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We looked at what supermarkets in 97 countries are doing to our waistlines. Here’s what we found

In many countries, buying food at supermarkets, convenience stores and online has become the norm. But what’s the convenience of modern food shopping doing to our health?

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UK development minister resigns over cuts to overseas aid

UK international development minister Anneliese Dodds said on Friday she was resigning from the Labour government over cuts to overseas aid ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to boost defence spending.

Radio France Internationale

Musk claims USAID’s Ebola prevention efforts have restarted after DOGE cuts. Officials disagree

‘There was a waiver for Ebola, but USAID funds have never been back online,’ a current official said

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How Nutriset, a French company, has helped alleviate hunger and create jobs in some of the world’s poorest places

About 19 million children under 5 around the world suffer from severe acute malnutrition every year. This life-threatening condition kills 400,000 of them – that’s one child every 10 seconds.

The Conversation

Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget are ‘cruel and shameful’, say experts

Reduction to 0.3% of gross national income in order to fund defence spending has been decried as a ‘move to appease Trump’

The Guardian - UK

The crisis in the DRC and the African Union response

As fighting continues in South Kivu between M23 rebels and Congolese forces in the eastern regions bordering Rwanda, uncertainty surrounding the future of the Democratic Republic of Congo grows. This week, we discuss how the African Union can assist with a International Crisis Group expert and address humanitarian risks with…

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Survivors Recount Horrific RSF Attack On Famine-hit Sudan Camp

Sarah had survived famine, multiple wars and years of displacement in Sudan's Zamzam camp and never considered fleeing, until a paramilitary attack turned the site into a "killing field".

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Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says

UN agency says children as young as 12 are also being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.

Al Jazeera

Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

An aid agency is receiving ‘horrific reports’ of violence against children

The Independent UK

Queen of Belgium’s plane forced to make emergency landing after cockpit windshield cracks

The Boeing 787-9 was flying from Amsterdam to San Jose in Costa Rica

The Independent UK

Middle East crisis: Hamas official calls Trump’s latest Gaza remarks ‘absurd’ after delaying hostage releases – as it happened

Delay comes amid little progress over negotiations and Israeli official calls the move a violation of ceasefire deal

The Guardian - UK

Breastfeeding and Ebola: knowledge gaps endanger mothers and babies

Breastfeeding is so important for child health that the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef recommend that babies should be breastfed within an hour of birth, be exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, and then continue breastfeeding in combination with other foods for two years or more.

The Conversation

WHO Worker Aims To Raise $1 Bn To Cover US Pullout

When the World Health Organization's top donor the United States announced its withdrawal, one employee launched an online fundraiser to plug the gap -- and her efforts have already raised more than $100,000.

International Business Times

Fans question why David Beckham is eating cereal in latest Hugo Boss ad

‘Everything was so sexy and seductive....up to where he was eating a bowl of cereal,’ one commenter on Instagram wrote

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Khaby Lame, the Senegalese-Italian influencer who ranks as world’s most popular TikTok personality, has been named as a goodwill ambassador by the U.N.'s children’s agency

Fortune

David Beckham says 'simple values' and going with his gut made him a successful footballer and businessman

“I like to work,” David Beckham said, adding that he goes with his gut when it comes to new projects.

The Independent UK

Devastating toll for Gaza's children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says

The war in Gaza has been devastating for children

International Business Times

242 Mn Children's Schooling Disrupted By Climate Shocks In 2024: UNICEF

Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis.

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The Independent UK

Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says

The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather

The Independent UK

David Beckham explains why his work with UNICEF will focus on empowering teenage girls

David Beckham has explained why his work with UNICEF will focus on empowering teenage girls.

The Independent UK

David Beckham urges Davos leaders to fight for girls’ rights

Beckham told the World Economic Forum girls were held back by violence, poverty and discrimination

Evening Standard

David Beckham says ‘girls are held back’ in awards ceremony speech

The former footballer was honoured with a Crystal Award at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland.

The Independent UK

‘Glimmer of hope in a cycle of death’: Families in Gaza pray ceasefire brings an end to devastation

Palestinians react to long-awaited ceasefire with mixture of joy and trepidation after 15 months of strikes on the Gaza Strip, write Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza

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Earthquake-struck Vanuatu needs aid, tourism help

Vanuatu is used to dealing with ferocious cyclones but the 7.3-magnitude earthquake which rumbled Efate island and Port Vila presents a tough road to recovery.

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UNICEF To Scale Up Aid For Children In War-Torn Gaza

UNICEF supports Gaza ceasefire deal, pledges to increase aid efforts for children affected by conflict.

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