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Syrian woman in wheelchair tells UN disabled are invisible
Middle East

Syrian woman in wheelchair tells UN disabled are invisible

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A 20-year-old Syrian woman with cerebral palsy told the United Nations on Wednesday that hundreds of…
Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit Yemeni capital as violence flares
Middle East

Saudi-led coalition air strikes hit Yemeni capital as violence flares

SANAA (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen carried out air strikes against two Houthi targets in the capital…
Israeli troops detained a 9-year-old Palestinian at school. It’s ‘becoming normal’, locals say
Middle East

Israeli troops detained a 9-year-old Palestinian at school. It’s ‘becoming normal’, locals say

(CNN)–The day before we met, human rights campaigner Aref Jaber recorded the arrest of a 9-year-old Palestinian boy, taken out…
Perilous times for Mozambican children impacted by cyclone
World

Perilous times for Mozambican children impacted by cyclone

BEIRA, Mozambique (AP) — Her name is Chuva, which in Portuguese means rain. For four days that was all she…
In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF
World

In war, dirty water more dangerous to children than violence, says UNICEF

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Children under age 15 are almost three times more likely to die from diseases…
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
Middle East

Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes

SANAA (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners in northern Yemen on Thursday buried 17 civilians, including nine children, killed in air…
UK offers Egypt £12 million to fund ‘Comprehensive Educational Service’ program
Egypt

UK offers Egypt £12 million to fund ‘Comprehensive Educational Service’ program

Minister of Education Tarek Shawki announced on Monday that the UK’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has offered £12 million to…
30,000 flee Boko Haram violence in Nigeria: UN
World

30,000 flee Boko Haram violence in Nigeria: UN

Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in northeast Nigeria after an increase in violence in the Boko…
Child marriage loses countries billions: World Bank
World

Child marriage loses countries billions: World Bank

In a case of child marriage, Respect Ruvimbo Topodzi was 15 and walking home from school in her native Zimbabwe…
Forget the snacks: Charity vending machines dish out goats as gifts for poor
World

Forget the snacks: Charity vending machines dish out goats as gifts for poor

  Buy a goat to donate to a poor family…from a vending machine? It’s now possible in New York, London…
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