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2 months ago
Black Lives Matter

UN reports 35 percent increase in people affected by South Sudan violence

Civilians are bearing the brunt of intercommunal conflict in South Sudan, with a 35% surge in violence affecting over 800 people.
Intercommunal violence by community-based militias accounts for 86% of all civilians affected. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Public health

Simple measures could save 1 million babies a year, doctors plead

The lives of more than a million babies a year could be saved across the developing world if mothers were given access to simple, low-cost health measures such as vitamins, antimalarials and aspirin, a new analysis has found.The study, focused on the silent public health disaster of babies being born too small or too soon, comes as the United Nations warns that progress on reducing newborn deaths and stillbirths has flatlined since 2015, and that patchy, underfunded antenatal care is partially to blame.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK news

Lone child refugees stranded in Sudan may risk travelling to UK on small boats'

Lone child refugees stranded in Sudan could be forced to travel to the UK in small boats because British ministers are not helping those entitled to family reunion to escape the fighting, charities have warned.Asylum seekers granted refugee status in the UK are able to apply to bring their spouse, children or younger siblings one of the few safe and legal routes open to refugees.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Final evacuation flights for Britons leave Sudan as UN warns 800,000 may flee country

The final evacuation flight bringing Britons out of Sudan left the country on Monday evening as fighting continued to rage between warring factions.British nationals were told by the Foreign Office that those looking to flee the war-torn nation had until 11am UK time midday local time to reach the city Port Sudan, on the eastern coast to be given the chance to board the last two flights.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Environment

Scientists: Climate change worsened Eastern Africa drought

FILE - Somalis who have been displaced due to drought settle at a camp on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, Sept. 19, 2022.An international team of climate scientists says the ongoing drought in Eastern Africa has been made worse by human-induced climate change according to a report from World Weather Attribution.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Public health

Women's clinic in South Sudan a casualty of distracted world

Expectant mothers sit on the floor as they wait to attend a monthly checkup at the Mingkaman Reproductive Health Clinic in the village of Mingkaman, Awerial County, in the Lakes State of South Sudan Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022.In a country with one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates, the small clinic dedicated to reproductive health care for more than 200,000 people is about to be shut down - just one casualty among many in developing countries as humanitarian donors are stretched by one crisis after another.
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ESPN.com
5 months ago
National Basketball Association

Team USA to play 2 basketball games in London

Team USA will play two showcase games in London at O2 Arena ahead of the Paris Olympics next summer.
The senior national team will play South Sudan and Germany on July 20 and July 22, respectively. [ more ]
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www.standard.co.uk
11 months ago
London

Mortgage mayhem: London homeowners feel pain as repayments soar

T he biggest mortgage crisis in more than 30 years will hit London hardest, bringing financial misery to thousands of homeowners in the capital, the Standard can reveal.The huge home loans taken out by buyers to get a toehold on the property market mean they now face crippling rises in their monthly bills as fixed-rate interest deals taken out when rates were at all-time lows expire and have to be replaced.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Europe politics

The EU pays Africa's brutal militias to lock up migrants. Britain wants to follow suit | Kenan Malik

1) The European Union is paying African militias to detain migrants, incentivizing human rights abuses and worsening the migrant crisis.
2) Britain is considering similar deals, which would further endanger migrants and violate international laws.
3) The human cost of this policy is immense, with reports of migrants and refugees facing inhumane conditions, violence, and even death. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

British man left in Sudan shot by sniper before wife dies of starvation

An 85-year-old British citizen was shot in Sudan before his wife died of starvation after being left behind in the country.The family of Abdalla Sholgami and his 80-year-old wife Alaweya Rishwan, who had a disability, said despite repeatedly asking the UK government for direct help, they were directed to cross a warzone to board an evacuation fight in Khartoum.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

British citizen shot and wife dies of starvation after being left in Sudan

The family of an 85-year-old man who lived near the UK's diplomatic mission in Sudan's capital have said he was shot by snipers and his wife died of starvation after being left behind in the country.The BBC was told by the family of Abdalla Sholgami and his 80-year-old wife Alaweya Rishwan, who had a disability, that despite asking for help, they were directed to cross a warzone to board an evacuation fight in Khartoum.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

This One-Day Festival in DC Celebrates Refugees With Music and Art

The fourth annual One Journey Festival will take place on June 24, celebrating refugees with a day of activities on the National Cathedral lawn.The free festival runs from 11 AM to 6 PM, featuring food trucks, live music, a marketplace with handmade goods, technology stations, and booths for nonprofits who work with refugees.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

King inspired' by church's care for poor and refugees

The King has said he is inspired by the way the Church of Scotland and other faith communities have provided care to the poor and asylum seekers.A letter from Charles was read out at the church's general assembly gathering in Edinburgh, the first time this has happened since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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www.npr.org
1 year ago
Faith

Pope Francis has been hospitalized after having breathing trouble, the Vatican says

Pope Francis blesses a guest on March 29, 2023 during the weekly general audience at St. Peter's square in The Vatican.Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images ROME The Vatican says Pope Francis has been taken to a Rome hospital after complaining of breathing difficulties.Earlier the Vatican claimed the visit was for a previously scheduled check-up.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Pope Francis, 86, Enters a Hospital for Tests

ROME Pope Francis went to a Rome hospital on Wednesday for planned medical tests, the Vatican said, raising concerns over the health of the pontiff, who is 86 and has a recent history of medical challenges.The Holy Father has since this afternoon been at the Gemelli for some previously planned tests, said the Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni in a statement, referring to the Rome hospital that traditionally treats popes.
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ESPN.com
1 year ago
Real Madrid

AFCON wrap: Algeria secures qualification

secured a place at the next Africa Cup of Nations finals with a 1-0 away win over on Monday that ensured a top-two finish in their qualifying group with two games to go.They will join neighbours Morocco, who qualified last Friday without kicking a ball, in the field of 24-team for the finals in the Ivory Coast next January.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia pushes military diplomacy in Africa amid Ukraine war DW 11/17/2022

Russia and Algeria have kicked off joint military maneuvers in a desert region in the northwest of Algeria.With the participation of some 80 soldiers from Russian special forces, the troops are simulating the detection and elimination of terrorist groups during the weeks-long exercises.It's the first time that soldiers from both countries have trained together on Algerian soil, and it's the third time this year that Russia and Algeria have held joint drills.
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www.france24.com
1 year ago
France news

Paris mayor backs banning Russia from 2024 Olympics unless Ukraine war ends

Paris Olympics 2024 Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo attends the 'Kyiv Investment Forum' at the Brussels city hall in Belgium, on November 28, 2022.Hatim Kaghat, AFP Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo changed her stance on Russian competitors at the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday saying they should be banned "while the war continues" in Ukraine, her office said.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Lavrov denigrates West's stance towards Africa on Ethiopia visit

Russian foreign minister was in Addis Ababa wrapping up a four-nation African tour aimed at drumming up support for Moscow.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Pope to visit Hungary in April, migration and war on agenda

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Pope Francis will visit Hungary at the end of April, the Vatican said Monday, in a trip expected to focus on migration to Europe and Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

Your next pour-over may be Liberica or excelsa

Coffee is uniquely vulnerable to climate change.It grows in tropical regions, where temperatures and rainfall are becoming increasingly erratic; it is grown by small farms, which do not have the resources available to weather the coming literal and figurative storms; and despite the fact that coffee is among the most highly traded commodities in the world, little agricultural research time or money has been devoted to it.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Why East Africa's Facing Its Worst Famine in Decades

A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in East Africa, which is in the grip of its worst drought in at least four decades.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Bosses of Nazanin jail placed on sanctions list for human rights abuses

The former directors of a notorious Iranian prison where Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was held have been put on a list of UK sanctions against human rights abusers.Survivors of incarceration of Evin jail  where Nazanin and other British-Iranian joint nationals have been wrongly imprisoned  have described how torture, electrocution and even rape are used on dissidents.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

UK sanctions target global human rights abuses, corruption and sexual violence

Britain has targeted individuals accused of human rights abuses, corruption and sexual violence in 30 sanctions across nearly a dozen countries.Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the asset freeze and travel bans announced on Friday expose those behind the heinous violations.Ten officials connected to Iran's judicial and prisons systems, including those linked to handing protesters death penalties, were targeted.
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Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Oil Production Cut Could Be 10% Real, 90% Illusion

Ministers from the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries agreed to cut their collective output target by 2 million barrels a day from November when they met on Wednesday.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Algeria extend winning start in Afcon qualifying

Algeria extended their perfect start in qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a routine victory away against Tanzania.
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