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Women in India don’t want ‘safe zones’ – they want to enjoy public spaces as equals | Nilanjana Bhowmick

silverguide.site – Segregation does not make going outside any safer or more comfortable for women – it only reinforces the idea that the public sphere belongs to men…
Women in India don’t want ‘safe zones’ – they want to enjoy public spaces as equals | Nilanjana Bhowmick
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Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of 14 million extra deaths

silverguide.site – Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush and singer Bono send emotional message to staff as organisation closes…
Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of 14 million extra deaths
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Brazil’s last asbestos miners are switching to rare earth minerals. Can they offer a brighter future?

silverguide.site – The small city of Minaçu is hoping to challenge China’s dominance in servicing the global appetite for minerals key to the green energy transition…
Brazil’s last asbestos miners are switching to rare earth minerals. Can they offer a brighter future?
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Meet Kerala’s ‘rainforest gardeners’ creating a Noah’s ark for endangered plants

silverguide.site – In one of the world’s ‘hottest hotspots’ of biodiversity, an all-female team have turned a patch of forest into a haven for orchids, ferns, succulents and carnivorous plants…
Meet Kerala’s ‘rainforest gardeners’ creating a Noah’s ark for endangered plants
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Rusted screws, metal spikes and plastic rubbish: the horrific sexual violence used against Tigray’s women

silverguide.site – Tens of thousands of Tigrayan women report brutal wartime abuse by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers, such as gang-rape and the insertion of objects into their uteruses. But justice seems a distant prospect…
Rusted screws, metal spikes and plastic rubbish: the horrific sexual violence used against Tigray’s women
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Lesotho activist arrested after video on unemployment rates angers prime minister

silverguide.site – Tšolo Thakeli had long campaigned on youth joblessness, but a post questioning Sam Maketane’s promises on work creation landed him in prison…
Lesotho activist arrested after video on unemployment rates angers prime minister
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The global south needs more than tinkering at a conference: debt forgiveness is the only fair way | Kenneth Mohammed

silverguide.site – Next week, a UN summit in Seville will discuss the future of financing the world’s poorer nations. It should first concede that the old methods have failed…
The global south needs more than tinkering at a conference: debt forgiveness is the only fair way | Kenneth Mohammed
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Too scared to go to hospital: the pregnant women in Dominican Republic dying because of deportation fears

silverguide.site – Haitian Lourda Jean Pierre died shortly after giving birth at home after seeing images of pregnant women and new mothers being rounded up in hospitals by immigration agents…
Too scared to go to hospital: the pregnant women in Dominican Republic dying because of deportation fears
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‘We don’t want to stay here’: UN accused of abandoning refugees in Niger

silverguide.site – The west African country seems to be a dumping ground for thousands of people pushed back from north Africa after trying to reach Europe…
‘We don’t want to stay here’: UN accused of abandoning refugees in Niger
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Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of GM crops

silverguide.site – Biotech companies say genetically modified plants give higher yields and reduce pesticide use. But in rural communities, questions are growing over who really benefits – and the threat to native varieties…
Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of GM crops
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How did Spain come to be one of the few nations holding firm on aid spending? | Ana Carbajosa

silverguide.site – By refusing to slash funding to poorer nations, Spain became an outlier in the new world disorder. Next week it hosts a UN summit in Seville to prove it…
How did Spain come to be one of the few nations holding firm on aid spending? | Ana Carbajosa
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Traffic, crowds and construction: India’s hill stations swamped by tourists escaping Delhi heat

silverguide.site – In 2024, more than 2 million visitors went to the small towns of Landour and Mussoorie in the Himalayan foothills, prompting authorities to introduce daily limits…
Traffic, crowds and construction: India’s hill stations swamped by tourists escaping Delhi heat
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Vapes threaten to undo gains in tackling dangers of tobacco, health leaders warn

silverguide.site – WHO calls for higher cigarette taxes, plus graphic warnings on vapes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches…
Vapes threaten to undo gains in tackling dangers of tobacco, health leaders warn
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‘It’s a tragedy we’ve chosen to withdraw’: Save the Children boss on Labour’s cuts to aid

silverguide.site – Moazzam Malik rejects move marks shift from ‘charity’ to ‘partnership’, and decries ‘travesty’ of child poverty in UK…
‘It’s a tragedy we’ve chosen to withdraw’: Save the Children boss on Labour’s cuts to aid
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In the shadow of melting glaciers: life in the heartland of the Incas’ former empire – a photo essay

silverguide.site – Ancient rituals and a profound respect for ‘Mother Earth’ bolster fragile Andean communities as the climate crisis and unchecked mining take their toll…
In the shadow of melting glaciers: life in the heartland of the Incas’ former empire – a photo essay
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Children suffered record levels of violence in conflict zones in 2024, UN report shows

silverguide.site – Surge in violations to more than 40,000 – the highest since records began in 1996 – must serve as a ‘wake-up call’…
Children suffered record levels of violence in conflict zones in 2024, UN report shows
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One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village

silverguide.site – Since 1999, Armando López Pocol and his team of volunteers have bucked the trend for deforestation, regenerating the landscape of the highlands with their Chico Mendes project…
One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village
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India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups

silverguide.site – There are fears the crackdown against ‘outsiders’ is driving widespread persecution as expelled Indians are returned by Bangladesh border guards…
India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups
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South Africa is at the heart of the HIV pandemic. What happens now the money has been cut?

silverguide.site – With 12% of the population living with the virus, Trump’s sudden withdrawal of funding stands to undo decades of progress…
South Africa is at the heart of the HIV pandemic. What happens now the money has been cut?
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Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance

silverguide.site – IADB’s proposals involve lenders using public money to buy up renewable energy loans in poor countries…
Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance
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