Bachelor alum Heather Martin is opening up and revealing if her BFF Hannah Brown is having relationship points along with her fiance Adam Woolard. Followers have been questioning if issues are nonetheless good between the 2 since she introduced to her followers that she and Adam not reside collectively. What does Heather learn about their state of affairs? Does she suppose …
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Dr Velma Pollard at her Kingston home. Credit:AM/SWAN by SWAN – Southern World Arts News (kingston) Monday, February 24, 2025 Inter Press Service KINGSTON, Feb 24 (IPS) – Jamaican writer Velma Pollard provided a special kind of sunlight in the Caribbean literary space. Known across the region for her warm personality and welcoming nature, she also defied simple classification as she …
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It follows a campaign last year that reached hundreds of thousands of young children under the age of 10. Polio virus was recently detected in wastewater samples in Gaza, indicating that circulation is ongoing, thus putting young lives at risk. The campaign is being led by the Palestinian Ministry of Health and implemented with support from the World Health Organization …
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“On this tragic occasion, I reaffirm the urgent need for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace – one that fully upholds Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, in accordance with the UN Charter, international law, and resolutions of the General Assembly,” António Guterres said in a statement on Sunday. He noted that 80 years after …
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“I’m trying not to cry, but I can’t help it. I’m glad I have tissues on hand,” admits Natalia Datchenko, a Ukrainian staff member of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, struggling to hold back her tears as she recounts the explosions that awoke many Ukrainians three years ago, heralding the start of the conflict. Alongside feelings of shock and anger, …
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Ukrainians continue to face near daily attacks, with air strikes consistently targeting civilian infrastructure, leaving families without homes, security and electricity. More than 10 million people have been uprooted from their homes, making Ukraine the largest displacement crisis in Europe since the Second World War. Some 12,600 civilians have been killed and more than 29,000 injured. Thousands of attacks on …
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“I was married at 14, and I lost my first child at 16 during pregnancy,” Ranu Chakma said. Child marriage is common in her village of Teknaf Upazila, on the southern coast of Bangladesh, even though it is illegal and a human rights violation. Those violations occur even at a time when many countries are banning the illegal practice, most …
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The REGROW project, aimed at doubling the size of Ruaha National Park, has left many without land and prospects. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (mbarali, tanzania) Friday, February 21, 2025 Inter Press Service MBARALI, Tanzania, Feb 21 (IPS) – A hush had fallen over Mbarali District, but it was not the quiet of peace—it was the silence of uncertainty. Just …
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left and on screen) addresses the high-level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: UN Photo/Addis Ababa by Oritro Karim (united nations) Friday, February 21, 2025 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 (IPS) – In the final quarter of 2024 ,there has been an escalation in the Sudanese civil war, with …
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On 12 February 2023, UNA-UK launched Blue Smoke, a newsletter and website shining a light on senior UN appointments and elections. Opinion by Mavic Cabrera Balleza – Ben Donaldson – Anne Marie Goetz (new york) Friday, February 21, 2025 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 21 (IPS) – The selection of the next UN Secretary-General (UNSG) will be a pivotal moment …
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