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Three women in Tigray, Ethiopia. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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Horrific sexual violence used on Tigray’s women

Tens of thousands of Tigrayan women report brutal wartime abuse by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers, such as gang-rape and the insertion of objects into their uteruses. But justice seems a distant prospect.

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Guardian

Starving Sudanese people eating weeds to survive

People in Sudan are resorting to boiling wild plants and weeds with salt to survive, as the country grapples with a devastating war and widespread hunger.

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The Independent

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Sudanese fleeing war are at risk of worsening hunger in neighboring nations

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Associated Press

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‘I lost a baby and then rescued a child as I dodged air strikes in Darfur’

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BBC

Conflict increases sexualized violence in DRC

Though fighters from all sides have committed atrocities in Democratic Republic of the Congo, civil society groups have identified the Congolese military and allied Wazalendo militias as raping women and children.

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DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal: What next?

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HUMAN RIGHTS

Social media dangerous for Pakistani women

As more women in Pakistan embrace self-expression and economic freedom online, they’re often met with harassment, privacy violations and violence.

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Turkish police detain dozens at Istanbul Pride

Turkish police detained at least 30 people in central Istanbul as they tried to take part in a Pride March, which authorities had banned as part of a years-long clampdown on LGBTQ+ events, an opposition politician said.

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CNN

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Trump announces a Gaza ceasefire proposal

Israel is open to accepting a 60-day ceasefire, President Donald Trump announced, urging Hamas to sign the deal that he said would pave the way for a potential “end” to the war between Gaza and Israel.

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Time

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Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump pushes for ceasefire

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Netanyahu sees Iran outcome opening door to Gaza hostage return

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935 killed in Israeli strikes on Iran in 12 days

Approximately 935 people were killed in Iran during the 12-day air war with Israel, according to the latest forensic data, a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary said this week, as reported by state media.

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Aftermath of deadly Israeli attack on Tehran’s Evin Prison

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Al Jazeera

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Iran could resume uranium enrichment ‘in a matter of months,’ UN nuclear watchdog says

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France 24

Three days of protests leave seven dead in Togo

Civic rights groups say at least seven people have been killed during a crackdown on protesters who are calling for Togo’s leader to step down and release political prisoners.

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Yahoo! News

Thousands set up street blockades in Serbia

Thousands of people have set up street blockades in Serbia, where tensions are boiling over after the arrest of anti-government protesters who clashed with police at a massive night-time rally.

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Al Jazeera

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Brain implants to help people with disabilities

People who have lost the ability to move or speak may soon have a new option: surgically implanted devices that go under the skin and wirelessly link the brain to a computer.

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NPR

The magnetic extractors saving lives in Ukraine

The development of these extractors came after front-line medics in Ukraine highlighted the urgent need for a safe, fast, minimally invasive way to remove shrapnel.

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BBC

GLOBAL HEALTH

Pollution linked to cancer-driving DNA mutation

Air pollution has been linked to a swathe of lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, in a study of people diagnosed with the disease despite never having smoked tobacco.

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Guardian

6 things to avoid to help prevent Alzheimer’s

When it comes to protecting your brain health, what you do in the evening matters. While you can’t change risk factors like age or genetics, everyday habits can chip away at your brain’s defenses or help strengthen them.

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Eating Well

Columns And Op-Ed

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The Bezos wedding was a study in disingenuous billionaire behavior

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It’s time to start taxing the super-rich to finance development

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Editorial (Simon Tisdall):

Don’t count on the Iran-Israel ceasefire lasting

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GOOD NEWS

Pakistani woman changing motorcycle racing

Faryal Ashraf wants to become Pakistan’s first woman motorcycle road racer. Can she get around obstacles put in her way by Pakistan’s male-dominated motorcycle community?

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Indian women create a ‘Noah’s ark’ for plants

In Kerala, India, one of the world’s “hottest hotspots” of biodiversity, an all-female team has turned a patch of forest into a haven for endangered plants.

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Guardian

NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

USAID officially closes amid condemnation

The U.S. Agency for International Development has officially closed its doors after President Donald Trump gradually dismantled the agency over its allegedly wasteful spending.

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BBC

UNICEF cuts could end education for Rohingya

Because of the funding crisis at UNICEF, about 300,000 Rohingya refugee children are at risk of losing access to basic education permanently. DW spoke with disappointed students and teachers in Bangladesh.

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Israel has killed 583 Palestinians at aid sites

Since May 27, at least 583 Palestinians have been killed and 4,186 injured while waiting for food at aid distribution sites operated by the Israeli- and United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

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Al Jazeera

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

S. Africa’s welfare algorithm is failing the poor

Millions of South Africans lose out on welfare grants because of a flawed application system, including an automated means test.

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Context

DRC mining staff forced to work without pay

Gold miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work against their will and without pay after seizing its mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

‘Blood gold’ is fueling conflict in West Africa

Gold is a lifeline for the military juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, who are beleaguered by jihadist insurgencies, regional isolation and the ravages of climate change.

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BBC

ENVIRONMENT

Fashion brands drag feet on green promises

Despite net-zero pledges, few clothing brands are taking steps to de-carbonize their supply chains to make fashion more sustainable.

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A field worker sits in his hut in south Ethiopia. (Photo by Rod Waddington) Photo used under CC BY

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