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A displaced Syrian woman returned home to find her garden still standing. (Photo by Ahmad Al Ibrahim/GOAL Syria) Photo used under CC BY

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Returning Syrians assess losses, try to rebuild lives

Of the 14 million people who had fled their homes in Syria, more than 2 million have returned — including 1.5 million internally displaced and 600,000 refugees from abroad.

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Al Jazeera

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5 things to know about Syria’s transition

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Norwegian Refugee Council

Aid increase won’t end wide starvation in Gaza

More food aid is reaching Gaza but it still remains far from enough to prevent widespread starvation, the head of the World Food Program said. Nearly a quarter of Gaza’s population is facing famine conditions.

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U.S. News & World Report

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11 more Gazans starve to death, raising starvation death toll to 300

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MSN

Israel says Gaza offensive just getting started

Gaza City is now a dangerous combat zone, Israel says, adding that it is in the “initial stages” of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation. Israel also said it had recovered remains of two hostages.

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Associated Press

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Thousands flee Gaza City as Israel threatens new offensive

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HUMAN RIGHTS

69 migrants drown off the coast of Mauritania

Sixty-nine people drowned when a vessel full of migrants overturned off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, coastguard officials said.

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Guardian

Cop-caused death sparks Indonesian protests

Hundreds of Indonesians have protested at sites across Jakarta over the death of a man — a motorcycle ride-sharing driver — hit by a police vehicle, in the first big test for Prabowo Subianto’s nearly year-old government.

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Guardian

GOVERNMENT & DEMOCRACY

Footage shows Israel struck hospital 4 times

Israel struck Nasser Hospital at least four times during its deadly attack in southern Gaza, an analysis of new video footage by BBC Verify has found. The attack reportedly killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.

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BBC

Syria’s Druze, Kurds criticize vote exclusion

Syria’s first election since the fall of the Assad regime will exclude three minority-dominated areas. Will it be able to restore trust in the new administration without the votes of most Druze and Kurdish people?

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EU accuses Putin of undermining peace talks

European leaders have accused Vladimir Putin of undermining peace talks, after Russian missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least 23 people and damaged diplomatic buildings, including EU and British Council offices.

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Guardian

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists freeze genetics of threatened rhino

The International Centre for Zoo Science houses a special cryo-conservation unit, where genetics from endangered species are preserved in liquid nitrogen.

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BBC

Why tech language is increasingly religious

A growing number of prominent tech figures speak of AI using language once reserved for the divine, calling it “godlike” and a “magic intelligence in the sky.”

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Associated Press

GLOBAL HEALTH

Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month

Malawi is facing a critical shortage of tuberculosis drugs amid aid cuts, with health officials warning that stocks will run out by the end of September.

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Guardian

Cholera infects 200, kills 8 in a week in Nigeria

A cholera outbreak in northwest Nigeria has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, officials said, as limited healthcare access and insecurity worsen the crisis.

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GOOD NEWS

In Kashmir, lotus bloom brings relief, hope

Once a vibrant source of livelihood for surrounding villages, Wular Lake’s lotus plants vanished after the 1992 floods, pushing thousands of families into poverty. After three decades, the pink lotus flowers have returned.

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Coffee that doesn’t cost biodiversity in India

In India’s Western Ghats, coffee agroforests come to the aid of scientists working to restore the local ecosystem by building native tree nurseries.

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AID, NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPY

4 African states to lose special life-saving food

At least four African countries will run out of specialized life-saving food for severely malnourished children in the next three months due to shortages caused by aid cuts, Save the Children said.

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Yahoo! News

Main highway reopens to aid convoy in Syria

An aid convoy entered the city of Sweida, Syria, through the main highway from Damascus, marking the first convoy arrival since a major outbreak of sectarian violence last month shook the country.

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Associated Press

ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Iranian rial crashes to 1 millionth of US dollar

Iran’s currency, the rial, dropped below the psychological threshold of 1 million to the dollar this week, hitting a new record low as traders and ordinary Iranians prepare for the reimposition of U.N. sanctions by Europe.

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Trading View

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European powers reimpose UN sanctions on Iran

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France 24

ENVIRONMENT

Kashmir floods kill dozens, sweep away homes

Overflowing rivers devastate communities and prompt questions about whether lessons from past floods were ever learned.

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Al Jazeera

Pakistan says India violation worsened floods

Flooding in Pakistan from water flowing downstream from India was made worse by New Delhi’s suspension of a river-sharing treaty and the collapse of the gates on an Indian barrage, Pakistani officials said.

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Yahoo! News

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Pakistan races to evacuate tens of thousands stranded by floods

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Associated Press

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Many left without aid in Pakistan’s flood-hit Punjab

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Demand is driving up fast fashion emissions

Emissions in the apparel sector keep growing alongside demand for fast fashion, despite net zero pledges.

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Context

Climate change amplifies Greece, Turkey fires

Climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer burn much more fiercely, said a new study.

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ABC News

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An Indonesian man holds up a suckling pig as an offering during a Balinese cremation ceremony, or Ngaben. (Photo by Andrea Kirkby) Photo used under CC BY

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