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  • A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
  • The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
  • A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
  • Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
  • The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
  • After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.

Year: 2022

December 31, 2022

Gun Violence in US Rises in...

In 2022, there were nearly a record number of mass shootings in America, including a horrific attack on an elementary school and shooting sprees that were allegedly driven by hate.

Therapeutic Toy Helps Ukrainian Children In...

Around 2 million children in Ukraine have been displaced by the war. The war may have severe  psychological impacts for both people who were forced to flee and those who are still in Ukraine. But some children are coping because of a simple therapeutic technique.

Some Lifesaving Causes Beneath Rose Parade’s...

For colorful New Year’s celebration in Pasadena, California, thousands of people paint dozens of parade floats, some of which are representing Charitable organizations

Tibetan Writer Held by China for...

A prominent Tibetan writer who disappeared last year in Chinese custody was arrested for taking part in politically sensitive discussions about Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, Radio Free Asia has learned

December 30, 2022

Nicaraguan Media Find Support in Costa...

Dozens of journalists are seeking shelter from threats and harassment in Nicaragua in the neighboring country of Costa Rica, where a nonprofit helps them in adjusting to a new life.

Sex Education App Launched in Kenya...

According to Kenya’s health ministry, more than 5,000 youths have signed up for the digital sex education services that were introduced to help the country tackle its problem with teen pregnancies

Despite Tensions Between DRC Rwanda,Communities Work...

Engendered mountain gorillas in the region are at risk due to hostilities between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the  strain, communities on both sides of the border have come together to improve gorilla conservation.

‘If You Laugh in the Face...

Hong Kong author Muk Yu never took part in the 2019 protest movement.But his debut book of eight short stories — titled “Smoke on the Streets” — set in the aftermath of mass resistance to the ongoing erosion of the city’s freedoms under Communist Party rule has already garnered a literary award on the democratic island of Taiwan.

December 29, 2022

What Do Tech Layoffs Tell Us...

At Twitter, Amazon, Salesforce, and Snap, major layoffs took place towards the end of 2022. Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, carried out its first-ever layoffs, reducing its workforce by around 13%.

Former Uyghur Muslim Preacher Confirmed Dead...

A Uyghur Muslim preacher serving a five-year sentence in China’s far-western Xinjiang region for making a religious pilgrimage abroad died of liver cancer in prison in February.

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