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Gaza Genocide
Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow
Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow.
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In a week, Israeli army executes 13 children in and near Al-Shifa Hospital: Euro-Med Monitor
The Israeli army has executed 13 children by direct shooting in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its Gaza City...
Opinion
Gangs, kidnappings, murders: Why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats
Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney
Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees...
India
Over 100 organisations declare Hindu supremacy matter of “acute concern” in US
Over 100 civil society groups across the United States have signed onto a declaration expressing “acute concern about the alarming rise of Hindu supremacy, also known as Hindutva or Hindu nationalism, in the United States.”
Gaza Genocide
Hamas says UN report on Gaza genocide poses ‘real test’ for international community
Hamas, the ruling entity in Gaza has called on the International Criminal Court to hold Israel “accountable for genocide and ethnic cleansing” in light of a report published by the UN.
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UK’s new vaccine rule for India ‘smacks of racism,’ allege Congress leaders
Congress on Monday criticised the United Kingdom government’s decision to consider people vaccinated in India, as unvaccinated.
World
Russia: Eight dead as 18-year-old gunman opens fire in a university
At least eight people were killed died and 28 were injured on Monday after a gunman opened fire at the Perm State University in the Russian city of Perm.
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World without COVID-19 will not be possible until everyone gets equal access to vaccines
Health leaders agree that a world without COVID-19 will not be possible until everyone has equal access to vaccines.
World
The AUKUS pact, born in secrecy, will have huge implications for Australia and the region
Patricia A. O'Brien, Georgetown University
It has been announced the US, Australia and the UK are forming a new security partnership to be known as AUKUS.
This alliance, announced by the...
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Families of Kabul drone attack victims ask US to admit to ‘war crime’
Family members of 10 civilians killed by a US drone strike in the Afghan capital Kabul last month have rejected Washington's condolences and apologies, calling the attack a "war crime" and demanding justice under international law, reports Anadolu Agency.
Sports
“I continue to smile every day,” Football legend Pele after brief stay in ICU
Brazilian football icon Pele is in a “stable” condition following his readmission to an intensive care unit for respiratory problems, days after undergoing surgery for a suspected colon tumour, report several news agencies.
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WHO asks for commitments on maternal and newborn health
Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth. In addition, nearly 5,400 babies are stillborn daily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth.
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Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Underfunding has left a “yawning gap” in the UN Refugee Agency’s ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNHCR said on Friday.
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Facebook banned me for calling Zakaria Zubeidi a hero: Jerusalem journalist
Within an hour of her Facebook post about the character of Zakaria Zubeidi, one of six Palestinian prisoners who recently escaped from Gilboa prison and among the four subsequently recaptured, Facebook had banned a journalist and a political activist based in Jerusalem, Orly Noy for three days for violating their "community guidelines."
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Artifical Intelligence: UN human rights chief calls for halt to sales
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Wednesday called for a moratorium on the sale and use of Artifical Intelligence systems until sufficient safeguards against potential...
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Business
Vaccine, PCR test needed to enter Expo Dubai
The six-month world fair, featuring exhibitions by 192 countries, is expected to attract more than 20 million international visitors when it opens on October 1 after a year's delay.
World
Only 2% of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Africa
More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday.
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