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War-battered Gaza Faces Uphill Battle Against Polio

The Gaza Strip's first recorded polio case in 25 years has health workers and aid agencies grappling with the steep obstacles to conducting mass vaccination in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

International Business Times

First case of Polio confirmed in Gaza as aid groups prepare for mass vaccination

THE first case of Polio has been confirmed in Gaza, as aid groups prepare to deliver a mass vaccination programme ...

The National (Scotland)

Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations

The threat of polio is rising fast in Gaza, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak

The Independent UK

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UNICEF Report: Children In West Africa Face Health Risks

UNICEF report reveals growing health risks for children in West and Central Africa due to extreme heat and mpox outbreak.

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Slingshots and metal darts see tribal violence ‘horrors’ worsen in Papua New Guinea

Wire catapults used in deadly attacks are ‘proliferating’ in parts of the Pacific country, authorities say

The Guardian - AU

Who is Imane Khelif? The Algerian gold medal boxer who has filed a cyberbullying lawsuit

After finding herself at the centre of a gender storm during her Olympic boxing run, Imane Khelif has now filed a lawsuit which names JK Rowling and Elon Musk. Emma Loffhagen reports

Evening Standard

Vaccine doses for 600,000 children and pregnant women flown to North Korea

Delivery of first medical aid since Covid raises hopes that country could open up again to UN and aid agencies

The Guardian - UK

UNICEF warns of $23 million deficit in Haiti's education system as it announces grant

Schools in Haiti’s capital and beyond are crumbling as gang violence deepens poverty and disrupts basic government services as the state education system faces a $23 million deficit

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden says it’s time for ‘fresh voices’ while explaining he dropped out to ‘unite our nation’

‘I’ve decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation,’ Biden said. Plus, Monday was world’s hottest recorded day

The Guardian - AU

Man dies after trying to drive truck on to NSW ferry; global sea ice levels hit record low – as it happened

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Discovery of poliovirus in Gaza ‘incredibly alarming’, Unicef executive director says

Exclusive: Territory is ‘one of the most, if not the most dangerous place to be a child’, Catherine Russell says, and ‘we desperately need this conflict to end’

The Conversation

11 million Nigerian children are going hungry: how this hurts their health and what needs to be done

Unicef, the UN agency for children, reported in June 2024 that around 11 million Nigerian children were experiencing severe child food poverty.

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International Business Times

Unregistered Senegal Youth Struggle For Legal Status

It was only when 12-year-old Senegalese schoolboy Lassou Samb prepared to sit his end-of-year exams that his lack of any legal documentation finally caught up with him.

The Times of India

Explainer: Who are 'zero dose children'? Why were they left out of vaccination programs?

The Union Health Ministry has dismissed the findings of an international report by UNICEF on the country's immunization data. As per the UNICEF report, India has a high number of 'zero dose children'.

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah threatens to fire on new Israeli targets

Warning increases concern low-level conflict across the Israel-Lebanon border could escalate into full-scale war.

The Times of India

How Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal have 'unintentionally' turned a Barcelona photographer's world upside down

NEW DELHI: Photographer Joan Monfort, who lives in Barcelona, has been a fixture at sporting events all throughout Spain for more than 30 years. However, he rose to international fame after a 2007 photo he took came to light lately.

The Guardian - UK

War is lead cause behind huge drop in global vaccinations, UN warns

Vaccine misinformation has added to crisis of collapsed healthcare and poor nutrition, Unicef and WHO report

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Priyanka Chopra Captured In Candid Moments With Close Friends

Priyanka Chopra, the Bollywood and Hollywood star, shines at a social event with friends, exuding charm and grace. Her radiant presence and philanthropic s...

International Business Times

Those Left Behind: Parents Who Lose A Child To Suicide

"Why didn't I pick up on his pain?" "The pain is there, but so is life -- in the here and now," Paoli insisted.

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