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Gaza women break down work barriers amid Israeli siege

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Naela Abu Jibba, 39, a mother of five, is among hundreds of women in Gaza who could not find jobs in an economy on...

Mothers’ stress may lead to preterm births, faster aging in children

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Why do some people age faster than others? One potential answer, a new study led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) indicates,...

10.7% of 10- to 17-year-olds in New York are obese, study finds

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The obesity rate among youth aged 10 to 17 in New York stood at 10.7% last year, the fifth lowest percentage among the 50...

Canada unveils largest economic relief package since WW2

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Canada's federal government will spend C$100b ($77b) to kick-start the country's post-pandemic economy.

Islamic group says it ‘asked for help’ before Christchurch attack

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New Zealand’s Islamic community has told the Christchurch massacre inquiry that it knew it was “vulnerable” to a terror attack.

UK carbon emissions fell by just 10% over 2020 despite pandemic

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Despite the enormous impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which has left swathes of the economy closed or barely able to function for much of...

Biden urged by 32 advocacy groups to reject Big Tech influence

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US President-elect Joe Biden was urged to reject the influence of Big Tech companies on his administration, by 32 antitrust, consumer advocacy, labor and...

Global CCS capacity grew by a third, but much more needed: Report

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Global carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity grew by a third in the past year, but it was far too slow to meet global...

Amnesty accuses Facebook, YouTube of complicity in Vietnam rights abuses

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US-based companies Facebook and YouTube are allowing themselves to become tools of Vietnam’s “industrial-scale” attempt to censor information and harass government critics, in an...

Canary Islands see tourism improving in 2021, but still far below pre-pandemic levels

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Authorities on Spain’s Canary Islands expect a partial recovery of the archipelago’s tourism industry in 2021 as vaccines and testing allow for travel restrictions...
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