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Israeli STEM Program Empowers Girls In Ghana

World ORT Kadima Mada trains female university students in Ghana in coding, animation and other science and technology skills

Zenger

2 Strong Insurance Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio This Month

U.S. Treasury bond yields have been rising since the start of the year. Inflation has been climbing to a multi-decade high, forcing the Fed to announce the potential for it to raise interest rates multiple times this year. This bodes well for the insurance sector because it tends to benefit…

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30 countries commit to do more to protect the ocean at One Ocean Summit in Brest

Some 30 heads of state from around the globe participated in the One Ocean summit in Brest, France on Friday, committing to do more to protect the world’s oceans from harm. Hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, ideas were presented for an international treaty to combat plastic pollution, protect the…

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China continues its labour abuse practices against Uighurs: UN

A new UN report details a ‘widespread and systematic programme’ of abuse in Xinjiang as well as China’s vehement denial.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan: Two foreign journalists released after detention

Two international journalists released after being detained while on assignment with UNHCR, says UN refugee agency.

Al Jazeera

Astronomers found one of the lightest exoplanets in Earth's backyard

In this edition of Inverse Daily, learn about a hidden history of Alcoholics Anonymous, a new planet in our neighborhood, and more.

Inverse

Pressure on Italian Catholic church to face child sexual abuse reckoning

Unofficial estimates say country may have highest number of victims of paedophile priests in world

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Taliban release British journalist Andrew North from detention in Kabul

Journalist and several other reporters freed after being held while on assignment with UNHCR

The Guardian - UK

Renovation of Nazi ally's Kosovo house causes ire

The renovation of a house in Kosovo that belonged to a minister in a pro-Nazi government during World War Two has prompted an outcry, with Germany warning of historical "whitewashing" and the European Union and United Nations halting the project.

Reuters

Biden releases $7bn in frozen Afghan funds to split between 9/11 families and aid

Money would go toward humanitarian efforts for Afghan people and to US victims of terrorism, keeping it out of hands of Taliban

The Guardian - US

UN Labor Agency Cites Concerns about China's Xinjiang Region

An annual report from the United Nations labor agency Friday highlighted the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China's western Xinjiang region, noting signs of “coercive measures” that deprive workers of free choice in selecting jobs and calling on Beijing to provide more information about how it's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. plans to free half of $7 billion in frozen Afghan funds for aid

The United States is seeking to free up half of the $7 billion in frozen Afghan central bank assets on U.S. soil to help the Afghan people while holding the rest to possibly satisfy terrorism-related lawsuits against the Taliban, the White House said on Friday.

Reuters

Ex-BBC journalist Andrew North 'kidnapped by Taliban' according to reports

Afghanistan's former Vice President Amrullah Saleh says nine people from western countries are among those taken by the group in the last few months.

Daily Record

Five things to know about Libya’s political crisis

A deepening political deadlock has raised fears of further instability in the oil-rich, conflict-torn country.

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Reuters

Journalists working with U.N. detained in Afghanistan - UNHCR

Two journalists working with the United Nations have been detained along with several Afghan workers, the organisation's refugee agency said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Rights watchdog boss says critics have ‘wrong target’

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has come under fire from LGBT groups over its stance on trans rights.

The Independent UK

Taliban kidnap nine Westerners including ex-BBC journalist Andrew North, says former Afghan vice-president

Mr North is believed to have been working for the United Nations

The Independent UK

UN labor agency cites concerns about China's Xinjiang region

An annual report from the United Nations labor agency has highlighting the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region

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Ex-BBC journalist Andrew North 'kidnapped' by the Taliban according to reports

Sources say the former BBC reporter based in Afghanistan is among nine people kidnapped in recent months as the UN confirms two journalists have been detained in Kabul

The Guardian - UK

Greta Thunberg condemns UK firm’s plans for iron mine on Sami land

Beowulf Mining ‘hopeful’ for decision on mine in Sápmi despite opposition from activist, UN and Swedish church

The Guardian - UK

‘Anything to stop the massacres’: peace still eludes DRC as armed groups proliferate

After years of conflict between the DR Congo’s ineffective army, rebel forces and local militias, can Uganda’s entry into the war bring peace?

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, China Lock Horns over Ukraine at UN

The US envoy to the United Nations called on Beijing Thursday to encourage Russia "to do the right thing" in the Ukraine crisis -- drawing a sharp response from her Chinese counterpart who accused Washington of fanning tensions. "We would hope that the Chinese would play a role in encouraging…

Wales Online

LGBT organisations ask UN to revoke status of British human rights watchdog

A 19-page submission to the UN asks for the independent status of the EHRC to be reviewed

The Independent UK

LGBT organisations ask UN to revoke status of British rights watchdog

The groups said their submission to the UN was prompted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s stance on trans rights.

Reuters

U.S. and China U.N. envoys trade barbs on Russia and Ukraine

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday she hopes China will urge Russia to "do the right thing" on Ukraine, prompting her Chinese counterpart to quickly respond with a call for diplomacy and an end to "hyping up the tension."

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