“Why don’t they impose the same sanctions on the Middle East countries which have the same or harsher laws against LGBT?” Uganda Attacks US State Department

Uganda’s government on Wednesday denounced the United States’ expansion of visa restrictions against its officials, accusing Washington of pushing an “LGBT agenda” in Africa. The new visa restrictions announced on Monday target unidentified officials the U.S. deems responsible for undermining democracy and repressing marginalised groups in Uganda, including the LGBTQ community. Uganda enacted one of the world’s…

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UN Boss Says War Causing Catastrophe Gaza May Never Recover from.

Antonio Guterres directly warns Security Council member states that the humanitarian system in Gaza may collapse In a dramatic move, the UN chief invokes a UN article not used in decades to call on members to “avert a humanitarian catastrophe” He says he expects public order to completely break down because of continuing Israeli bombardment…

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Nigerian army drone strike accident kills at least 85 civilians

Residents in north-west of the country say many victims of strike during Muslim festival were women and children A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians observing a Muslim festival in the north-west on Sunday, the country’s armed forces have admitted. Villagers in Tudun Biri in the state of Kaduna had gathered…

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Rescue operation for 15 lions in war-torn Sudan

Hungry, vulnerable, and scarred by more than seven months of relentless conflict in Sudan, 15 lions were evacuated from the outskirts of the capital to the east of the country by the Four Paws organization, during an ultra-sensitive mission in a war zone. Lions, hyenas, wildcats, birds: in all, “nearly 50 animals” were evacuated last…

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Rural women in Senegal advocate for climate justice ahead of COP28 Summit

Senegalese rural women staged a demonstration, calling for climate justice on Saturday in Dakar, asserting that they continue to endure the adverse impacts of climate change. “Rural women are mobilizing today because the climate crisis is at a crossroads of an environmental, health, you know what I mean, the COVID-19 pandemic, social and economic crisis,”…

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Why exercise is key to living a long and healthy life

By Maria Cohut, Ph.D.  — Fact checked by Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D. What should we do in order to live healthier lives for longer? Research shows there are a few lifestyle interventions that can effectively prolong our life and health span. One of these is exercise, but what kind, and in what combinations, and why does it help add years to…

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