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S. Africa gender violence labeled national disaster

South Africa has classified violence against women a national disaster after women conducted an online campaign culminating in nationwide protests. The rate at which South African women are killed is five times higher than the global average.

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Yahoo! News

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S. African women arm selves against gender violence

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BBC

Gaza lacks medical goods to treat airstrike victims

Gaza hospitals are running out of supplies as Israeli airstrikes continue, with medics reporting a severe lack in the territory where Israeli strikes have killed more than 50 people and injured over 100 in recent days.

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Guardian

Gazan deaths in Israeli prisons have surged

Physicians for Human Rights-Israel stated violence and the denial of medical care contributed to many of the deaths it examined. Last year, prison conditions were degraded to the legal minimum.

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The Independent

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More than half of Gaza remains under Israeli control

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Gaza truce progress slow as violence persists

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Reuters

Controversial aid group shuts down operation

The Israeli- and U.S.-backed GHF organization has announced it is ending its mission in Gaza. Rights groups blame the organization for deadly attacks at distribution sites.

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Al Jazeera

HUMAN RIGHTS

50 Nigerian kids escape from school abduction

Fifty of the 315 children kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger State have escaped this week. They have been reunited with their families.

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BBC

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School kidnappers in Nigeria still hold 250 kids

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NPR

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What’s behind Nigeria’s latest school abductions and church attack?

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U.S. News & World Report

Historic town Arcahaie in Haiti fights off gangs

Most of Haiti was celebrating the anniversary of a historic battle that helped the country become the world’s first Black republic, but a town that was key in that struggle was busy fighting for its life.

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Associated Press

Houthi sentence 17 to death for spying on Israel

Houthi judges working with prosecutors in Yemen sentenced 17 people to death this week by firing squad for alleged espionage on behalf of Israel and its Western allies.

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Al Jazeera

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

UN Security Council to vote on US Gaza plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials have reiterated their intention to block future Palestinian statehood ahead of a planned United Nations Security Council vote on the U.S. plan for post-war Gaza.

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ABC News

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Trump’s plan for Gaza backed by UN council

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BBC

Bangladesh sentences ex-PM Hasina to death

A special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on charges of crimes against humanity.

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Al Jazeera

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What former leader Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence means for Bangladesh

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ABC News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Malaysia to ban social media for kids under 16

Malaysia plans to ban social media for users under 16 starting next year. This week, Malaysia joins a growing list of countries restricting access to digital platforms due to concerns about child safety.

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NBC News

What to expect under India’s privacy rules?

India has put new privacy rules into force, cutting back what personal data Big Tech can collect and giving ordinary people more control over their own information.

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Spores survive 9-month ride on outside of ISS

Researchers have found that spores of moss can survive for at least nine months stuck to the outside of the International Space Station and still reproduce once back on Earth.

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Guardian

GLOBAL HEALTH

Iran sanctions target life-saving medication

It was reported this week that, although Iran produces over 90% of its medicines domestically, it faces shortages of raw materials due to import bans.

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Are African babies at risk from Nestle cereal?

Swiss NGO Public Eye says Nestle is exposing babies in 20 African countries to high levels of sugar through its Cerelac brand.

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Could malaria drug be game-changer in Africa?

Amid rising resistance to anti-malarial drugs across Africa, a new treatment could be the biggest breakthrough in decades.

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GOOD NEWS

Solar-powered incubators save preemie babies

In Cameroon, power outages can be life-threatening for preemies. One man has invented a solar-powered incubator to save them. The device is also creating jobs locally.

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Kenyan woman is knitting breast prostheses

After undergoing a mastectomy, a woman in central Kenya has found purpose through knitting and community support.

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Al Jazeera

AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

‘Catastrophic’ drop seen in donations to Gaza

Fundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was announced in October.

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Guardian

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Warehouses filled with medical and food aid for Gaza blocked by Israel as winter approaches

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ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

S. Africa wealth gap epitomizes inequality

More than 30 years after the end of Apartheid, South Africa is often referred to as the world‘s most unequal country. The country’s economic capital, Johannesburg, epitomizes the problem of systemic imbalances.

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How debt has reached record levels in Africa

Africa is in the middle of a debt crisis. The level of debt has reached record levels, and it is holding back development in countries across the continent. How did debt become such a problem?

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ENVIRONMENT

Who controls Sudan’s vast natural resources?

Sudan’s conflict continues to reshape the nation of 50 million amid widespread displacement and a fight for resources.

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Al Jazeera

At least 90 die in Vietnam floods, landslides

At least 90 people have died this week in floods and landslides in central Vietnam, caused by heavy rains earlier in the week.

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Associated Press

Recognizing Indigenous land protects climate

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed decrees recognizing four Indigenous territories totaling 2.45 million hectares as part of efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest.

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Climate change costs fall heaviest on poor

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