Chuol is grateful that despite the trauma she has already experienced in her young life, she is able to continue her education in the refugee camp. Learning has given her a reason to wake up every day.
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Acute hunger set to rise in over 20 countries, say FAO, WFP
There is a likelihood of further deterioration in acute food insecurity in over 20 countries in the coming months, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold
AP/UNB, Oct 10 – Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in more than…
Takeaway iftar items not safe, coronavirus experts say
Dhaka, May 03 – Though restaurants have been allowed to sell iftar items during Ramadan amid the Covid-19 pandemic, health experts advised people to depend on homemade food as the items from the eateries can be the means for coronavirus…
Apple, Google say users to control virus ‘tracing’ tool
Apple and Google said Friday their coronavirus “contact tracing” technology would enable smartphone users to control their own data, and that the system would likely be shut down after the pandemic ends.
Selling .ORG puts civil society at risk, say Int’l NGO leaders
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — Today, the executive directors of 11 international NGOs released an open letter calling on the leaders of Internet Society (ISOC) and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to stop the sale of the .ORG top-level…
Where Imams say thru radio, child marriage is against Islam
Selibabi, Mauritania, Jan 2 2020 (IPS) – “I refused to marry off my daughter for a simple, good reason: I want my daughter to be empowered,” said Lemeima mint El Hadrami, 49. “I don’t want her to go through the…
Democrats’ impeachment charges say Trump ‘betrayed’ US
Washington, AP/UNB – House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, declaring he “betrayed the nation” with his actions toward Ukraine as they pushed toward historic proceedings that are certain to help define his presidency…
Doctors say ailing Assange needs medical care in hospital
More than 60 doctors have written to British authorities asserting that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urgently needs medical treatment at a university hospital.
Survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead
A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on Thursday, killing 74 people, and survivors said afterwards it took nearly 20 minutes for the train to stop amid contradictory reports about the condition of the train’s…
Saudi state media say king’s bodyguard shot in ‘dispute
A prominent bodyguard to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot and killed in what authorities described as a personal dispute, state TV reported Sunday, offering few details on an incident that shocked the kingdom.
Sudan protesters say 40 bodies pulled from Nile in Khartoum
Sudan, June 6 (AP/UNB) — More than 40 bodies of people slain by Sudanese security forces were pulled from the Nile River in the capital of Khartoum, organizers of pro-democracy demonstrations said Wednesday, and new clashes brought the death toll…
BD minorities say attacks on them went up following election
Dhaka, May 10 — Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad (BHBCOP) on Friday expressed deep concern over the increased violence and oppression of minorities in the last four months after the national election. The BHBCOP, a non-profit aiming to protect rights of…