oPt: Children in Gaza conflict will suffer for years to come

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Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: Save the Children After 11 days of violence, children in Gaza are suffering from fear and anxiety, a lack of sleep and are displaying worrying signs of distress, such as constant shaking and bedwetting.

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Myanmar’s junta-appointed electoral body to dissolve Suu Kyi’s party, report says

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Myanmar’s junta-appointed election commission will dissolve Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy Party (NLD) because of what it said was fraud in last November’s election, news outlet Myanmar Now said on Friday, citing a commissioner.

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Reform to Retail Prices Index (RPI)

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Summary The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is often used in property documents, for example for index-linked rents or adjustments to service charge caps. The Chancellor has said that RPI will be abolished in 2030. This article considers what might replace it. Background RPI is a measure of inflation which measures […]

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Ketinggian banjir di ruas jalan Kalis-Putussibau naik

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Dandim 1206 Putussibau Letkol Inf Jemy Oil Oktis mengatakan banjir yang menggenangi ruas jalan nasional Kalis-Putussibau di wilayah Kapuas Hulu Kalimantan Barat semakin meningkat dan dalam beberapa menit ketinggian air naik 5-10 …

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Ethiopia: More than two million people displaced by the conflict in Tigray

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Countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Humanitarians are gradually scaling up the response, but not yet keeping pace with the mounting needs, due to a combination of insecurity, access constraints, communications disruptions, lack of funding, limited capacity.

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Model: Impacts of the COVID-19-driven rise in global rice prices on consumers in Papua New Guinea

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Research Post May 20, 2021 Model: Impacts of the COVID-19-driven rise in global rice prices on consumers in Papua New Guinea Emily Schmidt Paul Dorosh Households may have reduced rice consumption as much as 15% or more,

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Exclusive: Mauritius’ First Female President on Why We Need Science Diplomacy to Address Major Challenges

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Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is the first woman president of Mauritius and a renowned biodiversity scientist. Courtesy: International Labour Organisation/Crozet / Pouteau By Stella PaulHYDERABAD, India, May 20 2021 (IPS) If we want to address the great challenges this world is facing, we have to factor in science into all our narratives, […]

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Africa’s rainforests can endure more heat and drought… up to a point

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Tropical rainforests in Africa experienced extended spells of heat and drought a few years back, yet they weathered these adverse changes in climate quite well. Better yet: these resilient forests continued soaking up carbon in large quantities, thereby mitigating climate change, say scientists at the University of Leeds in the […]

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Fed up with toxic air, Jakarta residents are holding their breath for a court ruling

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Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia’s densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city’s toxic air.

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Thailand reports highest number of daily Covid deaths as virus tears through prisons

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Thailand reported its highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a single day Tuesday as officials struggle to contain a third coronavirus wave ripping through overcrowded prisons.

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