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"This week at the United Nations General Assembly, Syria's new interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa came with a message: Syria is back after being isolated for about six decades."

"Also, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at the UN Climate Summit the country's first national emissions reduction targets."

"Beginning in the 1960s, Danish doctors inserted IUDs into thousands of Inuit women and school-age girls, often without their or their parents' knowledge or consent."

"Plus, climate change has exacerbated drought and extreme weather in northern Ghana, leaving many in the agricultural region struggling to grow enough food."

Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa declared a return to international engagement after about six decades of isolation. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the country's first national emissions reduction targets at the UN Climate Summit, marking a change from prior policies that allowed emissions to grow with economic expansion. Denmark issued a formal apology for inserting contraceptive devices into Inuit women and school-age girls from Greenland beginning in the 1960s, often without consent. Climate change has intensified drought and extreme weather in northern Ghana, harming agricultural production. Chef Fatmata Binta advocates fonio, an indigenous West African grain, as a resilient solution.

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