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Rising anger over ‘lop-sided’ and ‘immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries

silverguide.site – Zimbabwe refuses to sign agreement and Kenya faces a court case over data sharing as new aid deals come under scrutiny…
Rising anger over ‘lop-sided’ and ‘immoral’ US health funding pacts with African countries
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Two women arrested in Uganda for allegedly kissing in public could face life sentence

silverguide.site – Wendy Faith and Alesi Diana Denise were taken into custody under laws that have outraged LGBTQ+ community and rights activists…
Two women arrested in Uganda for allegedly kissing in public could face life sentence
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US accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid deal

silverguide.site – Leaked draft of $1bn memorandum of understanding reveals mandatory targets, sharing of data, and reported access to mining concessions…
US accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid deal
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‘A rushed execution’: the case of the woman convicted of child murder that shocked Somalia

silverguide.site – The speed at which Hodan Mohamud Diiriye was executed has raised questions about the fairness of her trial…
‘A rushed execution’: the case of the woman convicted of child murder that shocked Somalia
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‘If we see you again, we kill you’: how a Colombian wildlife hotspot turned into a death zone

silverguide.site – Armed groups and a state-owned refinery’s oil leaks have displaced Barrancabermeja’s fishing community and poisoned a paradise once full of manatees and jaguars…
‘If we see you again, we kill you’: how a Colombian wildlife hotspot turned into a death zone
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Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’

silverguide.site – Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable to travel home without passports or money…
Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
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‘Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full’: Iran’s students on why they are protesting again

silverguide.site – As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality…
‘Our classrooms are empty because the graveyards are full’: Iran’s students on why they are protesting again
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Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi

silverguide.site – A huge vaccination drive has been launched after the country’s first outbreak in years of the paralysing disease. But the battle to wipe out the virus is struggling elsewhere, so how can it be eradicated?…
Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi
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Corruption is no longer envelopes of cash – now it is about who is being shielded and who is being sacrificed | Kenneth Mohammed

silverguide.site – Trump has attacked judges and weakened global safeguards. Someone needs to stand up to the US and stop the erosion of democracy…
Corruption is no longer envelopes of cash – now it is about who is being shielded and who is being sacrificed | Kenneth Mohammed
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Charities fear millions in Ramadan giving will not reach crisis zones as UK Muslim groups ‘debanked’

silverguide.site – Muslims donate four times more than the average adult in Britain but banking restrictions mean many humanitarian projects already affected by aid cuts will not get donations…
Charities fear millions in Ramadan giving will not reach crisis zones as UK Muslim groups ‘debanked’
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US sanctions, power cuts, climate crisis: why Cuba is betting on renewables

silverguide.site – With Trump blocking Venezuelan oil imports and old power plants breaking down, the island – with Chinese help – is turning to solar and wind to bolster its fragile energy system…
US sanctions, power cuts, climate crisis: why Cuba is betting on renewables
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‘Deliberate targeting of vital body parts’: X-rays taken after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries

silverguide.site – Exclusive: Expert analysis of images from one hospital suggests severe trauma to the face, chest and genitals was caused by metal birdshot and high-calibre bullets…
‘Deliberate targeting of vital body parts’: X-rays taken after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries
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New photos give glimpse inside Iran’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protests

silverguide.site – Exclusive: images and testimony from the January uprising, when Iranian security forces are believed to have killed thousands of men, women and children who had flocked on to the streets…
New photos give glimpse inside Iran’s bloody crackdown on anti-government protests
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‘Invisible’ children born in the brothels of Bangladesh finally get birth certificates

silverguide.site – Destined to a perilous life with no right to an education or to vote, state recognition ‘gives them hope’, campaigners say…
‘Invisible’ children born in the brothels of Bangladesh finally get birth certificates
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‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy

silverguide.site – With many unable to access or afford qualified therapists, AI is filling the mental healthcare vacuum, amid calls for tighter regulation…
‘At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy
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Cricket, field and track: the Caribbean’s sporting success is extraordinary – so why does it feel like a missed opportunity? | Kenneth Mohammed

silverguide.site – As the men’s football World Cup looms, the region’s prowess is often seen in terms of inspirational hardship, but the political will to treat sport strategically is lacking…
Cricket, field and track: the Caribbean’s sporting success is extraordinary – so why does it feel like a missed opportunity? | Kenneth Mohammed
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Family of worker killed on Saudi World Cup site still waiting for compensation a year on

silverguide.site – Lengthy delays in compensation are ‘emblematic’ of what many relatives of migrant workers go through in the Gulf kingdom, say rights groups…
Family of worker killed on Saudi World Cup site still waiting for compensation a year on
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‘Coca leaf is life itself’: Andean growers’ hopes fade as WHO upholds global ban

silverguide.site – Under US pressure as part of the ‘war on drugs’, the WHO still categorises the sacred Indigenous remedy as akin to heroin or fentanyl, despite its many therapeutic properties…
‘Coca leaf is life itself’: Andean growers’ hopes fade as WHO upholds global ban
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Traditional food could help reverse Nepal’s ‘diabetes epidemic’, studies suggest

silverguide.site – With medication largely unaffordable in the country, experts hope community support and a change in diet could reduce soaring type 2 diabetes rates…
Traditional food could help reverse Nepal’s ‘diabetes epidemic’, studies suggest
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‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focused as an academic in Gaza

silverguide.site – It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matter…
‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focused as an academic in Gaza
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