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Africa to overtake Asia with highest number of hungry people by 2030, says UN

TheWorldsNewsJuly 24, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsJuly 24, 20240

Annual report says climate crisis, conflict and economic shocks leave the global food system ‘disastrously vulnerable’ Africa will overtake Asia as the continent with the...

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Most new HIV infections occurred outside sub-Saharan Africa for first time – UN report

TheWorldsNewsJuly 22, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsJuly 22, 20240

African countries hailed for achievements, but UNAids says cases on the rise in other areas of the world The majority of new HIV infections last...

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Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future

TheWorldsNewsJuly 19, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsJuly 19, 20240

At the lawless triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, drug trafficking, illegal logging and gangs jeopardise the ecological and social fabric of the rainforest...

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MPs in the Gambia vote to uphold ban on female genital mutilation

TheWorldsNewsJuly 15, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsJuly 15, 20240

Campaigners applaud decision not to repeal law in west African country with one of the highest rates of FGM MPs in the Gambia voted on...

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War is lead cause behind huge drop in global vaccinations, UN warns

TheWorldsNewsJuly 15, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsJuly 15, 20240

Vaccine misinformation has added to crisis of collapsed healthcare and poor nutrition, Unicef and WHO report Conflicts have hampered efforts to vaccinate children across the...

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Canadian drug advocacy group founders charged with trafficking

TheWorldsNewsJune 11, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsJune 11, 20240

Vancouver’s volunteer-led ‘compassion club’ offered users pure drugs like heroin and cocaine to prevent overdose deaths Two founders of a drug advocacy group who sold...

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Nigeria to host first Lassa fever treatment trials for 40 years

TheWorldsNewsMay 30, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsMay 30, 20240

The viral disease kills 5,000 people a year in west Africa, and has been described as an epidemic threat to global health Clinical trials for...

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Attacks on health workers in conflict zones at highest level ever – report

TheWorldsNewsMay 22, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsMay 22, 20240

More than 2,500 attacks in 2023, including medics killed and clinics bombed, in war zones such as Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine Attacks on health workers,...

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Starmer has laid out his plan to tackle asylum. Will it actually work? | Sunder Katwala

TheWorldsNewsMay 12, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsMay 12, 20240

The Labour leader confirmed he would scrap the Rwanda scheme in his Dover speech, then confusingly blurred his own argument Could Keir Starmer “Make Asylum...

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Sake takes UK by storm as Japan’s national drink goes mainstream

TheWorldsNewsMay 12, 2024

by TheWorldsNewsMay 12, 20240

No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs When sommelier Erika Haigh opened...

Category : Society

Africa to overtake Asia with highest number of hungry people by 2030, says UN

Most new HIV infections occurred outside sub-Saharan Africa for first time – UN report

Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future

MPs in the Gambia vote to uphold ban on female genital mutilation

War is lead cause behind huge drop in global vaccinations, UN warns

Canadian drug advocacy group founders charged with trafficking

Nigeria to host first Lassa fever treatment trials for 40 years

Attacks on health workers in conflict zones at highest level ever – report

Starmer has laid out his plan to tackle asylum. Will it actually work? | Sunder Katwala

Sake takes UK by storm as Japan’s national drink goes mainstream

University of Toronto agrees to host Harvard students facing Trump visa restrictions

US says Haitians can be deported – days after ruling Haiti unsafe for Americans

Former Venezuelan intelligence chief pleads guilty to US drug charges

Sinaloa cartel hacked security cameras to track and kill FBI informants, US says

Rising poverty in conflict zones ‘causes a billion people to go hungry’

Russia claims it will begin talks with US...

Thousands protest against Brazil’s ‘death combo’ of anti-environment...

Green cards, cannabis and a strip club: JCB...

Libyan presidential vote will not go ahead on...

China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five...

University of Toronto agrees to host Harvard students facing Trump visa restrictions

US says Haitians can be deported – days after ruling Haiti unsafe for Americans

Former Venezuelan intelligence chief pleads guilty to US drug charges

Jamaica to ask King Charles to refer issue of reparations for slavery to UK’s privy council

Nigerian communities to take Shell to high court over oil pollution

Woman dies of rabies in Yorkshire after contact with dog in Morocco

University of Toronto agrees to host Harvard students facing Trump visa restrictions

Former Venezuelan intelligence chief pleads guilty to US drug charges

Sinaloa cartel hacked security cameras to track and kill FBI informants, US says

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