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Next UN climate summit to consider health issues in depth for first time

Cop28 president Sultan Al Jaber says summit in Dubai in November will dedicate a day to health

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

Are some human rights more important than others? Religious freedom advocates often put it first

Every year, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) releases a report on religious oppression around the world, recommending that the State Department designate specific countries as especially severe violators. In this year’s report, released May 1, 2023, Iran came in for particular criticism after months of protests and…

The Conversation · May 2, 2023

De-dollarisation: why are countries looking to ditch US currency?

The long reign of the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency may be drawing to a close as non-Western and emerging economies look for alternatives to the greenback.

The Week · May 2, 2023

Adam Silver on how Bill Russell helped make the NBA a more socially-aware league

"He’s sort of the founding father of the modern NBA," said Silver.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 2, 2023

Sudanese Fleeing Clashes Flood Port City, Borders with Egypt

Sudanese fleeing the fighting between rival generals in their capital flooded an already overwhelmed city on the Red Sea and Sudan’s northern borders with Egypt, as explosions and gunfire echoed Monday in Khartoum. Many exhausted Sudanese and foreigners arrived in Port Sudan, the country's main seaport, joining thousands who have…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2023

Over 100,000 refugees crossed from Sudan to neighbouring countries - UN

A United Nations refugee official said on Tuesday that more than 100,000 refugees have now crossed from Sudan to neighbouring countries to escape the conflict that erupted last month.

Reuters · May 2, 2023

Sudan conflict pushes 100,000 to flee across borders to neighbouring countries

The fighting in Sudan has caused more than 330,000 people to flee their homes within the country, with over 100,000 others escaping over the borders, the United Nations said Tuesday, as gunfire and explosions echoed across the capital despite another ceasefire deal.

France 24 · May 2, 2023

Family of Brit dad locked up in Indian prison saves dinner place for him every day

Jagtar Singh Johal from Dumbarton, Scotland, was locked up amid accusations he was involved in a political murder plot in Punjab, northern India, which he and his family have always strongly denied

Daily Mirror · May 2, 2023

Sudan Battles Rage as UN Agencies Warn of ‘Catastrophe’

Fierce fighting between rival generals raged on in Sudan Tuesday despite the latest truce, as warnings multiplied of the potential for a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of refugees. Bloodshed has gripped Sudan since April 15 when tensions erupted into armed exchanges between regular army chief Abdel Fattah…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2023

Sudan fighting in its 18th day: A list of key events

Battles rage in Sudan despite the latest truce as the UN warns the conflict could turn into ‘a full-blown catastrophe’.

Al Jazeera · May 2, 2023