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‘No other explanation’: children of slain Gaza doctor say he was deliberately targeted

silverguide.site – Family of Dr Marwan al-Sultan says the Israeli airstrike ‘precisely’ hit the apartment block the cardiologist and his relatives occupied…
‘No other explanation’: children of slain Gaza doctor say he was deliberately targeted

UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths

silverguide.site – Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding…
UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths

How the global trade in donkey skins threatens the lives of women and girls | Letter

silverguide.site – Letter: This cruel, largely unregulated industry in the global south undermines UN goals of gender equality and poverty reduction, writes Marianne Steele of The Donkey Sanctuary…
How the global trade in donkey skins threatens the lives of women and girls | Letter

‘Delay is catastrophic’: how simple solutions could save thousands of African children in comas

silverguide.site – Analysis finds key to survival for children arriving at hospitals in an unresponsive state is a quick dose of drugs and fast specialist care…
‘Delay is catastrophic’: how simple solutions could save thousands of African children in comas

‘Shock and grief’ as senior doctor killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

silverguide.site – Marwan al-Sultan, a renowned cardiologist and director of the Indonesian hospital, is the 70th healthcare worker to be killed by Israeli attacks in the past 50 days, says Palestinian medical organisation…
‘Shock and grief’ as senior doctor killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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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