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By AFPCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered the dismantling of homeless encampments on state land, one month after the US Supreme Court overturned protections for unhoused residents sleeping outdoors.The Golden State has long been reck...
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By UN NewsEach year, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Wednesday, provides an update on the global progress or setbacks in achieving the 2030 goal of zero hunger.The 2024 report indicates that between 713 and 7...
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By UN NewsIt seems that Europeans don’t want to give up booze. A UN World Health Organization (WHO) report has found that nothing has changed in the continent’s drinking habits. Despite the health risks, Europeans consume an average of 9.2 litres of...
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By AFPSome 200,000 New Zealanders held in care were abused over decades, a public inquiry reported Wednesday, prompting an apology from the country's prime minister who vowed reform.The authors of the report described widespread abuse in state care a...
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By AFPOn an improvised pitch in war-ravaged Gaza, a young player and goalkeeper block out the boisterous crowd and focus solely on the football as they square off.The referee blows the whistle and the penalty-taker fires the ball into the makeshift g...
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By AFPIndia needs to tackle sexual abuse in sports to improve its chances of hosting global tournaments such as the Olympics, a rights group said Tuesday in the wake of the country's wrestling scandal.The report by the Sport and Rights Alliance detai...
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By UN NewsThe UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al Ghotany, the athletes chosen as flag bearers for the Olympic Games which start on Friday in Paris, who will be proudly bear the banner of the Interna...
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By AFP/Joris FioritiTensions are simmering ahead of summer talks on which UNESCO World Heritage sites are deemed to be endangered, with countries battling against featuring on the UN cultural body's list.Terse language can be expected among diplomats...
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By AFP/Anuj ChopraDoctored images, sexual slurs, racial innuendos – false narratives around Kamala Harris surged online as she emerged as the Democratic frontrunner in the US presidential race, with researchers warning of an incoming flood of gendere...
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By AFPArtificial intelligence-linked images of child sex abuse are on the rise, Europe's policing agency warned Monday, saying the material makes it increasingly difficult to identify victims and perpetrators.Criminals have been adopting AI tools and...
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By AFP/Oliver Hotham and Khaliun BayartsogtFreezing from horseback riding in the winter and helping her herder parents tend to livestock during summers spent outdoors -- Bat-Erdene Khulan vividly remembers her childhood on Mongolia's steppe.She has s...
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By AFPViolence against women and girls in England and Wales is a "national emergency" with almost 3,000 offences recorded daily, police warned in a new report published on Tuesday.The study, commissioned by two law enforcement bodies, estimates that...
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