Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment Correspondent, BBC World Service
Getty ImagesAt this year’s UN climate summit (COP30), under way in Brazil’s Belem city, all eyes are on India – the world’s third…
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India’s delayed action plan raises eyebrows at UN climate summit
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Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16
Getty ImagesThe ban on under-16s using social media is a world first From 10 December, social media companies will have to take “reasonable steps” to ensure that under-16s in Australia cannot set up accounts on their platforms and that existing…
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South African women call purple protest at G20 over gender violence
Khanyisile Ngcobo,
Nomsa Maseko,BBC Africa, Johannesburg and
Danai Nesta Kupemba
AFP via Getty ImagesMany activists want gender-based violence to be declared a national disaster South African women’s rights groups are calling for nationwide…
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Winner to be crowned in Thailand as chaotic edition ends
Joel Guinto,in Singapore and
Panisa Aemocha,in Bangkok
EPAThailand’s Pravennar Singh is a fan favourite to win the crown When the golden crown studded with diamonds and pearls is placed on the head of the new Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, it…
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Actor Chadwick Boseman posthumously honoured with Hollywood star
Late actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for his iconic role as Marvel’s Black Panther and his portrayals of American legends Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall, was posthumously honoured with the 2,828th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on…
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Lebanese lawmakers call on government to take action amid Israel ceasefire violations
Mariam Saleh
Press TV, BeirutIsraeli airstrikes have once again hit several towns in south Lebanon, sending residents fleeing shortly after evacuation warnings were…
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When will the Epstein files be released now that the Senate has agreed to make them public?
Bernd Debusmann Jr,The White House and
Nardine Saad
ReutersSurvivors and family members talk about Jeffrey Epstein files US President Donald Trump has signed a bill ordering the justice department to release all its files from its investigation…
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Nafez Masalmeh’s story and the harsh reality of everyday life of Palestinian children
Naqaa hamed
Press TV, RamallahOn World Children’s Day, as the global community draws attention to children’s rights, Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank…
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Palestinian kids deserve protection ‘like kids everywhere’
“The United Nations commemorates Universal Children’s Day on November 20th, while Palestinian children endure a tragic reality,” Hamas said.
It claimed Israel’s attacks in Gaza have “destroyed the very foundations of life – food,…
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Israel attacks Gaza despite ceasefire killing 30 Palestinians
At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military attacks throughout the Gaza Strip in one of the deadliest days since the US-brokered ceasefire took hold on October 10, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.
Medics said that one air…
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