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Labelling is a popular choice as a way to control fossil fuel advertising – new study

The UN secretary-general António Guterres recently called for a ban on fossil fuel adverts. However, industry bodies insist bans are ineffective and that advertising has a positive role to play in driving people towards new, low-carbon products such as electric vehicles.

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Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan wins the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024

Brotherless Night is an unforgettable coming-of-age novel, an awakening from tribal loyalties into new-found identity and agency. It is set in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, during the civil war between Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese ethnic majority and the country’s Tamil minority. Between 1983 and 2009, this bitter conflict resulted in the deaths…

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In Papua New Guinea, tribal wars hamper recovery from deadly landslide

On May 24, a landslide devastated a whole village in one of the poorest regions of Papua New Guinea, a country north of Australia that's home to 10 million inhabitants. According to the UN, 670 people were killed but very few bodies have been found so far. A week after…

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The Latest | Armenia recognizes a Palestinian state, and Israel summons its ambassador

The U.S. military says a floating pier it built in Gaza has been reattached to the shore and is unloading humanitarian aid again

The Independent UK

Vietnam says it's ready to hold talks with Philippines on overlapping continental shelf claims

Vietnam says it's ready to hold talks with the Philippines to settle their overlapping claims to the undersea continental shelf in the South China Sea

The Independent UK

Climate activists bemoan scant progress on finance as Cop29 looms

UN says finding funds to tackle climate crisis is ‘a steep mountain to climb’, as talks end with little agreement

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela elections 2024: María Corina Machado reports 37 opposition leaders arbitrarily detained

The opposition leader told the press that two of them were detained Monday near her campaign headquarters in Caracas.

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UN chief Guterres says world cannot allow Lebanon to become ‘another Gaza’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Friday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into “another Gaza”, citing “bellicose rhetoric” and the exchange of fire in parallel with the fighting in the Gaza Strip, potentially triggering a wider regional war. Read our blog to see how the day's…

France 24

Israel-Hezbollah Hostilities Fan Fears Of Widening Gaza War

Israel and Hezbollah traded fresh cross-border fire, as fears of a regional conflict grew after Israel revealed it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive and the Iran-backed militants vowed to blanket their foe in rockets.

International Business Times

WHO issues warning on fake versions of drugs commonly used for diabetes and weight loss

Fake and counterfeit versions of popular drugs widely used for diabetes and weight loss could have harmful effects on human health, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday and has released a warning on the falsified drugs and has urged individuals to check products properly before using.

The Times of India

Ukraine war briefing: Boost to Patriot missile supplies for Kyiv – other countries will have to wait

South Korea, infuriated by Kim-Putin pact, considers arming Ukraine; Zelenskiy orders beefing up of power grid and its defences. What we know on day 849

The Guardian - AU

Party leaders grilled by public in election Question Time – experts dissect the key issues

In one of the last in a string of special election broadcasts, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Keir Starmer, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Scotland’s first minister, the SNP leader John Swinney, have faced questions from a live audience on BBC Question Time.

The Conversation

UN chief warns of perils of 'weaponizing digital technologies' and malicious activity in cyberspace

The United Nations chief has warned that “the perils of weaponizing digital technologies are growing by the year” and malicious activity in cyberspace is on the rise by governments, non-government actors and criminals

The Independent UK

Darfur sees an increase in much needed food aid, but it’s still not enough to avert famine, UN says

The U.N.'s food agency says families in Sudan’s embattled western Darfur region have received an emergency increase in food aid that is needed to help avert looming famine

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Israel's pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution

Israel has established a corridor for the delivery of aid into southern Gaza but a declared ‘tactical pause’ in its war with Hamas has brought little relief to desperate Palestinians

Fortune

Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi thought she'd be an accountant. Now she's a James Beard Award–winning pastry chef

Tosi, 42, counts Taylor Swift among the fans of her "modern classic" desserts, including famous birthday cake truffles.

The Times of India

The global journey of international yoga day

Yoga is an ancient science that originated in India evolved into a global phenomenon embraced by people from all parts of the world. Beyond its physical postures, yoga encompasses a holistic approach to well-being, integrating the Mind, Body, and Spirit. Its significance lies in its ability to promote Health, Inner…

The Independent UK

Italian coast guard recovers 12 more bodies of shipwreck victims in the Ionian Sea

The Italian coast guard has recovered 12 more bodies from a weekend shipwreck in the Ionian Sea off the southern Italian coastline

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South Africa’s foreign policy: a unity government must be practical in a turbulent world

As South Africa navigates fundamental political change, it faces stark choices on foreign policy posture and priorities. The change has been brought about by the African National Congress’s loss of electoral majority, forcing it into a unity government.

Radio France Internationale

UN urges swift action to help millions of displaced people across Africa

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has warned that without concerted peace efforts in war-torn Sudan, people will continue to flee to neighbouring countries. Filippo Grandi's comments came ahead of World Refugee Day Thursday, when he highlighted the desperate plight of millions of refugees and internally displaced people across Africa.

The National (Scotland)

The key points from the launch of Scottish Greens' manifesto

The battle to tackle climate change will be won or lost in the next UK Government term, the Scottish Greens said at the launch of their General…

International Business Times

Sudan One Of World's 'Worst Crises' In Decades: Medical Charity

The ongoing civil war in Sudan has provoked one of the world's worst humanitarian crises in decades, the international chief of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Tensions bubble as Sudanese refugees feel resentment from Chadian hosts

Some 600,000 Sudanese are seeking safety in Chad, but host communities are blaming them for using up scarce resources.

International Business Times

Israel-Hezbollah Tensions Drive Fears Of Widening Gaza War

Fears of a regional war rose Thursday after Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement said none of Israel would be spared in a full-blown conflict, and Israel said it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive.

Radio France Internationale

Russian invasion has forced 6.5 million Ukrainians to flee country, UN says

More than 120 million people have been forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution – a number the UN's refugee agency describes as a "terrible indictment on the state of the world". More than 6.5 million people have been displaced in Ukraine alone, the UNHCR reported on Thursday, World Refugee…

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