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Everest’s Highest Glacier Shrinks at Accelerated Pace

Ice on a glacier near the summit of Mount Everest, which took millennia to form, has shrunk dramatically in the last three decades due to climate change, a new study has shown. The South Col formation may already have lost around 55 meters of thickness in the last 25 years,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2022

Unesco warns of crisis in creative sector with 10m jobs lost due to pandemic

Artists finding it harder than ever to make a living despite being part of one of the fastest growing industries

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022

At UN, Russia, China call out 'unilateral' sanctions

Russia, facing the threat of Western penalties over Ukraine, and China on Monday spoke out against what they called "unilateral" sanctions imposed by countries without the backing of the United Nations Security Council.

Bangkok Post · Feb 8, 2022

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Libyan Parliament Says No Elections this Year, Moves to Choose New PM

Libya's eastern-based parliament said on Monday there would be no elections this year and it would choose a new interim prime minister on Thursday, potentially setting up a new factional struggle over control of government. The parliament, which has been working on a political roadmap since the collapse in December…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022

UN warns of humanitarian crisis as Cyclone Batsirai kills 20 in Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday morning, leaving 20 dead, displacing 55,000 and devastating the drought-hit island's agricultural heartland. Just two weeks after another tropical storm claimed 55 lives, the UN fears a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 7, 2022

Olympics-China's U.N. envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism

China's United Nations envoy has rejected his U.S. counterpart's remark that China's choice of an ethnic Uyghur as a torchbearer for the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics was an attempt to distract from his country's alleged rights abuses against Muslim minorities.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

IGAD to Hold Summit to Address Sudan Crisis

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) agreed Sunday to hold a summit at the level of heads of state and governments within the coming weeks to discuss the crisis in Sudan. During a meeting held on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, African leaders were…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022

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From sewage dump to nature reserve, UN hopes to save Gaza Valley

The United Nations is set to begin the restoration of a historic valley in the Palestinian Gaza Strip next month, hoping to transform it from a landfill and sewage dump into a vibrant nature reserve in a planned $66 million project.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2022

Abbas Threatens ‘One-State Solution’ at Palestinian Central Council Meeting

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he will reconsider all choices, “including the relationship with Israel.” He hinted at pursuing the one-state solution if the two-state solution continues to be undermined. Speaking at the opening session of the 31st session of the Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah, Abbas stressed that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022

Israeli, Palestinian Figures Propose 2-State Confederation

Israeli and Palestinian public figures have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts. The plan includes several controversial proposals, and it's unclear if it has any support among leaders on either side.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022

Scared, hungry and cold: child workers in Kabul – picture essay

As temperatures fall below freezing, children as young as four trying to make a living on the Afghan capital’s streets are all that stand between their family and starvation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2022

UN Experts: North Korea Stealing Millions in Cyber Attacks

North Korea is continuing to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency firms and exchanges, illicit money that is an important source of funding for its nuclear and missile programs, UN experts said in a report quoting cyber specialists. The panel of experts said that according…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022

North Korea is stealing millions in cyber attacks on banks and crypto firms, UN warns

North Korean 'cyber-actors' are thought to have stolen more than £37 million between 2020 and mid-2021

Wales Online · Feb 7, 2022

North Korea is developing missile programmes using profits from crypto cyberattacks, UN report says

North Korean hackers stole about £300m in cryptocurrency in 2021

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2022

'Endless tide of plastic pellets are killing paradises and the fishing industry'

The X-Press Pearl caught fire in May last year and sank, since when plastic pellets called nurdles have been washing up along the coastline for hundreds of miles

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022

The Guardian view on Amnesty’s Israel report: dominating the discourse

Editorial: The continuing subjugation of Palestinians erodes the country’s stature internationally and damages its democracy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022

‘No light at the end of the tunnel’: Americans join Hong Kong’s business exodus

Worsening Sino-US ties, strict Covid rules and the crackdown on dissent have dented the territory’s fabled allure as a business hub, say expats

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 6, 2022

UNICEF: Children in NE Syria Prison Live in Dire Conditions

Children held in a prison in northeast Syria that witnessed 10 days of fighting between US-backed fighters and ISIS militants are living in “incredibly precarious” conditions and they should not have been there in the first place, the UN children’s agency said Sunday. UNICEF added that the agency is ready…

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Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2022

Russia buildup reaches 70% needed for Ukraine invasion: US

Unnamed US officials cited as saying as many as 50,000 Ukrainian civilians could be killed along with 25,000 soldiers.

France 24 · Feb 6, 2022

'Girls know their rights now’: Fighting female genital mutilation in Kenya

In the run-up to the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on Sunday, countries around the world are calling for an end to the globally condemned practice. In Kenya, around 4 million women and girls have been subjected to FGM, according to the United Nations.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 6, 2022

Xi Meets Poland, Pakistan Leaders in Olympic Diplomacy

Chinese President Xi Jinping met Sunday with leaders from Poland and Pakistan in a flurry of diplomacy on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Xi told President Andrzej Duda that China seeks to further improve ties with Poland, whose warm relationship with Beijing has not sat well with…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 6, 2022

Urgent investment needed to meet UN goal of eliminating FGM by 2030

More than 2 million women around the world have experienced genital mutilation, according to the United Nations, with around 4 million girls at risk every year. As it marks the annual International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, the agency warns that funding is key to stamping out the practice,…

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2022

The US economic war on Afghanistan amounts to a humanitarian crime

Washington and the west are inflicting brutal collective punishment on an already destitute people by freezing assets and aid

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 6, 2022

Alleged Leader of US-based Iran Militant Group Goes on Trial

The alleged leader of the militant wing of a US-based Iranian opposition group went on trial Sunday, state TV reported. He's accused of planning a 2008 bombing at a mosque that killed 14 people and wounded over 200. In 2020, Iran’s intelligence service detained Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German national and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 6, 2022

Egyptian-Chinese Summit Focuses on Renaissance Dam, Palestinian Cause

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed, at their summit in Beijing on Saturday, to strengthen cooperation in fighting terrorism and reviewed developments regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. A statement by the Egyptian presidency said: “The Chinese president welcomed the Egyptian…

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