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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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People experiencing news fatigue are less likely to be voters

Paul Whiteley, University of Essex In a comprehensive analysis of news consumption across the globe, a recent report by Reuters concluded that “interest in news continues to decline, fuelling disengagement and selective news avoidance”. In the 46 countries surveyed in the report, public interest in news has dropped significantly in the UK, France, the US and Spain over the eight year period from 2015 to 2023. The study was commissioned […]

todayOctober 23, 2023 5

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World Food Programme (WFP) Calls for Sustained Access to Gaza as Humanitarian Convoy Brings First Food Supplies Across Border

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed today’s opening of the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza, which enabled a first convoy of trucks to bring in urgently needed food, water and other supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the United Nations for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have been struggling amid desperate conditions. The convoy, which moved through the Rafah crossing Saturday brought with it […]

todayOctober 23, 2023

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IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva speaks at Annual Meeting

Countries are stepping up with finances for the most vulnerable of the world, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday (Oct. 12) in Marrakech, Morocco. Thousands of journalists, policymakers, bankers and civil society organizations are gathered there for the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank. https://youtu.be/MehuXc6eH34 “During these meetings, we aim to put solidarity in action by increasing our capacity to support our low income members. And I […]

todayOctober 18, 2023 3

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UN calls for urgent action to address education crisis as global primary school-age population peaks in 2023

The global population of primary-school-aged children is expected to reach an all-time high of 820 million in 2023. The number of secondary school children is also on the rise, but the education sector, shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic, is struggling to meet the rising demand.  Against this challenging backdrop, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development convenes this week, from 10 to 14 April, to discuss the vital impact […]

todayApril 11, 2023 5

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Headmistress guilty of sexual abuse at Australian school

A former headmistress was found guilty on Monday of sexually assaulting two sisters at an ultra-orthodox Jewish school in Australia, 15 years after she escaped arrest by fleeing to Israel. Malka Leifer was guilty on 18 charges, the jury said, including raping a student during a sleep-over and sexually assaulting a pupil during a school camp. She was cleared of a further nine charges. Leifer was the principal of the […]

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