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August 3, 2024 6:59 PM

How bad is the hunger crisis in Sudan and what does famine mean?

A global food monitor concluded that war in Sudan had caused famine at a camp for displaced people in North Darfur, and similar conditions may exist elsewhere in the region. The finding comes amid a deepening hunger crisis across Sudan triggered by war between two military factions, the army and th...

August 2, 2024 2:22 PM

Ancient Egypt’s ‘screaming’ mummy woman may have died in agony

It is a startling image from ancient Egypt - a mummy discovered during a 1935 archaeological expedition at Deir el-Bahari near Luxor of a woman with her mouth wide open in what looks like an anguished shriek. Scientists now have an explanation for the "Screaming Woman" mummy after using CT scans to...

July 30, 2024 11:46 AM

Nearly a quarter of adolescent girls suffer partner violence, WHO study finds

Around a quarter of adolescent girls who have been in relationships have endured physical or sexual violence, a World Health Organization study said on Tuesday, calling for more prevention actions. The WHO analysis published in the Lancet medical journal was based on surveys from thousands of adole...

July 28, 2024 5:55 PM

Is the Hezbollah-Israel conflict about to spiral?

A deadly rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has added to concerns that Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah could be sucked into a full-scale war - something they have both previously indicated they want to avoid but for which they have also said they are ready. Isra...

July 27, 2024 3:52 PM

How the world’s press rated Paris’s Olympics Opening Ceremony

Paris broke with tradition on Friday by turning the Olympic Opening Ceremony into a parade down the River Seine rather than a stadium-based show. TV viewers around the world were treated to a spectacle performed on bridges, the riverbank and rooftops, culminating with French athletes Marie-Jose Per...