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Gaza Genocide
Gaza protests in US universities: Over 550 students arrested so far
Around 550 arrests have been made in the last week across major US universities as police crackdown on peaceful and iconic protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.
Gaza Genocide
Half of Gaza’s population ‘starving’, food relief a ‘drop in the ocean’ of need: WFP
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has said half of Gaza’s population – estimated to be some 2.3 million people – are starving.
Gaza Genocide
After Columbia, Pro-Palestine protests expand to major US universities
Students of major universities in the United States have launched pro-Palestinian protests demanding divestment from companies involved in...
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Leicester Ram Navami procession: Muslim groups seek police action against Hindutva mob for Islamophobic chants
Multiple Muslim organisations lodged complaints with Leicestershire police seeking action against a Hindutva mob for their Islamophobic chants raised during Ram Navami procession.
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Setback for BJP as foreign parliamentarians demand action on human rights violations in India
Parliamentarians from several countries have come together to express their profound concern over escalating human rights violations in India.
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Slain Haitian president faced calls for resignation, sustained mass protests
Tamanisha John, Florida International University
Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in the early morning hours of July 7, 2021, in a brazen attack on his private home outside Port-au-Prince,...
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COVID death toll passes 4 million: Global Vaccine Plan essential, declares UN
The global death toll due to COVID-19 officially passed four million late on Wednesday, marking yet another “grim milestone” and underlining the urgent need for the world to put a Global Vaccine Plan in place to get the pandemic under control, said the UN chief in a statement.
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Muna El Kurd’s convocation speech reflects stance of Palestinian youth that they “are here to stay”
23 year old Muna El Kurd has been at the forefront of the protests against Israel's forceful expulsion of Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Recently, in her graduation speech from Birzeit University, she stresses how education is a far-reaching “weapon” towards ending the “Nakba that hasn’t ended since 1948."
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COVID pandemic pushes 119-124 million people into extreme poverty worldwide: Report
A new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) shows that cash assistance policies reduced the number of people into poverty list during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Opinion
Critical race theory: What it is and what isn’t
David Miguel Gray, University of Memphis
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana sent a letter to fellow Republicans on June 24, 2021, stating: “As Republicans, we reject the racial essentialism...
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COVID-19 Delta variant detected in 98 countries, continues to evolve and mutate, warns WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged leaders to push back against daunting new COVID surges through increased vaccination efforts and public health measures, warning that with Delta quickly becoming the dominant strain in many countries ‘we are in a very dangerous period of the pandemic’.
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3 in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with water at home during pandemic: Report
Latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals that three in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sports
WHO sounds alarm over Euro 2020 as Covid cases soar
The World Health Organization (WHO) called for better monitoring of Euro 2020 football matches as Covid infections climb again in Europe, fuelled by the deadly Delta variant that is racing around the globe.
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768 govt-ordered internet shutdowns in 60 countries from 2016 to 2021
The practice of shutting down internet and mobile phone access to stifle dissent has become “entrenched” and more sophisticated in a growing number of countries as governments seek to retain power, a top United Nation-appointed independent rights expert said on Thursday.
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Biden joins other presidents to undercount civilians killed in US wars
Human rights defenders on Wednesday accused the Biden administration of joining its predecessors in undercounting the number of civilians killed during U.S. wars, as the latest annual Pentagon report on...
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South Africa: Constitutional Court finds Zuma guilty and sentences him to jail
Richard Calland
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has found former president Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months’ imprisonment.
Clearly, this is a momentous, historic verdict,...
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COVID-19: Delta variant wreaks havoc around the world
Fears are growing over major sporting events like Euro 2020 and the Olympic Games, even as tallies show the world passed the milestone of over 3 billion vaccines administered.
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