Al Jazeera

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Why is the weather becoming more extreme?

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Typhoon Ragasa hits China after killing at least 20 in Taiwan and the Philippines

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An old Indonesian fighter in Suradita, Serpong. (Photo by Alex Hanoko) Photo used under CC BY

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