Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow

Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow.

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...

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...

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.”

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.

Trump threatens ‘retaliation’ if India does not export hydroxychloroquine

United States President Donald Trump on Monday said that if India does not export hydroxychloroquine to the US, India may witness retaliation.

‘Africa is not a testing lab’, Ivorian player Drogba to French doctors who suggest Covid19 vaccine test in Africa

Doctors and politicians in Europe have been accused of racism for suggesting that a potential vaccine for coronavirus should first be tested on people in Africa.
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“All Helin wanted was to sing her songs freely” – Turkish state accused of murder

“All Helin wanted to do was to sing her songs freely. AKP fascism is responsible for her death,” Grup Yorum said in a statement.

Helin was denied most basic liberties necessary to a free and democratic society: PEN America

PEN America mourns the death of Turkish singer Helin Bölek, who died Friday after a nearly 300-day hunger strike. She was a member of the music collective Grup Yorum, which has faced ongoing persecution by the Turkish government for years. Bölek had been on a hunger strike to protest her imprisonment and that of eight other band members during 2019.
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Man, 93, recovers from COVID-19

On Wednesday, doctors and medical staff applauded the discharge of a 93-year-old Spanish man who had recovered from COVID-19.

Covid19: Pakistan receives $200 million from World Bank

The money will be used to provide social protection measures, as well as food for the poorest and education supplies for the millions of children out of school.
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Corona could devastate refugee, migrant and internally displaced without urgent international action

COVID-19 will almost certainly gain a foothold in refugee camps, crowded reception centers or detention facilities holding migrant families. Given how quickly the virus is spreading, such a scenario is looking imminent.

New York reports nearly 3,000 coronavirus deaths

The death toll in New York from the coronavirus has jumped to 2,935, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced.
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Middle east: Covid19 cases rose to 60,000, almost double their level a week earlier

Governments in the Middle East need to act fast to limit the spread of the coronavirus after cases rose to nearly 60,000, almost double their level a week earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

“Stay home” Pyramids in Egypt lit up to show support for health workers

With healthcare workers and medics at the frontline of the battle against coronavirus, Pyramids in Egypt were lit up this week to show support for them.
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World risks food crisis. International cooperation is essential: WTO, WHO and UN

The world risks facing a food shortage if authorities fail to manage the continuing coronavirus outbreak properly, the heads of three global agencies - United Nations, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization have warned.

Brazil’s president Bolsonaro attacks journalists instead of combatting coronavirus

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s shockingly irresponsible and inflammatory verbal attacks on the media as he continues to deny the importance of the coronavirus epidemic, although it has affected Brazil more than any other country in Latin America. After accusing the media of creating “hysteria” and causing panic ever since the start of the coronavirus crisis, Bolsonaro said on 22 March: “The population will realize soon enough that it has been deceived by the media.”
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