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Having the right glasses could boost earning power by a third, Bangladesh study shows
Researchers find that in low and middle-income countries owning spectacles can help people over 35 can...
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Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute
Despite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming still cleared an area nearly...
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UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on...
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Venezuela arrests YouTuber for ‘terrorism’ amid pre-election crackdown
Detention of influencer Oscar Alejandro Pérez at Caracas airport en route to southern national park raises...
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‘Ecocide in Gaza’: does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?
Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s...
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Taliban edict to resume stoning women to death met with horror
Afghan regime’s return to public stoning and flogging is because there is ‘no one to hold...
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‘Staggering’ rise in women with reproductive health issues near DRC cobalt mines – study
Investigation reveals reports of miscarriages, infections and birth defects among women and girls in mining communitiesWomen...
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Argentina: trans women among victims of ex-officers guilty of dictatorship-era crimes
Eleven found guilty of crimes against humanity after trial that heard testimony on torture, rape and...
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Recruitment of nurses from global south branded ‘new form of colonialism’
African nurse leaders say poorer nations face severe shortages despite rules intended to stop wealthy countries...
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Foreign Office merger has diminished UK’s aid capability, finds watchdog
National Audit Office says merging DfID with Foreign Office has led to loss of dedicated senior...
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Onions sell for 50 times usual price in Gaza as Palestinians scramble for food
Reports of exorbitant cost of basic vegetables, as well as oil and flour, come amid warnings...
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Move to overturn FGM ban in the Gambia postponed
Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female...
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‘Catastrophic levels of hunger’ in Gaza mean famine is imminent, says aid coalition
More than a million people are at risk, according to report, as Oxfam says Israeli authorities...
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Somalia has 99% of $2bn debt cancelled in major boost to fragile recovery
Paris Club of creditor nations agree cancellation as Mogadishu moves towards financial normalisation amid ongoing conflictThe...
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Darfur rape survivors gather together after ethnically targeted campaign
Group on outskirts of Geneina share stories from November when RSF and allied militias unleashed wave...
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Panama orders MSF to stop treating people who crossed Darién Gap
Loss of Doctors Without Borders services will probably leave void in potentially lifesaving services for migrantsPanama...
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UN: Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown
Fact-finding mission concludes regime murdered, imprisoned, tortured and raped those who protested the death of Mahsa...
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Dramatic rise in women and girls being cut, new FGM data reveals
Progress to prevent female genital mutilation needs to be ‘27 times faster’, says UNThe number of...
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US denies visa to Ugandan MP who called for homosexual castration
Activists welcome sanction on Sarah Achieng Opendi and other legislators against a backdrop of anti-LGBTQ+ oppression...
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Argentina fights against vast swarms of mosquitoes blamed for dengue surge
Tens of thousands of dengue cases recorded this year as high temperatures and rainy weather create...
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Sudan’s war leaves deep scars in Geneina, a city of two massacres
People in West Darfur’s capital still step over residue from the bodies of some of the...
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Venezuelan migrants boost economies of South American countries, studies find
Benefits for Latin American host nations could be greater still if access to jobs for migrants...
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French journalist arrested in Ethiopia accused of ‘conspiracy to create chaos’
Antoine Galindo is accused of conspiring with rebels, but press freedom groups say no evidence has...
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Repression in Venezuela intensifying ahead of elections, rights groups say
Fears Maduro government is trying to shut down scrutiny after lawyer is arrested and UN human...