Campaigners and experts are raising the alarm after video footage obtained by BBC Science Focus reveals that inner-city poultry markets in New York are failing to take recommended precautions to protect staff and the public, as bird flu cases in…
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People eating charcoal and leaves to survive, aid agency warns
Sudanese people are eating leaves and charcoal to survive after fleeing an attack on a camp for displaced people near the city of el-Fasher, an aid agency has told the BBC.
“The stories we’ve been hearing are truly horrific,” Noah Taylor, the…
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Donald Trump must decided: Escalate strikes on Houthis or concede defeat
Israel’s focus remains firmly on its campaign in Gaza and the twin imperatives to “increase the pressure on Hamas to release the hostages, and end Hamas’s power to govern, both politically and militarily,” as IDF Spokesman…
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Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support
In 1995, World Bank Vice President Ismail Serageldin warned that whereas the conflicts of the previous 100 years had been over oil, “the wars of the next century will be fought over water.”
Thirty years on, that prediction is being…
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World Food Programme warns of mass starvation in Gaza – DW – 04/25/2025
The UN World Food Programme on Friday said it had “delivered its last remaining food stocks to hot-meals kitchens in the Gaza Strip” after being unable to replenish supplies in the enclave during a seven-week blockade by Israel.
“These…
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FBI arrests judge for ‘obstruction’ in immigration process – DW – 04/25/2025
US officials arrested a Wisconsin judge on Friday in what appeared to be a dispute between President Donald Trump’s administration and local officials over immigration enforcement.
The development highlights a possible discord between the…
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Indian and Pakistani Soldiers Briefly Exchange Fire Along Kashmir Border
India and Pakistan have exchanged fire along their heavily patrolled and contested border in the Kashmir region, escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors just days after a terror attack killed 26 people on the Indian side of…
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WFP runs out of food aid after seven-week Israeli blockade
The UN World Food Programme says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza, where Israel has blocked deliveries of humanitarian aid for seven weeks.
“Today, WFP delivered its last remaining food stocks to hot meals kitchens,” it warned. “These…
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